Re: [tied] Ancient female figurines (was Medieval Dragons, dog/snak

David:

>But *Yemos isn't the earth. [...] He is rather the cosmos.

Me:

>Whoa, whoa, whoa. [...] Aside from Norse mythology, how might you
>justify this view?

David:

>Bruce Lincoln covers this is Myth, Cosmos and Society. He draws on
>parallels from a number of IE societies, particularly Vedic.

At least in regards to the name *Yemos, Yama would be the Vedic
counterpart. How is Yama's skull the sky, his brain the clouds, his
eyes the sun and moon? Is Yama the cosmos?


- gLeN


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