--- In cybalist@..., "Sergejus Tarasovas" <S.Tarasovas@...> wrote:
> --- In cybalist@..., MrCaws@... wrote:
> > Slavic Veles stole Perun's cattle, Baltic Vels stole
> > Percunas' cattle
>
> Could you specify the authority for the first statement
> (ethnographical sources, for instance; wishful thinking won't do)?
>
> Baltic Vels is a non-existent form. *vel-(n)- is all one can afford
> to reconstruct.
>
> Sergei
OK-I admit my sources are spread rather thin. However, I have found
others more who stand by it, and there is supporting evidence in
folklore. Veles, more specifically Volos, is definetly a god of
commerce and cattle. Veles and Perun are tradtional enemies. His
statue was kept separate from Perun's because of this. Volos is still
known as the patron saint St. Blas, and is associated with cattle.
The tale involving Vala stealing Indra's cattle is well documented.
I have seen Velinas and Velnias as well for the Baltic deity.
Perhaps Vels is an improper form, but I am not the only one who uses
it. I am out of town right now, but after I return perhaps I can take
a trip to the library to find more formal support for my argument.
-Mr. Caws