Re: [tied] PIE fire god

--- In cybalist@..., João Simões Lopes Filho <jodan99@...> wrote:

> Prometheus was also called Ithax (<*idh-nk- "to burn"). This seems

to be a

> good candidate for the older IE name of Prometheus, since he had

strong

> links to the PIE fire-god, messenger and trickster.
>
> Joao SL

Why would the PIE fire god be taken as a messenger and trickster ??

Ravi.