Re: [tied] Re: Religion

Vulcanus?
Some people link him with IE *welkw- "fire, shine, gleam", cf. Sanskrit ulka
"metteor" and varcas "shine", name of a minor god. And about Germanic smith
Volundr? Can be he < *Walhundaz < *Wolkw-ntos ?
Other people link him with Cretan Velkhanos and Etrusque Velxans.
Unfortunately there'so little information about Roman mythologie before the
Greek influences. We don't have such like a Roman Cosmogony...

Joao SL

----- Original Message -----
From: Glen Gordon <glengordon01@...>
To: <cybalist@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 11:09 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Religion


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>
> Joao:
> >I think in one point Glen is right: Ba'al had some Underworld aspect,
> >because died and was reborn by Anat, unless it was Egyptian influence >of
> >Osiris/Isis legend or the usual Adonis-Astart / Dumuzi-Inana stories. If
> >you like to link fire with Underworld the best choice is >Nergal, but I
> >find no other deity similar.
>
> You missed my point on Baal where he fights Mot, the god of the underworld
> and ruler of the dead. Mot was baked to perfection in an oven at around
450
> degrees C. Things that make you go "Hmmmm....".
>
> Further, I also suspect Vulcan as another aspect of a firey underworld in
> connection with *PexwrGnnos. Further yet, in case it hasn't yet drilled
into
> John's stubborn head, the "burning" qualities of the Styx... etc, etc,
> etc...
>
> - gLeN
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