For many year I had a deep interest in PIE
mythology. But I began to think in what would be a Nostratic (or Euroasiatic,
choose the name you prefer...) Mythology. So, I picked elements present in
European , Semitic, Asiatic myths...I'm not formulating a theory, just
point some coincidences... This myths are obviously so old, that their aspects
are so diluted. My emphasis was not focused in discussing Nostratic or any other
proto-language. It's discussing the mythical themes.
1) THEME ONE: THE FALL OF THE GREAT
GODDESS
Abstract: A couple of gods live in harmony. The
Goddess died while giving birth to some angry deity. The Goddess went to
Underworld. The God wants to rescue her, and go after her. The God doesn't
get to rescue her, because The Great Heavenly Goddess became some kind of
Underworld she-Demon.
Sources:
Orpheus and Eurydike
(Greece)
Demeter and Persephone
(Greece) note: changed from "God rescuing Goddess" to "Mother rescuing
Daughter"
Adam and Lilith (Israel)
note: Lilith was expelled from Eden. Angels tried to take her back, but she
became a demoness.
Loth and his wife (Israel)
note: My idea is that Sodomah was a version of the Hell. Loth try to save his
wife from "Hell", but she was turned into a salt statue.
Izanagi and Izanami
(Japan)
Osiris and Isis (Egypt) note:
changed from "God rescuing Goddess" to "Goddess rescuing God"
Lemminkainen and his mother
(Finland) note: changed from "God rescuing Goddess" to "Mother rescuing
son"
Joao SL
Rio