N.B. There is only one veracious statement in this ballade, which must not be accepted as autobiographical. These lines do not apply to Miss Annie P. (or Daisy) Miller, and her delightful sisters, Gades aditurÆ mecum, in the pocket edition of Mr. James’s novels, if ever I go to Gades. Tonatiu, the Thunder Bird; well known to the Dacotahs and Zulus. The Hawk, in the myth of the Galinameros of Central California, lit up the Sun. Pundjel, the Eagle Hawk, is the demiurge and “culture-hero” of several Australian tribes. The Creation of Man is thus described by the Australians. In Andaman, Thlinkeet, Melanesian, and other myths, a Bird is the Prometheus Purphoros; in Normandy this part is played by the Wren. Yehl: the Raven God of the Thlinkeets. Indra stole Soma as a Hawk and as a Quail. For Odin’s feat as a Bird, see Bragi’s Telling in the Younger Edda. Pundjel, the Eagle Hawk, gave Australians their marriage laws. Lubra, a woman; kobong, “totem;” or, to please Mr. Max MÜller, “otem.” The Crow was the Hawk’s rival. Lycaon, the first werewolf. |
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