Ašvieniai, commonly called the little horses, on the rooftop of a house in Nida
Ašvieniai are represented as pulling a carriage of Saulė (the Sun) through the sky.[1] Ašvieniai, depicted as žirgeliai or little horses, are common motifs on Lithuanian rooftops,[1][4] placed for protection of the house.[5] Similar motifs can also be found on beehives, harnesses, bed frames, and other household objects.[6] Ašvieniai are related to Lithuanian Ūsinis and Latvian Ūsiņš (cf. Vedic Ushas), gods of horses.[7] Usins, one of the Ašvieniai, is described as driving a solar chariot pulled across the sky by a pair of white horses.[1]
^Parpola, Asko (2015). The Roots of Hinduism: The Early Aryans and the Indus Civilization. Oxford University Press. p. 109. ISBN9780190226923.
^Tumėnas, Vytautas. ""Žirgelių" ornamento semantinis laukas" [Semantic field of „žirgeliai“ (gable decoration resembling horse’s head)]. In: Liaudies kultūra, 1997, Nr. 2 (53). pp. 22–35.
^Musteikis, Egidijus (2003-06-09). (in Lithuanian). Horse Museum – Branch of A. Baranauskas and A. Vienuolis-Žukauskas Memorial Museum. Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
^Leeming, David Adams (2003). From Olympus to Camelot: The World of European Mythology. Oxford University Press. pp. 125–126. ISBN0-19-514361-2.
ašvieniai, divine, twins, lithuanian, mythology, identical, latvian, dieva, dēli, baltic, counterparts, vedic, ashvins, both, names, derive, from, same, proto, indo, european, root, horse, lithuanian, ašva, sanskrit, ashva, mean, horse, like, greek, dioscuri, . Asvieniai are divine twins in the Lithuanian mythology identical to Latvian Dieva deli and the Baltic counterparts of Vedic Ashvins 1 Both names derive from the same Proto Indo European root for the horse ek wos Old Lithuanian asva and Sanskrit ashva mean horse 2 Like the Greek Dioscuri Castor and Pollux they are reflexes of a common Indo European mytheme the Divine Twins 3 Asvieniai commonly called the little horses on the rooftop of a house in Nida Asvieniai are represented as pulling a carriage of Saule the Sun through the sky 1 Asvieniai depicted as zirgeliai or little horses are common motifs on Lithuanian rooftops 1 4 placed for protection of the house 5 Similar motifs can also be found on beehives harnesses bed frames and other household objects 6 Asvieniai are related to Lithuanian usinis and Latvian usins cf Vedic Ushas gods of horses 7 Usins one of the Asvieniai is described as driving a solar chariot pulled across the sky by a pair of white horses 1 See also EditHengist and Horsa Thracian horsemanReferences Edit a b c d Hamacher Duane W The Sumerians and Gemini Sumerian Astronomical Interpretations as Origins of the Divine Horse Twins and Solar Chariots in Indo European Mythology Unpublished manuscript PDF p 7 Archived from the original PDF on 2011 05 14 Indo European etymology Parpola Asko 2015 The Roots of Hinduism The Early Aryans and the Indus Civilization Oxford University Press p 109 ISBN 9780190226923 Tumenas Vytautas Zirgeliu ornamento semantinis laukas Semantic field of zirgeliai gable decoration resembling horse s head In Liaudies kultura 1997 Nr 2 53 pp 22 35 Dunduliene Prane 1991 Lietuviu etnologija in Lithuanian Mokslas p 50 ISBN 5 420 00713 4 Musteikis Egidijus 2003 06 09 Arklys tradicijose in Lithuanian Horse Museum Branch of A Baranauskas and A Vienuolis Zukauskas Memorial Museum Archived from the original on 2011 05 18 Retrieved 2010 01 07 Leeming David Adams 2003 From Olympus to Camelot The World of European Mythology Oxford University Press pp 125 126 ISBN 0 19 514361 2 See also EditProto Indo European mythology Baltic mythology Prussian mythology Lithuanian mythology This Lithuania related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article relating to a European folklore is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a legendary creature is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asvieniai amp oldid 1147491680, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
