Re: Greek Gods I : APOLLO

Shouldn't *Yemos be the one with the twin?
-David

--- In cybalist@..., "Glen Gordon" <glengordon01@...> wrote:
> My, my, my. This is a long list but I think it needs to be
> drastically organized into a smaller number of basic themes using
> IE gods as focal points:
>
> 1) Sun (*Sxwe:l)
> - shining, beautiful god/goddess
> - has twins, with one of them being killed to form the
> earth
> - ORIGIN: Middle East, C.Asia, E.Mediterranean
>
> 2) Earth, Vegetation & Fertility (*Yemos):
> - beautiful young god
> - seasonally reincarnated
> - associated with burial and death
> - owns a scary wolf-dog to guard underworld
> - a fine musician
> - ORIGIN: Middle East, C.Asia, E.Mediterranean
>
> 3) Hunting & Herding (*Manus):
> - valiant hero; archer/hunter/herder
> - battles herd-stealing water serpent
> - ORIGIN: E.Mediterranean
>
> 4) Health, Disease & Divine Medicine (*XegWnis):
> - mouse/rat/squirrel
> - conniving trickster
> - fire god
> - ORIGIN: Central Asia
>
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