. Bird gods. Animal worship; Birds -- Folklore. Bird Gods in Ancient Europe ning of August, the cuckoo has deserted its foster-parents: at seventeen years Setanta or Cuchullaind defended Ulster single-handed against an army. At twenty-seven weeks, or September, the cuckoo disappears into hollow trees, or is turned to a hawk; at twenty-seven years Cuchullaind was slain by the magic of the sons of Cailletin. His origin is as mys- terious and veiledly crimi- nal as that of Arthur in Wales or of Kullervo in the Kalevala. Like Kalevipoeg, who was born of Linda, the bird, long after his re- puted fa
. Bird gods. Animal worship; Birds -- Folklore. Bird Gods in Ancient Europe ning of August, the cuckoo has deserted its foster-parents: at seventeen years Setanta or Cuchullaind defended Ulster single-handed against an army. At twenty-seven weeks, or September, the cuckoo disappears into hollow trees, or is turned to a hawk; at twenty-seven years Cuchullaind was slain by the magic of the sons of Cailletin. His origin is as mys- terious and veiledly crimi- nal as that of Arthur in Wales or of Kullervo in the Kalevala. Like Kalevipoeg, who was born of Linda, the bird, long after his re- puted father Kalev's death, and took the heritage from his elder brothers by beating them at hurling the stone, Cuchullaind thrashes and completely drives off fifty boy-princes in the royal school to which he comes at a tender age. These feats are echoes of the young cuckooes exploits in ridding the nest of such 96. 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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