19 martie 2006

latvian folklore/mythology

http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/latvian/articles.html

passage from the aforementioned linky linkster

"The mythological system of dievturiba includes several trinities - the trinity of deities (Dievs - Mara - Laima, three deities of fate), the three-partiality of a human being (consisting of flesh, soul and 'velis' - astral body). Taking into account that "3" is considered to be a magic number in not only Latvian tradition, the triads of Hegel were already known by that time, it seems likely that these trinities are substantial constructions, as most of them (if not all of them) cannot be proved by the material.
The main concept of the system is the idea of a single god, refusing any rights of the heavenly bodies mentioned in the folklore texts. God is the origin of the world, inexplicable and cannot be described adequately. He is present in the world itself; everything tangible, visible or audible is a manifestation of God."

ancient stuff good to think about for the works - led here by my thoughts on some concepts for paintings - who is the EU and who is RO? the're not latvian but țmi place sa citesc mult - plus trebuie s-am gandit despre asta si symbols si myths heeehawwww :) cred ca stiu cine - dar sunt bolnava seara si tot azi - deci doar atat