2012/12/31 by Václav Blažek · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · #Linguistics and language evolution #Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies #Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies #Latvian #Syncretism (linguistics) #Parallelism (grammar) #Patron saint #Perspective (graphical) #Philosophy #History #Epistemology #Literature #Art #Art history #Linguistics #Visual arts #SAINT
paper · doi:10.15388/baltistica.47.2.2123
openalex publication_date 2012/12/31 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
In the article the Latvian theonym Ūsiņš is analyzed on the basis of historical sources (Stribingius, Stender) and in perspective of folklorе texts. The functional parallelism and possibility of etymological relationship with Vedic mythic personages, the honeybee-like Auśijá- and Aśvínau, divine twins and horse-keepers, lit. “horsemen”, indicate that the theonym may represent a syncretism of both functions and names.