Dīrghatamas
c. 1350 BCE · Prayagraj
Legendary Rigvedic seer; no historical dates. He is credited with several hymns of the first maṇḍala, including the celebrated riddle-hymn (asya vāmasya, RV 1.164). The date is a Rigvedic-stratum convention; historicity is uncertain.
Dīrghatamas is a legendary seer of the Rigveda credited with a group of hymns in its first book (Mandala 1, roughly hymns 1.140–1.164), most famously the enigmatic riddle-hymn RV 1.164 ("Asya Vāmasya") that meditates on the hidden unity behind the many gods — the source of the often-quoted line "the wise speak of what is One in many ways." Tradition counts him among the Āṅgirasa rishis and makes him the grandfather (through his son Kakṣīvat) of the rishikā Ghoṣā. He is a figure of scripture and legend, not documented history.
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- Yehoshua bin Nun (Joshua son of Nun)· 1355 BCE–1245 BCE
- Moshe ben Amram (Moses our Teacher)· 1393 BCE–1273 BCE
- Aharon ben Amram (the first Kohen Gadol)· 1396 BCE–1273 BCE
- Miriam bat Amram (the Prophetess)· 1399 BCE–1273 BCE
- The Seventy Elders of Israel (the Sanhedrin appointed by Moshe)· 1310 BCE–1240 BCE
- Pinchas ben Elazar HaKohen· 1280 BCE–1180 BCE
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