Tseroklis - in Latvian mythology, the deity of cereals and harvest [1] .
History
The name of the mythological creature Zeroklis comes from the word Latvian. cerot - “bush”. In historical sources, Tseroklis is known from the reports of Cardinal Valenti (1604) [2] and a Jesuit report called Lat. Joannis Stribingius visited Latvia in 1606. In the folklore materials Tseroklis is absent, but in them there is Ceru Mate - the mother-lady of [3] bushes. The materials of the 17th century speak of sacrifices to this god of animals — the black bull, chicken, pig, and the custom of keeping two hen's eggs in the woods of an oak and throwing the first piece on the ground while eating and shedding a little. The cult of Ceroklis is attributed to the custom of baking a large snake-shaped bread with an open maw and a raised tail, as well as a pig-shaped or dog-shaped bread.
Notes
- ↑ Ivanov, Toporov, 1990 .
- ↑ VALENTI, Erminio (1564–1618) (English)
- ↑ Mātes Archived October 18, 2012. (Latvian.)
Literature
- Tseroklis / Ivanov Vyach. Su , Toporov VN // Myths of the peoples of the world : Entsikl. in 2 t. / Ch. ed. S.A. Tokarev . - 2nd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1988. - T. 2: K — I. - 719 s.
- Ivanov Vyach. Su , Toporov V.N. Tseroklis // Mythological Dictionary / ch. ed. E.M. Meletinsky . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990. - 672 p. - ISBN 5-85270-032-0 .