. Clavis calendaria; or, A compendious analysis of the calendar, illustrated with ecclesiastical, historical, and classical anecdotes. cied he used against evil spirits, as well ashis bow and arrows; attributing to him sovereignauthority over all the mischievous and malevolentspirits that inhabit the air, mountains, lakes, &c. The Northern nations used to hold a highfestival at the winter solstice, in honour ofthis powerful deity, under the appellation ofJiiul, or Ywul (see articles Longest Day, andChristmas Day,) to supplicate for a propitiousyear, which, from the elements having beenconsider
. Clavis calendaria; or, A compendious analysis of the calendar, illustrated with ecclesiastical, historical, and classical anecdotes. cied he used against evil spirits, as well ashis bow and arrows; attributing to him sovereignauthority over all the mischievous and malevolentspirits that inhabit the air, mountains, lakes, &c. The Northern nations used to hold a highfestival at the winter solstice, in honour ofthis powerful deity, under the appellation ofJiiul, or Ywul (see articles Longest Day, andChristmas Day,) to supplicate for a propitiousyear, which, from the elements having beenconsidered under his controul, he alone couldgrant; and at this festival, like that of theSaturnalia of the Romans, every excess of ex-travagant and dissolute pleasure was authorized,as not only admissible, but requisite. — De-scended from their supreme Deity, and esteem-ed The eldest of his sons, he partook of thepresumed attributes of his father on the oneside, and springing from Frega, or the Earth,he was considered as more immediately con-nected with matter. Hence he became theprincipal mediator for mankind; and hence was lias. ir iiie^p^ 121 regarded as the one who, as the son of Odinand the Earth,* could most effectually promoteand secure their welfare. The Romans called Thursday Dies Joins, feriaquhita; and the great resemblance between thealleged powers of the Thunderer Jupiter, andthe Thunderer Thor, has given occasion to theirbeing considered as the same idol under differenttitles. — The French nation retain in their Jeu-dl, the old appellation of Dies Jovis; and in theCornish language that day was called De-Jeu;an evident corruption of the Latin origin, or areverse mode of expressing the French Jeu-Di, orthe English Joves-day. FRIDAY, the sixth day of the week, took its appellationfrom Frea, Friga, or Frigga, the wife of Odinor Woden ; Frigedag, Sax.; Frigdag, Dan.;Freitag, or Freytag, Teut.; Frydag, Belg.;Frigas-DiEG, Sax. This pagan divinity was heldin the highest este
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