PIE theogony

From: João Simões Lopes Filho
Message: 3967
Date: 2000-09-21

A little attempt of a PIE Theogony
 
1) The primordial couple: *Yemos (Hermaphrodit Giant) and *? (Primordial Cow)
2) The old generation of gods: I'm still not sure, but I think that's traits of an older generation of gods (cf. Greek Titans, Indian Rshis or Prajapatis, cf. some Nordic Giants like Mimr or Belsta that were more "cosmogonic" than "monstruous"). Maybe this first generation represent the sacerdotal class... They were born or from the Cow or from the body of Giant.
3) Of this first generation, we have *Dyew, that had at least two wives, the sisters *DyuHni: (Nocturnal Sky Goddess, cf. Aditi and Dione) and Da:nu (?) (cf. Diti(Da:nu), mother of Danavas, and Domnu, mother of Fomoire). DyuHni: was mother of the aesir-like gods), *deiwo:s, and Da:nu of the Giants (cf. Nordic and Greek Giants, Indian Asuras or Rakshasas, Celtic Fomoires), *trsewes. (cf. Indian trsu- "monster", ON thyrs, from root ters- "to tremble, to fear))
 
4) Th Cow's milk originated a sea of milk (cf. India and Scandinavia). The gods and giants churn this sea to make the "ambrosia". From the milk were born the Vanir-like gods (just a guess!). The sea became salty.
 
5) The Vanir and Aesir fight, but became friends.
 
6) The Vanir and Aesir fight the Giants.
 
I have many doubts in this scheme, so it's very provisory. For example, The Vanir are so mysterious. There's no genealogy of them, and their number was not known. We have Njoerdr and his two sons Freyr and Freyja, and Guldru:n, but we don't know their origin.
Are the Vanir the interbreed between Giants and Aesir?
Are they born from Ymir?
I based my analysis on the deities that sprout from Milk Sea's churning: apsaras, Shri:, the Moon. holy cows and horses, the Doctor Dhanvantari, etc. Maybe the Greek Pontos represented this Milk-Sea. Dumezil considered the Twins as "vanir-like"representing the Third Function, but in my scheme they are sons of a god and a mare-changed giantess,
 
Joao SL
Rio