488 MYTHOLOG Y. 
The following enumeration of the fuperiorand inferior 
gods of the old Courlawl Mythology, is from the 5th vol. 
of Pallas’s Nordilche Beytrage. It is very little known 
in England; as the articles are not contained in Mallet’s 
Northern Antiquities: 
Antrimpus, the god of the fea. 
A n/huts, the god of health and ficknefs .—Subarri were 
the offerings which, during times of epidemic difeafes, 
were offered to Aufkuts. 
Avjlrama Semme, the land where the fun rifes; which, 
with refpeft to Courland, was Ruffia. 
Behrfluhki, a kind of malevolent demons, or fpirits. 
Blukkn-wakkers, the eve of the new year, or more pro¬ 
perly the Log which was then burnt, fimilar to the cuf- 
tom which ftill exifts in many parts of England. 
Brechhina. See that word, vol. iii. 
Brunjotais, the heaven’s drummer. 
Bunds. See that word, vol. iii. 
Deews, the Supreme Deity. This name alfo was applied 
to the god of death (Weis ).—Deeum Dcnas , the day of 
God, and Welle Denus, the day of death, were fynony- 
mous terms. This deity was reprefented as having 
many children, and a very numerous houfehold. In 
the fongs of the ancient bards we often meet with 
Been-a Dehli, the fons of this god ; Deeua Sirgi, the 
liorfes of this god; Deewu Welirfi , the oxen of this 
god ; Deewa Putni, his birds, &c. 
jDchla, the goddefs of infants, whofe efpecial province 
was to proted them while they flept. 
Difn, or Difeha, the goddefs of fruits, from whom they 
expeded a blefling on the whole of their domeftic eco¬ 
nomy. 
Drebbliuls, the god of the earth, caufing earthquakes. 
Gardehts, the god of winds, the protedor and prime ob¬ 
ject of worlhip with the fifhermen. 
Johd, a kind of ghoft or goblin which haunts w'oods or 
groves .—Johdi Kaujaks are ignes fatui: they are ef- 
teemed the fouls of the foldiers who fall in battle. 
Jumals, the God of heaven. 
Juppis, the devil. 
Kannu Ranges, magicians who pretended to foretell fu¬ 
ture events by diffolving fait in a pitcher of beer. 
Kehms, apparitions of the dead. 
Kriwe, the priefts of the ancient idolatrous Courlanders 
and Livonians. They performed their worlhip under 
the fhade of the largelt oaks. They probably came firft 
from Rufiia; for the Courlanders to this day call that 
country Krihtvs. 
Kutna, Kama, Kaums, or Kaims, the god of feafts. The 
words fignify, in the old Courland dialed, “ one»neigh- 
bour who receives another as his gueft.” This circum- 
llance feems to indicate that he was not the Comus of 
the Romans. 
Kurfemi, or Kurfumi, were feftivals kept in fpring. 
Labbdarris, a fet of people who, by virtue of their blefs- 
irig and impofition of hands, pretended to cure the dif¬ 
eafes of man or beaft. 
Laima, the goddefs of fortune, who was believed to ex¬ 
tend a fheet at the birth of infants on which were in¬ 
dicated the misfortunes that were to befall them. 
Laima Mahnina was the mother of Laima. 
Lauma, the goddefs of the earth, was the principal objed 
of the worlhip of young girls. In honour of her they 
ceafed to fpin on Friday evening. She was fuppofed to 
prefide over rain and hail. In their provincial dialect, 
Lauma ftill fignifies a witch. 
Lcemnelis, the god of agriculture and domeftic fowls : he 
was called alfo Mahjas Kangs. In harveft they facri- 
ficed young cattle and fowls to him. 
Leetoos, or Leetowens, the incubus of maidens. She was 
fuppofed able to enter through a key-hole. 
Lihgo, the god of pleafure, whole feftival was celebrated 
by molt of the northern nations on Midlummer-day 
with bonfires. 
Lihtens, fate or predestination— Lilijla, evil fortune. 
