Re: [tied] Origin of Demeter

From: Joao
Message: 28984
Date: 2003-12-31

Demeter has an allonym Deo. 
----- Original Message -----
From: bagoven20
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 2:41 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Origin of Demeter

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "P&G" <petegray@......> wrote:
> >what the
> > hell is *de:?!
>
> It is not clear.   A different suggestion is that it is for Demo-
meter,
> nothing to do with earth at all.  There is no independent evidence
for da:
> meaning "earth" in Doric or elsewhere.
>
> Peter

Demo-meter? Sounds like an instrument.
Demos is a  word in Gk. meaning "people" is it not? There was
a "Deimos", panic as opposed to "Phobos", fear.
Anyway "Dewa" and "Demo" may have the same meaning if you'll consider
Japanese.

Loreto


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