Re: Religion

--- In cybalist@egroups.com, "Glen Gordon" <glengordon01@...> wrote:

>
> Arkugal:
> >Where is it stated that MARS or ARES have any connection with the
> >Underworld?
>
> Nergal, Marduk, Baal, etc. They are related to war or storms and

are also

> related to the underworld with a venusian consort. Note also that

Mars

> wasn't always a war god and is the product of mythological

confusion.

That is still discussed. I have read, recently, that MARS was always
a God of War, which would be quite natural, for the Latins were quite
warlike; one way or another, MARS had no connection with the
Underworld. Neither did ARES, THOR, INDRA, all of them were the
representatives of the God of War in their respective pantheons,
according Dumezil.

> Arkugal:
> >VENUS is connected with the land, APHRODITE is connected with the
> >water. Two different things.

Glen Gordon:

> Venus is connected with Mars (a theme persistent as well in the

related

> SumeroAkkadian belief)

Only after the Hellenic influence.

>and so by association, they are connected with the
> underworld which happens to be watery.

Isn't that pushing too far?...