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CONCERNING LAPLAND. 297
there is a difference. among{ft Laplanders, fome of them confe-
crating the Friday to the Sarakka (the Lapland Venus), the Sa-
turday to Radien, and the Sunday to Ailekes.
Maderakka was the protecting goddefs of the Lapland women,
who invoked her upon all occafions peculiar to their fex. She
was the Lapland Lucina, and had for her hufband Maderatja,
who procreated all things, having that office configned to hira
from Radien-Kiedde. Sarakka was the daughter of Maderakka,
equally adored by the Lapland matrons with the goddefs her mo-
ther; and Juk/~Akka was another daughter. She had the care of
the children, which were entrufted to her from the moment of
their birth.
Saiwo and Saiwo-Olmak were the gods of the mountains. Thefe
were called upon in cafes of difficulty, and anfwered thofe who
confulted them in dreams: they likewife helped the Laplander
on his journeys, and guarded him from precipices or accidents by
the way. Saiwo-Guelle was the Mercury of the Laplanders: he
conducted the fouls to the fhades below.
‘The part of the earth where Jabme- Akko dwelt, was called Jabme-
Aikko-Abimo, or the regions of Jabme-Aikko, or death. In thofe
regions the fouls of the departed, furnifhed with new bodies in lieu
of thofe lying in the grave, were in poffeffion of every enjoyment
and dignity which they held on earth, but in a more exalted de-
gree.
Rota was the Lapland Pluto. After him the infernal regions
were named Rota Abimo. To thefe the fouls of bad men were
Vor, If. Qq banifhed,
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