Rbhus In Hinduism , the Rbhus ( ṛbhú- meaning `` clever , skilful '' , cognate to Latin labor , said of Indra , Agni and the Adityas in the Rigveda ) are three semi-divine beings of the Rigveda and the Atharvaveda , Rbhu , Vaja and Vibhvan , called collectively by the name of their leader . They are supposed to dwell in the solar sphere , and are the artists who formed the horses of Indra , the carriage of the Ashvins , and the miraculous cow of Brihaspati ; they made their parents young , and performed other wonderful works ; they are supposed to take their ease and remain idle for twelve days ( the twelve intercalary days of the winter solstice ) every year in the house of the Sun ( Agohya ) , after which they recommence working . When the gods heard of their skill , they sent Agni to them with the one cup of their rival Tvashtar , the artificer of the gods , bidding the Rbhus construct four cups from it ; when they had successfully executed this task , the gods received the Rbhus amongst themselves and allowed them to partake of their sacrifices . They appear generally as accompanying Indra , especially at the evening sacrifice ; in later mythology , Rbhu is a son of Brahman . Eleven hymns of the Rigveda are dedicated to them , RV 1 .20 , 110 , 111 , 161 , RV 3 .60 , RV 4 .33-37 , RV 7 .48 . Hinduism | Hindu mythology | Itihasa Female Deities : Gayatri | Saraswati | Lakshmi | Dakshayani | Parvati | Durga | Shakti | Kali | Sita | Devi | Radha | Mahavidya | more ... Male Deities : Vishnu | Shiva | Rama | Krishna | Ganesha | Kartikeya | Hanuman | Lakshmana | Indra | Surya | more ... Texts : Vedas | Upanishads | Puranas | Ramayana | Mahabharata This box :   view • talk • edit Categories : Hindu gods | Rigvedic deities | Solar deities In other languages : Español | संस्कृत ṛbhú- 