Bird Gods in Ancient Europe 



With the stone of many colors 



Sank poor Aino to the bottom 



Of the deep and boundless blue-sea. 



Like a pretty song-bird perished. 



Never come to lave thine eyelids 



In this rolling wave and seafoam. 



Never during all thy lifetime. 



As thou lovest sister Aino. 



All the waters in the blue-sea. 



All the fish that swim these waters. 



Shall be Aino's flesh forever; 



All the willows on the seaside 



Shall be Aino*s ribs hereafter ; 



All the seagrass on the margin 



Will have grown from Aino's tresses. 



[Kalevala, Rune IV, Crawford's iranslation.) 



The separation of Vaino from Lemmin- 

 kainen and Ilmarinen, and the separation of 

 all three from Pikker must be very ancient ; 

 for as Pikker, the Finnish god of thunder, 

 leads back to Italy and discovers Picus, so 

 VaIno leads thither and discovers Faunus. 

 But Faunus Is no other than Pan of the old 

 Arcadians In Greece. VaIno, Faunus and Pan 



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