The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v1.c17.s10.66
The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v1.c17.s10.66
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² In Germanic mythology they seem to be Celtic borrowings, and Celtic deities are rather European than Indo-European; cf. Helm, *Altgerm. Rel.* i. 391 ff. (guardian deities of the family, later of places); Carnoy, *Les Indo-Européens*, p. 68. Triads are, of course, ethnic, thus denoting completeness; Hopkins, *Origin of Religion*, pp. 291 ff.