Re: [tied] Re: Religion

From: Glen Gordon
Message: 3645
Date: 2000-09-13

C.Gwinn to Joao:
>I don't see why Lug has to be Pre-IE. He seems to have traits which >link
>him to Persian Mithra - connections with solarity, an epithet >meaning
>"long hand," a festival during the harvest (which they both >protect),
>connections with law (especially if Lug's name is related to >*LEUG-
>"oath").

As well, it doesn't seem to fit with the matrifocal European mythos. There
are many IE connections like those above anyway to be sure that Lug is
mostly IE in origin.

- gLeN
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