Re: Res: Res: [tied] Semitic influences in Greek Mythology

From: Rick McCallister
Message: 55228
Date: 2008-03-15

lt "EL + feminine ending"????? --a huge stretch, given
that Ba'al is masculine


--- "Joao S. Lopes" <josimo70@...> wrote:

> Daughter in Ugaritic was "bt", akin to Hebraic bath.
> I don't know if btlt was a compound bt-lt.
>
> In Religion Compass 2/1 (2008): 18–37, Religion at
> Ugarit, Aicha Rahmouni (Independent Scholar)
> " Her epithet btlt [nt ‘the maiden [Anatu’ is by
> far the most common for any goddess in the Ugaritic
> texts."
>
> JS Lopes
>
> ----- Mensagem original ----
> De: Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...>
> Para: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
> Enviadas: Sábado, 15 de Março de 2008 1:13:04
> Assunto: Re: Res: [tied] Semitic influences in Greek
> Mythology
>
> Is this related to Arabic bint
> "daughter, girl"?
>
> --- "Joao S. Lopes" <josimo70@... com.br> wrote:
>
> > Pdry, T.ly and Ars.y were goddesses in Ugaritic
> > mythology, daughters of Baal. I think there is
> many
> > similarities between Ugaritic and Greek
> mythologies.
> > Perhaps the West Semites influenced the religion
> on
> > Cyprus and another East Mediterranean islands.
> > Ugaritic sea-god was Yammu, that was called Nahar.
> > Nahar seems to be cognate of Ne:reus (<*Nahareus
> ?).
> > `Anat was the war-goddess, sister of Baal and his
> > mainly helper in his wars against monsters and
> rival
> > deities, like Athena.
> >
> > In Ugaritic, the word of virgin was btlt.
> > Let's see...
> > BTLT > *PDLD > Padlad- > Pallas
> >
> > Plausible?
> >
> > JS Lopes
> >
> >
> > ----- Mensagem original ----
> > De: fournet.arnaud <fournet.arnaud@ wanadoo.fr>
> > Para: cybalist@... s.com
> > Enviadas: Sexta-feira, 14 de Março de 2008
> 12:06:50
> > Assunto: Re: [tied] Semitic influences in Greek
> > Mythology
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Joao S. Lopes
> > To: Cybalist
> > Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 3:35 PM
> > Subject: [tied] Semitic influences in Greek
> > Mythology
> >
> > Take a look at these analogies... coincidences?
> >
> > Daughters of Baal, the Storm-God : Pdry, T.ly,
> Ars.y
> > Daughters of Kekrops: Pandrosos, Aglauro: and
> > Herse:.
> >
> > Herse/ Ars.y , Pdry/Pandrosos (<*Padrosos ?),
> T.ly/
> > AGlauro: (<*Adl- ?, cf.
> > Thalia, too)
> >
> > JS Lopes
> >
> > =========
> > Dear Joao
> >
> > Could you be more explicit
> > about who is who (in which language) ?
> > so that I can try to understand you .
> >
> > Arnaud
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