. Bird gods. Animal worship; Birds -- Folklore. Bird Gods in Ancient Europe of the nativ^e forester, the fury with which he hacks down any tree that looks decayed, and thus deprives Mr. and Mrs. Woodpecker of a spot in which to feed, to chisel a cave for their nest, to make famous music! As I watched him and he watched me, a reminiscence of the puzzle and maze of old Italian myths connected itself with this bright lit- tle chap in my mind. The bird of Mars, Naturally, be- cause of his blood-red hood and eye like the planet Mars. Also was he the bird that played the part of raven to the i
. Bird gods. Animal worship; Birds -- Folklore. Bird Gods in Ancient Europe of the nativ^e forester, the fury with which he hacks down any tree that looks decayed, and thus deprives Mr. and Mrs. Woodpecker of a spot in which to feed, to chisel a cave for their nest, to make famous music! As I watched him and he watched me, a reminiscence of the puzzle and maze of old Italian myths connected itself with this bright lit- tle chap in my mind. The bird of Mars, Naturally, be- cause of his blood-red hood and eye like the planet Mars. Also was he the bird that played the part of raven to the infant Romu- lus, that son of Mavors, when the mother wolf could no longer supply milk to him and his brother. And then I recalled that obscure old god Picus, son of Saturn, father of Faunus, grandfather of Latinus. To be sure ! Here he was, or at least the symbol, totem, animal 27. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original De Kay, Charles, 1848-1935; Edwards, George Wharton, 1859-1950. New York, A. S. Barnes & co
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