Abstract classification There are two classes of deities in the Rig Veda whose nature is founded on abstraction. The first class, consisting of the direct personifications of abstract notions – such as 'desire' – is rare, occurring only in the very latest hymns of the Rig Veda and due to that growth of speculation which is so plainly traceable in the course of the Vedic age.
Abstract classification There are two classes of deities in the Rig Veda whose nature is founded on abstraction. The first class, consisting of the direct personifications of abstract notions – such as 'desire' – is rare, occurring only in the very latest hymns of the Rig Veda and due to that growth of speculation which is so plainly traceable in th.e course of the Vedic age