From: João S. Lopes Filho
Message: 9944
Date: 2001-10-02
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Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 8:09 AM
Subject: [tied] Re: APOLLO and ... MARS?
> --- In cybalist@..., "João S. Lopes Filho" <jodan99@...> wrote:
> > ... plagues of mice (smintheus is an ancient Cretan word meaning
> > "mouse")
>
> I thought that Greek [sminthos] = "mouse", [Smintheus] = "mouse god".
I agree with you: mouse is [sminthos].