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

The Indo-Iranian *Yama was substituted in India by Purus.a, while his name
was confused with *Manus, so Yama became in India the king of the dead, and
played a similar role in Persia, although slightly different.

Joao SL
Rio

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From: Glen Gordon <glengordon01@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 5:45 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Ancient female figurines (was Medieval Dragons,
dog/snake, Greek D...


>
> 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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