SIDEBAR 2.1 Similarities in Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, and English Sanskrit dyaus-pater deva nama bhrater jna Greek Zeus-pater theos onoma phrater gno Latin Jupiter deus nomen frater cogno English Jupiter deity name brother know The most important influences of the Aryans on local Indian life around 1500 BCE were the introduction of the Aryan religious language (Sanskrit), social structure, and religion (e.g., mythology). Sanskrit was used by Aryans for sacred oral and literary purposes. Like Greek,