His earlier Vedic type is Brihaspati, the lord of strength, and, from another point of view, the All-god.[10] The other gods fall into various groups, the most significant being the triad of Fire, Wind, and Sun.[11] Not much weight is to be laid on the theological speculations of the time as indicative of primitive conceptions, although they may occasionally hit true.

For out of the number of inane fancies it is reasonable to suppose that some might coincide with historic facts.

Thus the All-gods of the Rig Veda, by implication, are of later origin than the other gods, and this, very likely, was the case; but it is a mere guess on the part of the priest.

The _Catapatha_, III.6.1.

28, speaks of the All-gods as gods that gained immortality on a certain occasion, _i.e._, became immortal like other gods.