From: Sergejus Tarasovas
Message: 2233
Date: 2000-04-28
John wrote:
> I don't knowwhether
> "river worship" was found amongst Balto-Slavonic people.Perhaps
> Piotr and Sergei would be better placed to comment.It was, and 'water worship' has fossilized in Slavic term for 'aft oar, scull': *kormidlo<*kormiti 'feed'<'feed the water'. In Lithuania, one of the most prominent rivers is called Šventoji 'sacred', cf. šventė 'pagan festival'. There are a number of Russian rivers named Святая 'the same'. But. Gods' or goddesses' names are not found in Balto-Slavic hydronymy. On the other hand, Baltic and Slavic pantheons are not reconstruced to such an extent as , eg, Celtic. Maybe the problem lies here.
Sergei