A Hymn Of Praise For Nija

A hymn of praise for Nija

By Długosz called as the Polish Pluton. Etymology of the name "Nija/Nyja'' is derived most likely from the Old Polish verb "nyć" – "to weaken, to wither, to die". Szymon Matusiak in "Olimp podług Długosza'' derives his name from "niega" – "pleasure", and assumes that most scholars incorrectly read the name "Nya" (in original text).

The name "Veles/Volos" is not attested in Poland, the Proto-Slavic forms are reconstructed as *Velesъ or *Velsъ/*Volsъ and that would give in Polish "Wielos" and "Wlos" respectively.

He (Matusiak) argues that the letter y should be read as g, and because the letter g was used to transcribe the phoneme /j/, scribes seeing the word Ni(e)ga could write it as Nya or Niia, which would give the reading of Nija/Nya, but to Matusiak this reading is wrong as he doesn't see in the word Nija/Nyja an attested name, like he derived Jesza as a diminutive form of Jarowit. Niega on the other hand is attested in names: Niegosław etc. So according to Matusiak the reconstructed name of "Nya" would be Niega, which in Old Polish means "pleasure", and his full name would be: Niegowit – "Lord of Pleasure''.

What immortal hand or eye

Dare frame thy fearful symmetry

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