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consider that of Holla in the German Pantheon, 

 since it is a generic type of the special primitive 

 fetishes of sources, already in process of formation 

 before the dispersion of the Aryan tribes. Mannhardt 

 (Deutsche Mythologie) has shown what was the primi- 

 tive form of the conception of Holda and of the 

 Nornas, that is, of the phenomenal appearances of 

 water ; Holda, the lady of waters, first watched over 

 the heavenly sources, and then, by a subsequent 

 interweaving of myths and duplication of images, she 

 kept and guarded the souls of new-born infants. 

 This early conception by progressive specification 

 gave birth to those of the Nornas, of Valkuria, Undine, 

 and others. The primitive fetish, or fetishes of 

 waters out of which the specific type, afterwards 

 personified, was evolved and formed, were at first so 



Mytholngie.) Ortygia is derived from Ortyx, a quail. In Sanscrit 

 the quail is called Vartikd, the bird which returns, because it is one of 

 the birds to return in spring. This name Vartilul is given in the Veda 

 to one of the numerous beings which are set free and brought to life by 

 the Asi-ini, that is, by day and night, and Vartihd is one of several 

 names for the dawn. Vartilcu's story is very short: she was swallowed, 

 but delivered by the Asviui. She was drawn by them from the wolf's 

 throat. Hence we have Ortygia, the land of quails, the east ; the islo 

 which issued miraculously from the floods, where Leto begot his solar 

 twins ; and also Ortygia, a name given to Artemis, the daughter of 

 Leto, because she was born in the east. The Druh, crimes and 

 darkness, may in their subsequent development be contrasted with 

 these brilliant myths. Aurora is represented by them as driving away 

 the odious gloom of the Druh. The powers of darkness, the Druh and 

 Ralfshas were called Adeva, and the shining gods were called Adruh. 

 Kuhn believes that the German words triigen and Uigen are derived 

 from Druh. 



