Re: (ex- Names of a few Celtic Deities) APOLLON, The Moon and Appal

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Joao S. Lopes" <josimo70@...> wrote:

> I think the original PIE Moon-God was a god linked to cattle,

specially small cattle, goats and sheep. He was a protector of
travellers.

> His reflexes were Indian Pus.an, Greek Pan, Hermes, Apollon, Seilen,

perhaps ON Freyr and Máni.

> Apollon is another composite deity: he absorved the cattle-traits of

PIE Moon-God, but has a name linked to this Luwian Appaliunas "Father
Lion". In this case, Apollon < Apolion ?

> Joao SL

Isn't Apollo god of sun?
There is word APUOLUS, instead of word APVALUS (meaning ROUNDED) in
some dialects of Lithuanian language. Also there is place name Apuolë
in Skuodas district, Lithuania.
Word APUOLUS > name Apuolys > name Apuoliûnas or Apuolonis,
meaning "son of Apuolys"?

Regards, Aigius