Re: [tied] Re: Euxine Event.

Lions in Central Asia? I've never heard this. Well, there was the "Cave
Lion" (Panthera leo spelaea) in Eurasia, but some scholars think the "Cave
Lion" was actually a "Cave Tiger" (Panthera tigris spelaea). And there was
the great North American Lion from La Brea (Panthera leo atrox).

Joao SL
Rio

----- Original Message -----
From: John Croft <jdcroft@...>
To: <cybalist@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 11:07 PM
Subject: [tied] Re: Euxine Event.


> João wrote:
> > And the Gamkrelidze theories about IE names for "lion", "leopard",
> "camel" and "monkey"? I don't agree with these ideas because have
> many
> zoogeographical problems. There's no monkey nor camel/elephant in
> Anatolia. The analysis of Latin leo:, Greek leont- and Slavic levu is
> interesting, but I've ever think Latin leo < Greek leon. A word for
> "leopard" is geographically plausible, but there's so many languages
> to compare.
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> One must not forget either that in prehistoric times lions had a far
> greater range than at present. Assyrian monarchs hunted lions in
> Syria. Lions were widespread throughout the Balkans in Mycenaean
> times (cf the lion gate at Mycenae), and lions were widespread in
> Central Asia and across the steppes in Scythian times.
>
> Regards
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> John
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