Re: The role of Earth Goddess in PIE Mythology

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

>
> I'm starting to gather information about Earth Goddess
> in PIE mythology. There era many alternative views,
> and I'm still indecise:
> 1- Sky's Wife, mother of gods (cf.India and Greece,
> maybe Norse, but I think Greek and Indian hierogamies
> reflected Sumerian source, not IE)
> 2- Mother of gods, alone
> 3- Thunder God's wife
>
> Etymological traits:
> dheg^hem-
> h1er-
> pLtH2-
> bhuH-

Joao,

Various thoughts pop into my head, I cannot be of much assistance in
the linguistics aspect, but from a mythologic view one might wish to
explore:

Vedic Prithvi
Iranian Anahita
Germano-Norse Nerthus & Frigg (possibly a cognate of Prithivi?)

Best wishes,
Aydan