After an excellent piece on labyrith Sabine finishes
> So are we to look in Minoan Crete for Pelasgian origins, after all
(Lykos,
> what do you say)??
>
> Best wishes from the Pelasgian 'Urheimat' ;-)))
Hmm... I was of the belief that labyrinth comes from the labyris - the
double axe, that was found throughout the Aegean, especially at Crete,
and which is found throughout Anatolia and back to Halafian times in
Northern Mesopotamia. If this is the case then arguing that labyrinth
gives the clue to Pelasgian urheimat would significantly expand the
area Sabine.
As for Minoan Crete... Well if Pelasgian = Philistine and the Bible
does say that Caphtor (Keitfiu=Crete) began Philistines, and we all
know how utterly reliable the Bible is on such matters as these don't
we ;-)
Personally Sabine, given the fact that as Thomson suggested that
Pelasgian is generally found in the Northern Aegean (apart from one
mention around Knossos), and some have seen a linguistic and ethnic
divide between Northers Aegean and Southern Aegean from early times, I
wonder how sound a Minoan origin is. That is not so say that Minoan
may turn out to be a closely related language. At least that would fit
archaeologically for me a little better.
What do you think?
John