In a message dated 12/2/02 6:34:38 AM Pacific Standard Time,
jeffcob@... writes:
<< The sun - sky; everyday fire - earth: OK. But could you explain what you
mean by the existence of fire in the watery underworld? >>
One of the Mysteries of PIE religion is that of fire in water. It ties in
with the whole soma-amrta-haoma-xvarenah-ambrosia-nektar-mead-red ale
complex. Puhvel, Comparative Mythology, has a chapter on it.
David Fickett-Wilbar