Re: [tied] Hera Glory.

Is there IE etymology for Greek *-kleo "glory"?
Or it is a Mediterranean substrate word which could be compared with Latin
"gloria" ?

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From: <markodegard@...>
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Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 7:44 PM
Subject: [tied] Hera Glory.


> > No doubt, the names of Hera ana Herakles are
> > connected. AFAIR, folk-etymology explained
> > Herakles as "glorified by Hera" or "due to
> > Hera" - nothing about adoption again.
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> > Alexander
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> Somewhere I read that these compound Greek names can sometimes be
> interpreted in a negative sense. Instead of the usual "Glory of Hera",
> Herakles might be calqued as "Glory over/despite Hera".
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> Making up a by-name for Perseus, 'Medousakles', 'Medusa-Glory', this
> could only be interepreted as 'Glory over Medusa', '[obtaining] glory
> from Medusa'.
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> You can also adopt the Robert Graves position, of Sons of Herakles
> marrying or being adopted as sons by the local priestesses of Hera.
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