Re: Osiris = Orion

From: Stewart Felker
Message: 71327
Date: 2013-09-22

Negative. See PIE *h₃r-(i-) 'to rise'. Latin orior, 'to appear above the horizon, rise'. And see the entry for ὄρνυμαι in Beekes.



SJ Felker,
University of Memphis


On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 4:56 PM, Joao S. Lopes <josimo70@...> wrote:
 

Could Orion's etymology be related to Egyptian Wser (Osiris), a god also linked to Orion constelation? O:rion < *Wosrion- ?

JS Lopes