Prūsų dievybė Curche
Prussian deity Curche
Author(s): Rolandas KregždysSubject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Lietuvos kultūros tyrimų
Keywords: Peace Treaty of Christburg; mythologem; textological; ethymological analysis; theonym; mythological object; Baltic pagan season holidays.
Summary/Abstract: The article presents a review of Curche deity name mentioning in the sources and works dedicated to the Baltic religion; a textological analysis of the most ancient source where the deity is mentioned and short verification of interpretations made by later authors; a digest of the proceeding ethymological deity’s theonym examinations; a new record of the name origin and functions based on linguistic and cultural – typological descriptions of possible equivalents in the Baltic and other nations’ ritual cults.
Journal: Kultūrologija
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 18
- Page Range: 90-106
- Page Count: 17
- Language: Lithuanian