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INDO-EUROPEAN POETICS
and the
LATVIAN FOLKSONGS
Didier Calin
Riga 2008-2021
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ϝείπατε μοι τάδε, φῦλα βροτήσια.
“tell me this, you mortal tribes” – Alcman fr. 106 (P.M.G.))
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
List of abbreviations
Note on translations
Sources
α)
the Night Sky
̂
α.I
*ákmōn
α.I.1
the stony Night Sky
α.I.2
the Sun in the Rock
α.I.3
the Sun and the Fount/Spring // the Fount/Spring and the Rock
α.I.4
the Rock and the Water(s)
α.I.5
the Fire in stones/in the Rock
α.I.6
the Fire in Water(s) // fire, water and gold
α.I.7
the Heavenly Seat
α.I.8
the Rock, the chariot and the wheel
α.I.9
the stone and the splitting of the reed
α.II
*Wélunos
α.III
Stars and heavenly bodies
α.III.1
Sun, Moon and stars
α.III.2
golden-horned cattle, planets and stars
α.III.3
IE constellations and stars
α.III.3.A
the Big Dipper
α.III.3.A.1
the She-Bears
α.III.3.A.2
the Seven Stars
α.III.3.A.3
the (Sky-god’s) Chariot
α.III.3.A.4
the Bucket
α.III.3.B
the Pleiades
– the Sieve
α.III.3.C
the Hyades
– the Piglets
α.III.3.D
Sirius
– the Dog-star(s) of the Three-Stars
α.IV
the Twin Stars
α.IV.1
Dieus’ sons and their horses, honey, bees, boat and bride (the “poetic field” of the
Divine Twins)
α.IV.2
Dieus’ twin offsprings/sons
α.IV.3
The identity of Dievs’ two sons in Latvian
α.V
the Night Sun
α.V.1
the female Night Sun
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α.V.2
the Sun’s daughter
α.V.3
She-sun’s wedding
α.VI
the Milky Way
α.VI.1
the seven/nine rivers
α.VI.2
the celestial stream, Roshā
α.VI.3
the milk and cows of Mother Roshā
α.VI.4
the heavenly milk
α.VI.5
the river of milk or the milk of the rivers
α.VI.6
the Mother-Waters
α.VI.7
the Waters, Cows
α.VI.8
the river rich in milk
α.VI.9
celestial rivers and stars dressed in beaver furs
β)
the Red Transition
β.1
Dawn and Day Sun
β.2
Dawn and her light
β.3
Dawn against darkness
β.4
the smiling Dawn and Spring
β.5
the Day Sky’s daughter
β.6
the Mother of Cows
γ)
the Day Sky
γ.I
the Day Sky God
γ.I.1
Father Day Sky
γ.I.2
Day Sky’s Son
γ.I.3
the hundred-eyed Fire-god
γ.I.4
Day Sky’s Men
γ.I.5
Day Sky’s Bull(s)
γ.I.6
Day Sky’s water
γ.I.7
Day Sky’s clouds
γ.I.8
Day Sky’s house
γ.I.9
Day Sky’s doors
γ.I.9.1
the Eagle and the Wolf
γ.I.10
Day Sky’s hounds
γ.I.11
Day Sky’s eye(s)
γ.I.11.1
Sun’s eye(s) (and eyes
suns)
γ.II
the Day Sun
γ.II.1
Day Sun’s horses
γ.II.2
Day Sun’s wheel
γ.II.3
Day Sun’s chariot
γ.II.3.1
the Elves and the chariot
γ.II.4
Day Sun’s seat
γ.II.5
Day Sun’s cattle
δ)
the Third Sky
δ.I
the Third Sky
δ.I.1
the three skies
δ.I.2
the Sunny Glade
δ.II
the Third Sky’s God, *Yemós
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δ.II.1
Yemós and his twin sister
δ.II.2
Yemós’ twain hounds
ε)
the forces of chaos and darkness
ε.I
the
dragon of chaos
ε.I.1
slaying the Serpent (and the mother)
ε.I.2
the Serpent of the Deep
ε.II
the fear of Darkness
ε.II.1
the Sun in (night’s) Darkness
ε.II.2
the Black Cloud
ζ)
other formulas
ζ.I
the other gods: Mother Earth, Wind, Fire, Mother of Beasts and Thunder
ζ.I.A
the Earth-goddess
ζ.I.A.1
Mother Earth
ζ.I.A.2
the black earth
ζ.I.A.3
the broad earth
ζ.I.A.4
the earth trembled
ζ.I.B
the Wind-god
ζ.I.B.1
the Wind’s car
ζ.I.B.2
the Wind’s horses
ζ.I.C
the Fire-god
ζ.I.C.1
Fire’s smoke in Heaven
ζ.I.C.2
jaws of Fire
ζ.I.C.3
five fingers kindling fire
ζ.I.D
the Mother of Beasts
ζ.I.D.1
the Mother of Beasts
ζ.I.E
the Thundergod
ζ.I.E.1
the Thundergod, striker of the oak
ζ.I.E.2
the Thundergod’s eyebrows
ζ.II
Gold, mead and blood
ζ.II.A
Gold
ζ.II.A.1
the Golden Chariot and Wheel
ζ.II.A.2
the Golden Girdle
ζ.II.A.3
the Golden Seat
ζ.II.A.4
the Golden Apples
ζ.II.A.5
the Golden Wings
ζ.II.B
Mead
ζ.II.B.1
the Sweet Mead
ζ.II.C
Blood
ζ.II.C.1
blood and tears
ζ.II.C.2
the Blood River
ζ.III
Other formulas
ζ.III.1
the Big Fame
ζ.III.2
the wolf/beast-eyed and slaying the murderous wolf
ζ.III.3
three days and three nights
ζ.III.4
thrice nine
ζ.III.5
the Singing/talking Millstones
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ζ.III.6
the spinning of life
ζ.III.7
the weaving of life, time and cosmos
ζ.III.8
the stretching of songs and cloudy darkness
ζ.III.9
the sewing of moonlight, sunlight and darkness
ζ.III.10
the Divine Geese
ζ.III.11
the human body in poetics
head
sky; hair
trees; bones
stones
ζ.III.11.1
flesh and bones
ζ.III.11.2
nails and hair
ζ.III.11.3
nails and teeth
η)
Stylistics
η.1
Concatenation
η.2
Behaghel’s Law
η.3
Affirmation and infirmation
η.4
Question “who?”
η.5
Alliteration
η.6
Figura etymologica
η.7
give us, O Diéu!
η.8
listen!
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