Re: [tied] Re: Creation > IE Astronomy

I think Aktaion (and possibly Orion) were related to Phoenician Aqhat, a
hunter who loved Anat, but was killed by her. I'm not sure if it's exact,
but it'is similar.

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Subject: [tied] Re: Creation > IE Astronomy


> --- In cybalist@..., "João S. Lopes Filho" <jodan99@...> wrote:
> > *aus-ro- lexeme in Germanic *Austro:n (Easter)
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> > *(a)usro- in Latin would must be *(a)ubr- (Osco-Umbrian aufr-/ofr-
> /ufr-).
> > How about *umbrus (Umbrian)? Could be a nasalized form of *ubrus? A
> meaning
> > similar to Ausonia?
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> > what's the etymology of OE earendel = ON aurvandill = OHG orentil ?
> > Perhaps O:rion < *Ausriyon, throught a different IE dialect in
> Greece.
> >
> As I recall, Orion's myth was centered in the east Aegean and so
> might have been adopted from Lydia. He might be a sacrificial hero
> character similar to Acteon. Hunter gods had a habit of getting
> killed tragically. Might his name be adopted from an ancient
> Anatolian dialect?
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