Indra is often presented as the twin brother of Agni (fire) - another major Vedic deity. Yet, he is also presented to be the same, states Max Muller, as in Rigvedic hymn 2.1.3, which states, Thou Agni, art Indra, a bull among all beings; thou art the wide-ruling Vishnu, worthy of adoration. Thou art the Brahman, (...). He is also part of one of many Vedic trinities as Agni, Indra and Surya, representing the creator-maintainer-destroyer aspects of existence in Hindu thought.