The Mythology of All Races 3 : Celtic and Slavic

562 Pages·1918·19.039 MB·English

by  John Arnott MacCulloch & Jan Máchal

THE MYTHOLOGY OF ALL RACES
Volume III
CELTIC
SLAVIC
Volume I. Greek and Roman
William Sherwood Fox, Ph.D., University of Western Ontario.
Volume II. Eddie
Canon John A. MacCulloch, D.D., Bridge of Allan, Scotland.
Volume III. Celtic, Slavic
Canon John A. MacCulloch, D.D., Bridge of Allan, Scotland.
Jan MAcilal, Ph.D., Bohemian University.
Volume IV. Finno-Ugric, Siberian
Uno Holmberg, Ph.D., Turku University.
Volume V. Semitic
Stephen H. Langdon, M.A., B.D., Ph.D., Oxford University.
Volume VI. Indian, Iranian
K. Berriedale Keith, D.C.L., Edinburgh University.
Albert J. Carnoy, Ph.D., University of Louvain.
Volume VII. Armenian, African
Mardiros Ananikian, B.D., Kennedy School of Missions.
Alice W erner, L.L.A. (St. Andrews), School of Oriental Studies.
Volume VIII. Chinese, Japanese
John C. Ferguson, Ph.D., Peking, China.
Masaharu Anesaki, Litt.D., University of Tokyo.
Volume IX. Oceanic
Roland Burrage Dixon, Ph.D., Harvard University.
Volume X. North American
Hartley Burr Alexander, Ph.D., Scripps College.
Volume XI. American (Latin)
Hartley Burr Alexander, Ph.D., Scripps College.
Volume XII. Egypt, Far East
W. Max Müller, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania.
Sir (James) George Scott, K.C.I.E., London.
Volume XIII. Index
Louis Herbert Gray, A.M., Ph.D., Columbia University.

PLATE I
Brug na Boinne
The tumulus at New Grange is the largest of a
group of three at Dowth, New Grange, and Knowth,
County Meath, on the banks of the Boyne in the
plain known to Irish tales as Brug na Boinne, the
traditional burial-place of the Tuatha De Danann
and of the Kings of Tara. It was also associated
with the Tuatha De Danann as their immortal
dwelling-place, e. g. of Oengus of the Brug (see pp.
50-51, 66-67, 176-77)- The tumuli are perhaps of
the neolithic age (for plans see Plate VI, A and B).

THE MYTHOLOGY
OF ALL RACES
IN THIRTEEN VOLUMES
LOUIS HERBERT GRAY, A.M., PH.D., Editor
GEORGE FOOT MOORE, A.M., D.D., LL.D., Consulting Editor
CELTIC SLAVIC
BY BY
JOHN ARNOTT MACCULLOCH, JAN MACHAL, ph.d.
HON. D. D. (ST. ANDREWS)
WITH A CHAPTER ON BALTIC MYTHOLOGY BY
THE EDITOR
BOSTON
MARSHALL JONES COMPANY
M DCCCC XVIII
Copyright, 1918
By Marshall Jones Company
Entered at Stationers’ Hall, London
All rights reserved
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTENTS
CELTIC
PAGE
Author’s Preface............................... 5
Introduction .......................................................................... 7
Chapter I. The Strife of the Gods.............................. 23
II. Tuatha De Danann and Milesians. ... 42
III. The Division of the Sid................... 49
IV. Mythic Powers of the Gods....................... 54
V. Gods Helping Mortals 62
VI. Divine Enmity and Punishment ... 68
VII. The Loves of the Gods....................... 78
VIII. The Myths of the British Celts .... 92
IX. The Divine Land 114
X. Mythical Animals and Other Beings. . . 124
XI. Myths of Origins . 135
XII. The Heroic Myths — I. Cuchulainn and
his Circle .... 139
XIII. The Heroic Myths — II. Fionn and the
Feinn...................................................................160
XIV. The Heroic Myths — III. Arthur . . 184
XV. Paganism and Christianity................................206
VI CONTENTS
SLAVIC
PAGE
Editor’s Preface..........................................................................217
Pronunciation ..........................................................................219
Introduction 221
Part I. The Genii 225
Chapter I. Belief in Soul and Genii................................227
II. Worship of the Dead, Especially An­
cestors 233
III. The Household Gods 240
IV. Genii of Fate .... 249
V. Navky and Rusalky . 253
VI. VlLY. . . 256
VII. Silvan Spirits . 261
VIII. Field-Spirits 267
IX. Water-Spirits . 270
X. Sun, Moon, and Stars . . 273
Part II. The Deities of the Elbe Slavs............................275
Chapter I. Svantovit . 279
II. Triglav . 284
III. Svarazic . 286
IV. Cernobog . 288
V. Other Deities . 289
Part III. The Deities of the Pagan Russians 291
Chapter I. Perun . 293
II. Dazbog 297
III. SvAROZIC AND SvAROG..........................................................298
IV. Chors . 299
V. Veles, Volos, and Stribog...............................300
Part IV. Cult and Festivals . 303
Chapter I. Worship of the Gods 305
II. The Koleda....................... 3°7