ریبهوس

Also known as Rbhu, ऋभु

Ribhus (Sanskrit: ऋभु, ṛbhu, also Arbhu, Rbhus, Ribhukshan) are deities of ancient India whose referent has evolved over time. In early layers of the Vedic literature, it referred to a sun deity. It evolved to being a wind deity, thereafter referred to three male artisans whose abilities and austerities make them into divinities in later Vedic texts. Their individual names were Ribhu, Vaja and Vibhvan (also called Vibhu), but they were collectively called Ribhus (, pl. ), also called Ribhukshan) (). Their name's meaning might be "clever, skillful, inventive, prudent", cognate to Gothic arbaiþs