Re: [tied] PIE fire god

And there's also the obvious theme of Fire x Rain.
The conflict between Storm and Fire gods can be seen in Prometheus x Zeus,
Indra x Agni and Loki x Thorr.
And I think that some traits of these fire gods were transferred to the
Catholic Devil.

Joao SL

----- Original Message -----
From: Glen Gordon <glengordon01@...>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 3:04 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] PIE fire god


>
> Joao:
> >All of them were tricksters, messengers, and related to fire, helpers of
> >mankind, rivals of Storm Gods; Agni and Loki were shape-shifting gods. I
> >think the role of Prometheus was superseeded by Hermes.
>
> Yes, shape-shifting relates to "deceit" or "betrayal", which
> relates to the way in which fire can burn you if not careful.
> As well, one may think of Storm chasing after Lightning (or
> rather, heavenly Fire).
>
>
> - gLeN
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