Re: [tied] Heralkes.

I've already thought on He:rakle:s < He:rokle:s < *Ya:ro-k^lewos like
Russian Yaroslav.

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From: Christopher Gwinn <sonno3@...>
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Subject: Re: [tied] Heralkes.


> > A possibility: Herakles < Her- < Egyptian Heru (Horus) ? Herodotus
stated
> > that Herakles had Egyptian roots, and "Black Athena theory" include this
> > idea.
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> What of the notion that Herakles comes from Hera - which comes from
e-grade
> of PIE *yer-a "year/summer" (from *ei- "to go") and is related to Greek
hwra
> "season" (o-grade of *Yer-).
> Hera is "E-ra" in Mycenaean inscriptions.
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> -Chris Gwinn
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