ANTHROP 2G03 Lecture Notes - Rigveda, Vritra, Trita
7 Jan 2014
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Indo-iranians were a second wave ie people of asia. Indo-aryans (wave 2b) were centered in afghanistan, n pakistan, and nw india. Rig veda is a very old and highly enigmatic collection of hymns. The rig veda is important because it allows us to bridge the historical gap between. Unknown god, golden embryo/egg, heaven and earth from its shell, the. Bound, sacrificed, and cut up by gods to make the world. Aidit > daksha> aditi > 7 sons, martanda blob gods shape martanda into sun. Fire in the water, lightning in the rain. Vrtra wounds indra, but still indra kills it. Srama tells them to escape while they can. Killed namuci with foam, neither wet nor dry. 24 marvelous deeds, of which we know very little. They help people regain youth, return home, regain fertility. They protected atri in the demons" fire pit. Atri finds the sun by meditating in silence. Has 7 bay mares with manes of flame.
