[tied] Re: tr / Phenicians in Brazil

From: tgpedersen@...
Message: 9903
Date: 2001-10-01

--- In cybalist@..., "João S. Lopes Filho" <jodan99@...> wrote:
> Well, the main sources were the books of L. Schwennhagen, an
Austrian who
> lived in Brazil, and wanted to prove that Phenicians settled in
Brazil.
> According to him, the Phoenicians called themselves "Karu People".
He wanted
> to prove that the defeated people of Trojan war fled to South
America. These
> theories became so popular in Rio de Janeiro : the Pedra da Gavea,
a great
> mount in Rio has a peak superficially similar to a bearded head,
it's said
> there are Phenician letters graved in it, and secret tunnels.
> The city of Tutoia in Northern Brazil was etymologized by him as
> "Tur-Troia", and he relates Tupian oca "house" to Greek "oikos",
Tupian poti
> "river" to Greek potamos .As you can see, just sure etymologies.
But I like
> to confront these odd theories with the current knowledge.
> Other base for Schwennhagen's theories was the Amerindian tales of
bearded
> cultural heroes, like Tupian Sumé (whom the jesuites identified to
Sao Tomé
> [Saint Thomas]), Aztec Quetzalcoatl and Mayan Kukulkan.
>


Ah, great stories. I think I'll grow a beard and go to South America.

Torsten