From: Francesco Brighenti
Message: 70868
Date: 2013-02-01
> Francesco Brighenti wrote:The word I was discussing is Greek kantharos, not the non-existent "kantaros"; moreover, kantharos is not "a mix of donkey with horse" -- it is just a pack-ass, i.e. a type of donkey.
>
> > According to a number of philologists the Greek word kantharos
> > has multiple meanings, among which are 'dung-beetle (Scarabaeus
> > pilularius)', 'the Egyptian scarab beetle', and 'a sort of
> > drinking-cup with two vertical handles and a deep, footed
> > bowl'.
>
> Probably the kentauros and kantaros are related to each other...
> Their phonetic appearance are striking appropriate and the
> meaning ... well I would say there is something common in both
> since the mythological kentauros has been a mix of human with horse
> and the kantaros is a mix of donkey with horse, thus the common
> part is the horse...