Thunder-God, daughter of, i. xxviii., 71. Thunder-God, son of, i. xxviii.; ii. 149. Thursday, sacred to Taara, i. xxvii. Tieck's German story of the Elves, i. 236. Tiidu the Flute-player, i. 303. Time, lapse of, in other worlds, i. 184. Tohfat El Kulub, story of, in the "Thousand and One Nights," i. 72 note. Tohtläne, birch-bark maid, ii. 181. Tont, or house-spirit, i. xxxi., 236; ii. 167. Tontla, Wood of, ii. 237. Tony, Goose, ii. 2. Tony, Sleepy, ii. 52. Tora, name of God among the Chuvash of Kasan, i. 6. Treasure at Kertell, ii. 224. Treasure-bringer, ii. xxxii., 88, 168. Trees, bleeding, i. 238. [Pg 334]Trees for birds to rest on, ii. 4. Trees, talking, i. 238; ii. 125, 300. Trumpet, Pikne's, ii. 149 note. Tühi, the Empty One, or rather, perhaps, the Contemptible One, name of one of the principal demons, or of the Devil. In the "Kalevipoeg" he is represented as Sarvik's brother-in-law, i. xxx., 5, 99, 105; ii. 149 note. Tühja = Tühi, i. xxx., 84. Tuhka-Triinu, Ash-Katie, Cinderella, ii. 4. Turkey, how seven tailors went to war in, i. xxiii. Turkey-disease, i. 307. Twelve daughters, ii. 59, note, 87. Twilight, story of, ii. 30. Two brothers and the frost, ii. 71. Ukko or Uko, principal God of Finns and Esthonians, often called Taara by the latter, i. xxvii., 6, 22, 62; ii. 86, 284. Ülemiste järv, Upper Lake, near Revel, formed of Linda's tears for the death of Kalev, i. 21; ii. 104. Underground people, ii. 98 note. Underground smithy, ii. 116. Unnatural brothers, i. 189; ii. 41, 70, 207. Unnatural sisters, ii. 43. Vad Velen, the Yellow Plague in Britain, ii. 272 note. Väinämöinen, a patriarch and culture-hero, the principal character in the "Kalevala," identical with the Esthonian Vanemuine, i. xxi., xxvii., xxix., 7; ii. 60. Väinämöinen worshipped by Finns, i. xxvii.; ii. 81. Valkyrior, the maidens of Othin in the Scandinavian mythology, who choose the heroes destined to fall in battle, i. 60 note. Vampyrism (this is said to be still prevalent in Eastern Europe, though it has disappeared from Western Europe along with witchcraft. The best preventative or cure is cremation), i. xxxii.; ii. 188. Vana, Old, term of respect applied to gods and devils, ii. 144 note. Vana isa. _See_ Old Father. [Pg 335]Vana kannel, "Old Harp," i. xxiv. Vana mees, "Old Man," one of the epithets for the Devil, ii. 181. Vana pois. _See_ Old Boy. Vana Sarvik, "Old Hornie." _See_ Sarvik. Vanemuine, God of Music among the Esthonians, identical with the Finnish Väinämöinen, i. xxi., xxix., 7; ii. 60, 81, 299. Vanemuine, farewell to Esthonia, ii. 85. Varrak, a wise Laplander, i. 5, 113, 132. Vaskjala bridge, Maiden of the, ii. 34. Videvik (Twilight), Koit, and Ämarik, ii. 30. Villein, Prince, i. 275. Villina Hills, ii. 145. Virgilius the Enchanter, ii. 20 note. Virgin Mary worshipped by Finns, i. xxvii.; ii. 81. Virts, Lake, i. xiv. Virts Lake and Emmu Lake, ii. 144.