Welnos
| Welnos | |
|---|---|
| Equivalents | |
| Norse equivalent | Ullr |
| Slavic equivalent | Veles |
Welnos is an Indo European deity linked to cattle, and there are similar gods in many mythologies such as Slavic, Lithuanian, Latvian, Norse, and Old English. This deity was reconstructed from the Slavic god Veles, Lithuanian god Velnias, and Latvian god Velns, who all protected flocks. The name of this god is also similar to Old Norse Ullr and Old English Wuldor.[1]
Scholar Jaan Puhvel thought Welnos is also connected to the Elysian fields in Greek myth and ritual.
Some scholars, such as Max Muller, believed that Welnos, was related to Sanskrit Varuna and Greek Ouranos.[2] However, this theory has been rejected because of language reasons, and the origin of the word is no longer accepted..[3]
Welnos may have been a kind sky father who represented the night while Dyēus represented the day and danger.[4] He might have had a competition with Perkwunos like Perun and Veles.[5]
Sources
[change | change source]- ↑ Jaan Puhvel, Analecta Indoeuropaea, (a collection of articles), publ. by Innsbrucker Beitrage zur Sprachwissenschaft, Innsbruck, 1981
- ↑ Müller, Max. Comparative Mythology. p. 84.
- ↑ The Journal of Indo-European Studies, publ. by JIES, Washington, DC., 1973 and continuing
- ↑ Silva, Marcílio Diniz da (2021-01-01). "Notes on Proto-Celtic "Pantheon" version 1.0".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ https://www.bib.irb.hr/988715/download/988715.Belaj_J_V.pdf