Titans etymology

From: Joao S. Lopes
Message: 42141
Date: 2005-11-17

 Is there any consensus about the origin of the names of the Titans?
All their names came from the same souce? What is it? Semitic? Sumerian? Anatolian? Caucasian? Egyptian?

Kronos  O:keanos  Kreios   Koios  Hyperion  Iapetos
Rheia  Theia Mne:mosyne: Te:thys  Themis (-st)  Phoibe:

1- Iapetos seems to be obviously linked to Hebrew Yapheth
2- Te:thys < *Tawatu, akin to Tiamat?
3- There are three of them  with -no/a suffix, four with -io/a suffix. Any comment?

Joao SL


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