these gods were placed in this
temple on three thrones, one above the other. _Odin_ was represented
holding a sword in his hand: _Thor_ stood at the left hand of Odin, with
a crown upon his head, and a scepter in his hand; _Frey_ stood at the
left hand of Thor, and was represented of both sexes. Odin was the
supreme God, the _Al-fader_; Thor was the first-begotten son of this
god, and Frey was the bestower of fertility, peace and riches. King
Gylfi of Sweden is supposed to have gone at one time to _Asgard_ (the
abode of the gods), where he beheld three thrones raised one above
another, with a man sitting on each of them. Upon his asking what the
names of these lords might be, his guide answered: "He who sitteth on
the lowest throne is _the Lofty One_; the second is _the equal to the
Lofty One_; and he who sitteth on the highest throne is called _the
Third_."[377:3]

The ancient _Druids_ also worshiped: "_Ain Treidhe Dia ainm Taulac, Fan,
Mollac_;" which is to say: "Ain triple God, of name Taulac, Fan,
Mollac."[377:4]

The ancient inhabitants of _Siberia_ worshiped a triune God. In remote
ages, wanderers from India directed their eyes northward, and crossing
the vast Tartarian deserts, finally settled in Siberia, bringing with
them the worship of a triune God. This is clearly shown from the fact
stated by Thomas Maurice, that:

"The first Christian missionaries who arrived in those
regions, found the people already in possession of that
fundamental doctrine of the true religion, which, among
others, they came to impress upon their minds, and universally
adored an idol fabricated to resemble, as near as possible, _a
Trinity in Unity_."

This triune God consisted of, first "the Creator of all things," second,
"the God of Armies," third, "the Spirit of Heavenly Love," and yet these
three were but _one_ indivisible God.[377:5]

The _Tartars_ also worshiped God as a Trinity in Unity. On one of their
medals, which is now in the St. Petersburgh Museum, may be seen a
representation of the triple God seated on the lotus.[378:1]

Even in the remote islands of the Pacific Ocean, the supreme deities are
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit, the latter of which is
symbolized as a bird.[378:2]

The ancient _Mexicans_ and _Peruvians_ had their Trinity. The supreme
God of the Mexicans (_Tezcatlipoca_), who had, as Lord Kingsborough
says, "all the attributes and powers which were assigned