Prussian mythology ("krivė krivaitis") and female "waidelinns" (similar to Roman vestales). Various later authors simply copied information from Grunau and the "Sudovian Book" adding no or very little new information. The 1249 Treaty of Christburg mentioned Curche, an idol worshiped during harvest festivals. Scholars were unable to positively determine its gender, function, or etymology. Various suggested functions include god of food (Simon Grunau), smithing god (similar to Slavic Svarog and Greek Hephaestus), god creator (derived from related Lithuanian word "kurti" – to create), god of harvest and grain, evil spirit, god of fire. Some even doubted whether it was a god at
The Saviors of God ascend to a harmonic view of these oppositions, to be a guide for thought and action. According to Kimon Friar, the English translator of many of Kazantzakis' writings, "The Saviors of God" occupies a central role in the work of the Greek author. In the second part of his lengthy introduction to "", Friar notes: The Saviors of God Ascesis: The Saviors of God (Greek and Latin: . ) is a series of "spiritual exercises" written by Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis. It was first written between 1922 and 1923, while staying in Vienna and Berlin, and subsequently published in 1927