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Nostratica@yahoogroups.com, "H.M. Hubey" <hubeyh@...> wrote:
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> How does one explain Hermes=Mercury?
From the Microsoft Encarta Online Dictionary:
Mercury: "From Latin Mercurius, from merc-, the stem of
merx 'merchandise' (source of English 'merchant')."
I would say that there's *no* relationship between Hermes and
Mercurius (Mercury).
- Rob