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PAGES mythologymThe Lettish myth of the two “Sons of Goil”WCoznmon kernel of the myth of the two “ Sons of I~Ieeveu”m’l‘he Aryan, or Imam—Iranian period-m Important religious: ideas common to the two ptgopleem’l‘he duel gods Vzirune end MitrewAhuI-e Meade anti VnmnemThe conception of rte, or “cosmic; order”~m"l‘he fidityuswAditi, the mother of the fiditynstitm, a. sun goc1«--The sun, the moon, and the planetsm’l‘he flclityee and Amesha. SI'aenteemEm-ly ethieel concepts: among the Indou EuropeztneWVerune end (ire-(21c Ourenoe (Uranus)m~ The origin of maxim—«Sundry parents of man—m “ Father Menu ”~—---Yeme and Yami, the "Twins ”--—- Interleeing of the myths of the first maanhe human character of Menu and YamamYama, the god of the deadeoma, the sacrificial drink of the godsmThe myth of Some and the Heavenly Eaglem Value of the precediflg reconstructions; . . . . . . . . .. .99-—I49

LECTURE THE FOURTH.

TIle TRANSPARENT, TRANSLUCENT, AND OPAQUE GODSWRELIGIOUS CONCEPTIONS AND RELIGIOUS FEELING IN THE VEDA,

The treneparent gods: their importance for the study of religionmli‘ether Sky and Daughter Dewanflrya, a. god of the suaniite and Vfiyu, gods of wind-*— The most transparent god: Agni, Fire—«MAgni as the sacrifice firemPrehistoric gode of fire-w-Birth and youth of AgniwAgni as god of the morning/"New births of Agni—"Agni on the alter, the agent of the godsmPiieethood and divinity of Agni-“A hymn to AgnimOther myths of the Fire Godm’l‘he trans~ luoent gods: definition of the termmGod Vishnu—w- God Pfishan—wGod Indra, as an example of an opaque gomeraditional explanation of the myth of Indra and VritrawProfessor Hillebrandt’s inter-