Re: Thracian inscription "Geretos, Seusa"

From: Aigius
Message: 50847
Date: 2007-12-10

"The solid gold ring found in a Thracian mound near Sliven on July
15 2007 by archaeologists most probably belonged to Thracian King
Teres II, expedition member Yordanka Radancheva said.
King Teres II ruled from 350-341 BCE.
The ring, which has a Greek inscription and the likeness of a man,
probably doubled as a seal, Bulgarian news agency BTA said.
The inscription was initially deciphered to read "The Saviour of
Asia"." (From http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/archaeologists-
speculate-that-ring-found-in-bulgaria-belonged-to-thracian-king-
teres-ii/id_23865/catid_70 )

My question is, how "Geretos Seusa" can be translated as "The
Saviour of Asia"?

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Aigius" <segijus@...> wrote:
>
> There is inscription "ΓΗΡΗΤΟΣ
ΣΕΥΣΑ" (Geretos Seusa) on Thracian
> golden ring-seal:
>
> http://forum.istorija.net/photos/show-album.asp?
albumid=14&photoid=610
>
> I think inscription means "Geretos the governor of Seusa",
or "Geretos
> from Seusa". Can name Geretos be related to Lithuanian word
GĖRĖTIS
> (GERETIS), which means TO ENJOY, TO ADMIRE, TO DELIGHT, TO FEAST?
> There are towns named Seusa and Sausa in Romania. Can these names
be
> related to Lithuanian word SAUSA, meaning DRY, Latin word SICCUS
with
> the same meaning and to Russian word SUHOJ with the same meaning?
>