> It is generally thought that the Divine Horse Twins' father was a
> sun/sky god, though. I have read in O'Rahilly's Early Irish History
> and Mythology that
>
Oops, forgot to finish my thought!
In O'Rahilly's EIHM, it is stated that Macha, mother of twins with
horse traits, had as her byname Grian, meaning "Sun" in Old Irish. I
believe in some Vedic sources, Manu and Yama are said to be brothers
(along with the femal Yami/Yamuna) and sons of the Sun god, which
would link them to the Asvins.
- Chris Gwinn