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Divine Twins
The Divine Twins are youthful horsemen, either gods or demigods, who serve as rescuers and healers in Proto-Indo-European mythology. Like other Proto-Indo-European divinities, the Divine Twins are not directly attested by archaeological or written materials, but scholars of comparative mythology and Indo-European studies generally agree on the motifs they have reconstructed by way of the comparative method. Common traits Scholar Donald J. Ward, Donald Ward proposed a set of common traits that pertain to divine twin pairs of Indo-European mythologies: * dual paternity; * mention of a female figure (their mother or their sister); * deities of fertility; * known by a single dual name or having rhymed / alliterative names; * associated with horses; * saviours at sea; * of astral nature; * protectors of oaths; * providers of divine aid in battle; and * magic healers. Name Although the Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European (PIE) name of the Divine Twins cannot be reconst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashwini Kumaras-L
Ashwini, Ashvini, Aswini, or Asvini may refer to: *Ashvini, the first nakshatra (lunar mansion) of Hindu astrology *Ashwini (film), ''Ashwini'' (film), a 1991 Indian Telugu-language film *"Ashwini Ye Na", a 1987 Marathi-language song in ''Gammat Jammat'' People * Ashwini (actress) (1967–2012), Indian actress * Ashwini Akkunji (born 1987), Indian athlete * Ashwini Bhave, Indian actress * Ashwini Bhat (born 1980), Indian-American ceramic artist * Ashwini Bhatt (1936–2012), Gujarati-language novelist from Indian * Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande (born 1960), Hindustani classical music vocalist * Ashwini Ekbote (1972–2016), Indian theatre and screen actress and classical dancer * Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Indian filmmaker * Ashwini Kalsekar (born 1970), Indian film and television actress * Ashwini Kapoor (born 1965), Indian cricketer * Ashwini Kumar Dutta (1856–1923), Indian educationist, philanthropist, social reformer and patriot * Ashwini Nachappa (born 1967), Indian athlete and actres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proto-Balto-Slavic
Proto-Balto-Slavic (PBS or PBSl) is a reconstructed hypothetical proto-language descending from Proto-Indo-European (PIE). From Proto-Balto-Slavic, the later Balto-Slavic languages are thought to have developed, composed of the Baltic and Slavic sub-branches, and including modern Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian and Serbo-Croatian, among others. Like most other proto-languages, it is not attested by any surviving texts but has been reconstructed using the comparative method. There are several isoglosses that Baltic and Slavic languages share in phonology, morphology and accentology, which represent common innovations from Proto-Indo-European times and can be chronologically arranged. Phonology Consonants Proto-Indo-European voiced aspirated stops lost their aspiration in Proto-Balto-Slavic. Stops were no longer distinguished between fortis and aspirated but were voiceless and voiced. However, several new palatal ( postalveolar) consonants had developed: *ś and *ź f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Mythology
Lithuanian mythology () is the mythology of Lithuanians, Lithuanian polytheism, the religion of pre-Christian Lithuanians. Like other Indo-European studies, Indo-Europeans, Lithuanians (tribe), ancient Lithuanians maintained a polytheistic mythology and religious structure. In pre-Christian Lithuania, mythology was a part of polytheistic religion; after Christianisation mythology survived mostly in folklore, customs and festive rituals. Lithuanian mythology is very close to the mythology of other Balts, Baltic nations such as Old Prussians, Prussians and Latvians, and is considered a part of Baltic mythology. Sources and evidence Early Lithuanian religion and customs were based on oral tradition. Therefore, the very first records about Lithuanian mythology and beliefs were made by travellers, Christian missionaries, chronicle writers and historians. Original Lithuanian oral tradition partially survived in national ritual and festive songs and legends which started to be writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
