Aswins

The two deities Aswins are the twin sons of Lord Surya and brothers of Ushas. In Rig Vedic hymns, they are mentioned as the lords of a hundred powers traveling in a chariot drawn by birds. Forerunners of the dawn, they are said to be the earliest bringers of light in the morning sky and they descend to the earth thrice a day carrying divine medicines. They were worshipped enthusiastically in the Vedic times as they had a power of retaining youth in men. The Aswins are represented as half-horse, half-men. Their form is attributed to the fact that they were conceived by the Sun's wife Sanjna, when she was in the form of a mare and the Sun in the form of a horse.

The Aswins are the parents of Nakula and Sahadeva in Mahabharata. They are the physicians of the gods.