Re: [tied] Re: Poseidon

John,

If he was originally the god of earthquakes (and perhaps thunderstorms), what about the following possibility:

*potis da:wo:n, Voc. *potei da:won 'Lord Destroyer'?

Cf. Poti:da:s = Poseido:n, Posi:da:ios, Posi:de:io:n < *Poti-da:w-j- 'of Poseidon'

da:(i)s 'war, battle', daos (-eos) 'firebrand', daio: (= Celtic dawjo:) 'burn', Skt da(:)va- 'forest fire'

Just guessing, of course.

Piotr

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From: John Croft

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Subject: [tied] Re: Poseidon

Glen Poseidon's association with the Sea has been suggested by many to be Homeric. Prior to that he seems to have been very much a "land" divinity. His epithet as "Earth Shaker", his association with Bulls and Horses, are memories of a time before the was "demoted" to God of the Sea. There is a memory of this in the strggle between Athena and Poseidon over which god would be the titulary divinity of Athens (a conflict which Athena won). Some students of mythology suggest that he was demoted to second rank in the Olympian pantheon by the coming of Zeus, and before that he was the supreme divinity. It would be important for you to check the literature on this before pushing him too hard to be purely a maritime divinity. Regards John > >I mean: the "mix" of IE *Nepot with an obscure *Sidaon or Tsidaon. > > Okay, here's a second attempt... How about: > > *Potis-Da:nuom "Master of the Waters" (?) > > The last word is *da:nu + the plural genitive. Everyone like? > > - gLeN > ______________________________________________________________________ __ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com