Taranis (Lucan). God-power throughout the kosruos. The 
mighty, striding lord of the bright heaven, of thunder, light- 
ning, and rain, champion of the gods, and unwearied defender 
of gods and men, heaven and earth against the powers of evil. 
Called Yeorr, “the Defender,” and Asa-bragr, “the Asa- 
prince”; father of Magni, “Might,” and Modi, “Courage”; 
lord of Thursday. 
Tyr, Ty. “ The Bright ! ” Cf . Tiu, Zeus, etc. Son of 
Odhinn, god of war and lord of Tuesday. 
Vali. “The Vigorous.” Called Bui, “tiller of the earth 
a mighty archer, the strong sun of morning and of spring who 
avenges his brother Baldr’s death upon Hodhr. 
Ve. “The Sacred-one.”* * * § Brother of Odhinn and Yili; 
this triad ruled heaven and earth, which, with the sea, they 
formed from the body and blood of the giant-monster Ymir, 
“ the Roarer,” the primeval chaotic abyss. 
Vidhr. “The Forest-god.” From vidr, “ a wood.” Son 
of Odhinn, and called the Silent ; an impersonation of the 
eternal might of God in nature. 
Vili. “ Will,” i.e., the power which sets things in motion. 
Cf. Sk. root vel, “ to move about Greek eilo , Latin voluo , etc. 
One of the creating triad. 
The divinities generally are sometimes called tivar, “gods,” 
Yedic, deva, + and Aesir (sing. As, Goth, and Old Higli-German 
Ans ; Sk. root as, ‘ to be, live, exist/ Eng. is. The primary 
meaning is f to breathe/ Cf. Asura, Hesus, etc.)J “ the Living- 
ones.” A certain section of the divinities was called the 
Vanir,§ and ruled in air and sea. Freyr and Freyia were, 
according to the late systematizing, Yanir ; but were taken 
into the number of the Aesir or ethereal gods. The sun 
(solar-photosphere) is personified as Sol, the sister of Mani, 
the moon. 
10. Analysis of the Norse Divinities. 
The foregoing eighteen personages on analysis appear as 
follows 
* “ Ye signifies in the 0. Nor. tongue, a place of assembly , with the idea 
of holiness and peace. Goth, veihs, 0. H. G. wih, sacred ” (Thorpe, Northern 
Mythology , i. 146). 
t Vide Zoroaster , sec. 12. 
+ Vide Ibid. sec. 11. “ History of the Name Asura/ 
§ “ The word “ wanen ” was originally “ anen,” coming from the root and , 
i,t ., “ breath,” “air,” “spirit” (Bunsen, God in History , ii. 486). 
