Re: [tied] Poseidon/Enki?

Enki has earth and water elements, and his link to Poseidon is plausible.
There's a also the correspondence between Ugaritic brothers Ba'al-Yam-Moth
and Zeus-Poseidon-Hades, although the devilish traits of Yam and Moth were
transferred to Typhon.
Enki/Ea as a God of Wisdom was adopted by the Hittites and Eash, and perhaps
he was one of the sources of Prometheus. cf. the quarrelling between
Zeus/Prometheus and Enlil/Ea (men-opressing Storm-God and man-protecting
Wisdom-God).

Joao SL
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Subject: [tied] Poseidon/Enki?


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> If Poseidon does mean lord of the land or earth, could this
> correspond to the name of Sumerian deity Enki?
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> Enki was the lord of the subterranean fresh waters-Springs, Oases,
> places in the Earth that provided drinkable water. Enki literally is
> translated as Lord of Earth, isn't it?
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> -Mr. Caws
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> > > I saw a theory that Poseidon somes from *potis - da: = "lord
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> > > "lord of the earth", which is the wrong way round for IE because
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> > > an over-literal loan-translation of a Semitic god name "Ba`al
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> > > "lord of the earth", the name being because he was blamed for
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> > > earthquakes by some such method as jabbing with his trident at the
> > > underwater slopes of the islands.
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