Re: More on IE myth

--- In cybalist@..., "Glen Gordon" <glengordon01@...> wrote:

>
> I said:
> >>Oh, and the whole Mayan religion is probably the result of later
> >>mythological diffusion from Asia, but I digress.
>
> Torsten:
> >Is that the same as people diffusion or did they pass by the
> >subterranean (submarine?) caves under the Pacific?
>
> Well, since the Pacific is a large ocean, it's either via telepathy

or

> population movement from Asia or the Pacific islands. I'm

unconvinced that

> the Mayan legends are seperately developed myths from those of the

Old World

> because of terribly uncanny resemblances that when added up amount

to a very

> giant coincidence.
>
> - gLeN
>
>

My horrible uncle, Jon Galster, liked to point out the uncanny
resemblance between Greek <theos> and Aztec <teo-tl> (as in
Teotihuacan) 'god'. I hrrmph'ed properly and said everyone knew that
'theos' was derives from 'deiwos' (Yes I know. That just goes to
show, something or other).

As to coincidence, I have now been persuaded that the word *d-n-n-
means 'coincidence', because every time I say *d-n-n-, everyone says
**'coincidence'.

Torsten



Torsten