Re: [tied] Bakkhos etymology

I think I remember that the calendar reform shifted two months backwards: September, the seventh month, is now the ninth month. February, the month of purification, would be the twelfth month by this scheme.

Patrick

----- Original Message -----

From: alex

To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 11:17 PM

Subject: Re: [tied] Bakkhos etymology

david_russell_watson wrote:
>
> Are you trying to equate Jove and Janus? If so, that's not
> correct. Regardless, you can't seriously be suggesting we
> reject the name of Janus, the god of portals and beginnings,
> as the base of "Januarius", the name of the first month of
> the year, in favor of "Dionys-".

> David

I don't try to equate Janus and Jove and I don't negate the Janus as
being the good of portals. I just suggest Januarius _was not_ the first
month of the year in the ancient calendar but the 11-th month. The name
of the month is best represented in the Mycean *enuwaliyos I don't see
any connection here with "portal" and Janus for the 11-th month of the
year. Does someone know this connection?

Alex

--
No virus found in this outgoing message.
Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.2 - Release Date: 21.04.2005

------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~-->
In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers.
At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide!
http://us.click.yahoo.com/EA3HyD/3MnJAA/79vVAA/GP4qlB/TM
--------------------------------------------------------------------~->

Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    cybalist-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/