[tied] Re: Saxon wanum "bright"

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Glen Gordon" <glengordon01@...>
wrote:

> Vanth has a symbol connected with her, as well as does Charun,
> the symbol of the hammer. The interesting thing about the
> hammer is that its morphological antecedent is the double-axe,
> a symbol of the Eastern Mediterranean goddess, a symbol used
> rampantly in the Minoan sphere. It is the symbol for "a", the
> first syllable used to spell out Assaram (< Asherah, the West
> Semitic fertility godess). As such, a connection can at the very
> least be established between this earth goddess archetype and
> the later concept of a protectoress of departed souls, who may
> be buried into the bosom of Mother Earth afterall.

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Charun has an axe, but does Vanth?
The more reliable-looking sites on the Web give a torch, snake and
key as her attributes.
Dan