Latvian <em>Ūsiņš</em> ‘bee-god and patron of horses’
In the article the Latvian theonym <em>Ūsiņš</em> is analyzed on the basis of historical sources (Stribingius, Stender) and in perspective of folklorе texts. The functional parallelism and possibility of etymological relationship with Vedic mythic personages, the honeybee-like <em>...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Vilnius University
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Baltistica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.baltistica.lt/index.php/baltistica/article/view/2123 |
| Summary: | In the article the Latvian theonym <em>Ūsiņš</em> is analyzed on the basis of historical sources (Stribingius, Stender) and in perspective of folklorе texts. The functional parallelism and possibility of etymological relationship with Vedic mythic personages, the honeybee-like <em>Auśijá</em>- and <em>Aśvínau</em>, divine twins and horse-keepers, lit. “horsemen”, indicate that the theonym may represent a syncretism of both functions and names. |
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| ISSN: | 0132-6503 2345-0045 |