A little attempt of a PIE Theogony
1) The primordial couple: *Yemos (Hermaphrodit
Giant) and *? (Primordial Cow)
2) The old generation of gods: I'm still not sure,
but I think that's traits of an older generation of gods (cf. Greek Titans,
Indian Rshis or Prajapatis, cf. some Nordic Giants like Mimr or Belsta that were
more "cosmogonic" than "monstruous"). Maybe this first generation represent the
sacerdotal class... They were born or from the Cow or from the body of
Giant.
3) Of this first generation, we have *Dyew, that
had at least two wives, the sisters *DyuHni: (Nocturnal Sky Goddess, cf. Aditi
and Dione) and Da:nu (?) (cf. Diti(Da:nu), mother of Danavas, and Domnu, mother
of Fomoire). DyuHni: was mother of the aesir-like gods), *deiwo:s, and Da:nu of
the Giants (cf. Nordic and Greek Giants, Indian Asuras or Rakshasas, Celtic
Fomoires), *trsewes. (cf. Indian trsu- "monster", ON thyrs, from root ters- "to
tremble, to fear))
4) Th Cow's milk originated a sea of milk (cf.
India and Scandinavia). The gods and giants churn this sea to make the
"ambrosia". From the milk were born the Vanir-like gods (just a guess!). The
sea became salty.
5) The Vanir and Aesir fight, but became
friends.
6) The Vanir and Aesir fight the
Giants.
I have many doubts in this scheme, so it's very
provisory. For example, The Vanir are so mysterious. There's no genealogy of
them, and their number was not known. We have Njoerdr and his two sons Freyr and
Freyja, and Guldru:n, but we don't know their origin.
Are the Vanir the interbreed between Giants and
Aesir?
Are they born from Ymir?
I based my analysis on the deities that sprout from
Milk Sea's churning: apsaras, Shri:, the Moon. holy cows and horses, the Doctor
Dhanvantari, etc. Maybe the Greek Pontos represented this Milk-Sea. Dumezil
considered the Twins as "vanir-like"representing the Third Function, but in my
scheme they are sons of a god and a mare-changed giantess,
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