[tied] Re: Tor/Tur/(e)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "P&G" <petegray@...> wrote:

>
> Such a prothetic vowel is unlikely - in my opinion - precisely

because of

> potential confusion with atlas = "not enduring", a word actually

found in

> Greek.

Good point...

>If the name existed as Tlas, it would not readily be turned into a
> parody of itself. Besides, initial tl- is not a problem in Greek.

Sounds logical enough to me, but I just don't see why he would be
called that.

Anyway, it seems Joao's Pre-Greek idea may well be right. ...even
though I don't want to believe it, because it would then become quite
undecipherable.

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Joao" <josimo70@...> wrote:
> I think ATLAS (ATLANT-) is a pre-Greek name, whose Greek analysis
is clearly a folk-etymology. Perhaps the same root of name ATALANTA.
The same can be true for almost all Titans. Suffix -AS (-ANT-) is
very common in Giants' and Titans' names: Mimas, Gigas, Gyas,
Phorbas, Pallas.