Vedic COMMON Soma ATK 4 DEF 5 SPR 10 SPD 7 INT 9 CHA – WIS – END – Special Ambrosial Draught Vedic Soma as sacred drink and deity c. 1500–800 BCE; Soma Mandala (Book 9 of Rigveda) composed c. 1200–1000 BCE; actual soma plant lost by c. 500 BCE; moon-god Chandra absorbs the Soma identity in post-Vedic period