- Sky and Earth 166
The divine Sky. Father Sky. The all-seeing, all-knowing god. –– The
divine Earth. Mother Earth. Attributes of Earth. Earth and the
dead. –– Sky and Earth as a pair. Bull and cow. –– Children of
*Dyeus. The divine Twins. A one-parent family? - Sun and Daughter 194
The divine Sun. The Sun as a deity. Attributes; the all-
seeing god. Oaths by the Sun. –– The Sun’s motion conceptua-
lized. The solar wheel. The solar steed(s). The solar boat. The
dark side of the sun. How old is all this? –– Further mythical
motifs. –– Cultic observance. Salutation of the rising and setting
sun. A taboo. –– Dawn (and Night). Attributes; imagery.
Dawn’s lovers. The Dawn goddess and the spring festival. ––
The Daughter of the Sun. The Vedic evidence. The Baltic and
Slavic evidence. The Greek evidence. Daughters of the Sun in
other traditions. Astronomical interpretations. Ritual aspects. ––
Conclusion. - Storm and Stream 238
The god of thunder. Perkunas. Fio ̨ rgynn. Perún. Possible cognates
in south-east Europe. Parjanya, Indra. Tarh
̆
unna. Zeus, Jupiter,
Heracles. Taranis, Thor. The thunder-weapon. The Water Dragon.
Vis ́varu ̄ pa and his cows. Tris ́iras, Ullikummi, Hrungnir. –– Wind
gods. –– Fire gods. The Fire in the Waters. The acquisition of
fire. –– The Waters.- Nymphs and Gnomes 280
A god of ways and byways. –– Nymphs. Indian nymphs.
Iranian, Lycian, Armenian. Greek, Roman. Albanian. Germanic.
Celtic. Slavonic. Baltic. –– Elves, Dwarfs, and Satyrs. Beings with
elements of animal physique. Dancers and mischief-makers.
Dwarfs and manufacturers. –– Giants. Multiple heads and limbs.
By their works shall ye know them. Strange meeting. ––
Conclusion. - Hymns and Spells 304
Invocatory hymns. Calling the god. Praise of the god’s status and
powers. Narrative elements. ‘Hear us.’ ‘Look on us.’ ‘Come.’
‘Come with –––– .’ Finding range and direction. Prayers. –– Magic,
charms. Incantations: style and delivery. Nine as a sacral number.
Herbs. Maledictions. Healing. Legendenzauber.
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