Re: Swiftness of Indra

True dat. The Aztecs had the habit of picking up new
deities as they conquered other groups. In
Meso-America, they also had the habit of taking other
peoples' gods hostage.


--- Francesco Brighenti <frabrig@...> wrote:

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>
>
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister
> <gabaroo6958@...>
> wrote:
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> > As the Indo-Aryans passed through Central Asia,
> it's possible they
> > picked up new deities.
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>
> Not necessarily new deities. More probably, they may
> have simply
> picked up new (and more "prestigious"?) _names_ for
> some of their old
> deities.
>
> Regards,
> Francesco
>
>
>

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