Re: [tied] Re: Poseidon

What about *Potei Dasom "Master of Foreign People", cf. Sans. DASYA, Avestic
DAHYA "foreign people", Greek doulos <*DOHELOS<*Doselos "slave". If Poseidon
was equated to Seth, Seth was a "god of foreign people".
Joao SL
Rio

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From: John Croft <jdcroft@...>
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Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 8:28 PM
Subject: [tied] Re: Poseidon


> Given Glen's
> > Attempt #3.445:
> >
> > Posedaone...
> > *Potei Daxo:m "O Master of the Waters"
> >
> > (nb. **daxo:m "of the waters" < **daxos "water, river, etc")
>
> Perhaps we can integrate it to the "master of the water peoples"
> Potei Danaos.
>
> Usually associated with the Argives, the Danaan's is an epithet equal
> to the Acheans in Homer. Given the Egyptian association with the
> Denyen Peoples of the Sea, it is not surprising we see that Danaos
> has associations both with Egypt and with Baal (Belos) as the below
> quote indicates
>
> http://www.multimania.com/jeremylambert/mythologie/danaos.html
>
> Fils de Bélos et d'Anchinoé, frère jumeau d'Egyptos,
> Danaos reçut la
> Libye en partage. Mais, craignant l'ambition de son frère et
> de ses
> neveux, il s'enfuit avec ses cinquante filles à Argos, sous le
> règne
> de Gélanor à qui il annonça son intention de le
> détrôner. Gélanor
> protesta, mais un prodige se manifesta, un loup surgit soudain,
> attaqua un troupeau et dévora un taureau. Les Argiens,
> impressionnés,
> comparèrent Danaos au loup et Gélanor au taureau, et choisirent
> l'étranger comme roi. Il fut tué plus tard par Lyncée,
> l'époux
> d'Hypermnestre, une de ses filles, qui lui lui succéda au
> trône.
>
> Given the associations of Danaans on the Greek side and Dardani on
> the Trojan side, and the fact that both seem linked to the site of
> the oracle of Dodona in Epirus, is there any etymological donnections
> at work here?
>
> Regards
>
> John
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