. Clavis calendaria; or, A compendious analysis of the calendar, illustrated with ecclesiastical, historical, and classical anecdotes. reby given originto all their other gods. The Romans dedicated this day to Venus,whence its name among them of Dies Veneris^feria sexta ; and that goddess having possessedmany of the attributes for which Frii^a was mostcelebrated, several authors have sup^^osed themoriginally to have meant the same divinity. It is,however, to be remarked, that an attendant uponFriga, called by the Northern nations Freya,agrees best in her alleged attributes with the Ro-man Venu
. Clavis calendaria; or, A compendious analysis of the calendar, illustrated with ecclesiastical, historical, and classical anecdotes. reby given originto all their other gods. The Romans dedicated this day to Venus,whence its name among them of Dies Veneris^feria sexta ; and that goddess having possessedmany of the attributes for which Frii^a was mostcelebrated, several authors have sup^^osed themoriginally to have meant the same divinity. It is,however, to be remarked, that an attendant uponFriga, called by the Northern nations Freya,agrees best in her alleged attributes with the Ro-man Venus ; for although by degrees the wholeof the powers and qualities of the two Saxon idolsbecame concentrated in Friga, her attendant wasoriginally worshipped as the Goddess of Love^*and as the kind and liberal Goddess ; whileFriga herself was adored as ^ the queen of theGods, and consequently thereby more resembledthe Roman Juno than their Venus. SATURDAY. Seater-D/Eg, Saxon ; the seventh or last dayin the week, received its name from the idolSeator, or Crodo, worshipped by our Saxonforefathers : — He was leane of visage, having. 123 long haire, and a long beard ; and was baie- headed and bare-footed. In his left-hand he held up a wheele, and in his right he carried^ a paile of water, wherein were flowers and fruites. — His lonsc coate was girded unto him with a towel of white linnen. — His standing on the sharpe finns of a fish (the pearch) was^ to signifie, that the Saxons, for their serving him, should passe stedfastly, and without harme in dangerous and difficult places.— By the*^ wheele was betokened the knit unity and con-* joined concord of the Saxons, and their con« curring together in the running one course, — By the girdle, which with the wind streamed from him, was signified the Saxons freedom.^ — By the paile with the flowers and fruits, was declared, that, with kindly raine he would nourish the earth, to bring forth such fruites* and flowers. The seventh
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