Re: [tied] Re: Religion

>It's dangerous to state that Apollon "came from Sumeria", Apollon "is
>Nergal". Apollon is a very complex deity with so many possible >connexions.

True, you're right. Unfortunately John is still trying to understand why it
is that archaeologically attested cultures do not go hand in hand with
prehistoric linguistic areas. Sigh.

>I think it has elements of Reshef (and Nergal, interesting, this I didn't
>know), but Apollon had also a PIE base >similar to Indian Rudra and Nordic
>Vali - a god of vengeance, master >of diseases and medicine, linked to the
>rat and mole.

Ooh, that sounds interesting. I have to check that out.

>Zeus's and Athena's partnership is like Ba'al and Anat; and Teshub and
>Shaushka.

Hmm, I'll save that one for lunch :)

Joao:

>Gaia had elements of Tiamat.
>Ouranos and Gaia remembers An and Ki.
>Poseidon and Amphitrite similar to Yam and Athtart.
>Zeus X Prometheus is similar to Enlil x Enki/Ea, and also IE Storm->God.x
>Fire-Trickster (cf. Thorr & Loki, Indra & Agni)
>Zeus x Kronos is similar to Teshub x Kumarpish

Yes, Joao. Good points. Let's see if John heeds any of it... :)

- gLeN


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