LuiMs, a kind of tutelar fpirit. 
Mahjas Rungs, the penates, or houfehold gods. 
Mahni, malignant fpirits which lead men affray. 
Markopols, the god of riches and thrift, or prudent eco¬ 
nomy. 
Mat he, the goddefs of gardens.— J ultras Mathe, goddefs 
of the fea.— Lanka Mathe, goddefs of fields.— Mifeha 
3 Iathe, goddefs of woods.— Pa/thu Mathe, goddels of 
flowers. — Uggungs Mathe , goddefs of fire. — Uhdens 
Mathe, goddefs of water.— Wehja Mathe, goddefs of 
winds. 
Mehncs, the Moon. The old Courlanders reprefented 
the Moon as a god, whofe wife was the Sun, and the 
Stars as their iffue. The Moon not being faithful to 
his fpoufe, (lie cleaves his face with a lharp fword, and 
thus they accounted for the various phafes. 
Mefeha Deews, the god of woods.— -Mefeha Tews, fatyrs. 
—Mefeha Wilirs were alfo a kind of latyrs.— Mefeha 
Laukis, in the provincial dialed!, ftill fignifies a “ ftealer 
of wild beafts.” 
Mjhlu Baba, the goddefs of filth, dung, &c. was ufually 
found in gardens. 
MilfenuKauli, giant’s bones.— Milfn Kappi, giant's graves. 
Nelobbajs, i. e. the Evil One ; a name of the Devil, as it 
was efteemed a kind of impiety to mention his real 
name. 
Okhu Peernis, the god of winds and ftorms; fo called by 
the inhabitants of the fea-coaft of Courland and Li¬ 
vonia. 
Pechuu Muhtes, the goddefs of milk. 
Pelikols, the god of darknefs and of infernal fpirits. 
Pelwihks, the god of rivers and lakes. 
Pergruhbis, the god of fpring and of verdure. A fefti¬ 
val was celebrated in honour of him on the 23d of 
April. 
Perkuhnis, the god of thunder and lightning. He was 
greatly reverenced by the ancient Lithuanians and 
Sclavonians, and called alfo Debbes. 
Pilikols, the god of mountains. 
Pilnitir, god of riches and plenty. 
Pimpolis, a kind of oracle which confifted of a ball of 
wax fufpended on a thread ; the ofcillations were fup¬ 
pofed to portend good or evil fortune. All kinds of 
augury are called in the provincial dialect Pejieli. 
Potrimpur, the god of fprings. 
Puhkis, a dragon which diftributed plenty. He was pro¬ 
pitiated by offering him a red hen. 
Pufchkeitis, the god of meadows. 
Raggana, a forcerefs which rides upon a goat through 
the air, fometimes in the fhape of a cat, at others in 
that of a magpie. 
Sapni, dreams, which were and ftill are much regarded 
in this country. 
Saule, the Sun, a female, divinity, fuppofed to be married 
to the Moon. In their old fongs, the daughters of 
the Sun (Saules Maitas) are often mentioned. 
Scmlika, the offerings for the fpirits of deceafed relations. 
Semme Mathe, the goddefs and governefs of the earth. 
Semnecks, the god of fields and meadows. In their mo¬ 
dern dialed:, a hufbandman is ftill called Semnecks. 
Sihgenoti, inferior priefts, who, under the infpedion of 
the Kruve, had the care of their facred fires, &c. 
Sihlneehi, an augur who prophefied from the flight or 
fong of birds. 
Sithe, the wren, the appearance of which was regarded as 
a fortunate omen. 
Shahde, a nymph of the north fea. 
Swagsnes, children of the fun and moon. 
Swehtas Meitas, holy damfels, attendants of Semme. 
They would nightly finifli the work of their lovers. 
Swehti Wahrdi were facred forms of oaths. 
Trimpus, the Bacchus of the ancient Courlanders. 
Uhper, the owl, a bird of ill omen. 
Uhjinfch, the god of bees. 
Waidels were monks fubfervient to the Kriwe. 
Wazzajs 
