... Michael Witzel's book on comparative "Laurasian" mythology is forthcoming (_Origins_, NY 2009). Some brief descriptions of the project can be read at ...
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Wade MacMorrighan
macmorrighan
Jan 4, 2009 7:07 pm
... on this subject.<<< What exactly has Michael Witzel written on this subject? I'm not familiar with his work. ... be looked at as northern hemispheric.<<< ...
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Wade MacMorrighan
macmorrighan
Jan 4, 2009 7:07 pm
... on this subject.<<< What exactly has Michael Witzel written on this subject? I'm not familiar with his work. ... be looked at as northern hemispheric.<<< ...
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bhmsympatico
Jan 4, 2009 11:01 pm
The problem is trying to locate an original belief system. Eurasia has been part of trade route which starts in Europe and ends in China. There's been a cross...
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Wade MacMorrighan
macmorrighan
Jan 5, 2009 10:10 am
... Eurasia has been part of trade route which starts in Europe and ends in China. There's been a cross fertilization for thousands of years so it doesn't...
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Francesco Brighenti
frabrig
Jan 5, 2009 10:20 am
... There is plenty of evidence of fire and/or hearth cults among Native American Nations (of North America, Mexico, Peru, etc). The ancient Mayas even had a...
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Wade MacMorrighan
macmorrighan
Jan 5, 2009 5:24 pm
... is there a female equivalent? In the Germanic tradition is there a hearth goddess or is it a domestic goddess?<<< Yes, there is a female equivelent or...
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Wade MacMorrighan
macmorrighan
Jan 5, 2009 5:24 pm
... Brighid?<<< There are no sources that I am aware of connecting the two strands of data; rather, it was an interesting little fit of data that British ...
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Francesco Brighenti
frabrig
Jan 5, 2009 6:47 pm
... 1) Agnayi, wife of Agni, figures in the Rigveda, but she is merely the female counterpart of the fire-god, a being without independent existence and...
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Wade MacMorrighan
macmorrighan
Jan 6, 2009 11:30 am
We must not forget that within linguistic remains evidence for ethnology (as Prof. Anthony reminds us). "Agnayi" means "Firey"; and, that it stems from "agni"...
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CeiSerith@...
ceisiwrserith
Jan 6, 2009 6:07 pm
In a message dated 1/6/2009 6:30:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ... ethnology (as Prof. Anthony reminds us). "Agnayi" means "Firey"; and, that it stems from...
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bhmsympatico
Jan 9, 2009 11:11 pm
Francesco, Wade, and CeiSerith, Thank you for your well sourced and knowledgeable replies. My initial inquiry was to confirm that my understanding is...
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C. L. Vermeers
whateley23
Jan 10, 2009 7:40 pm
... this is no longer the best conjecture as to the meaning of the holiday name. see Bernhardt-House, Phillip A., "Imbolc: A New Interpretation";, Cosmos 18...
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Edgard Bikelis
theharmoniou...
Jan 11, 2009 7:30 am
Hi! ... I think of: 1) skt. agní, lat. ignis, lith. ugnìs &c &c (the exact reconstruction is not important here); and 2) hit. pahhur, grk. pûr, goth. fōn; ...
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PIEreligion@yahoogrou...
Jan 11, 2009 7:32 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the PIEreligion group. File : /Light from...
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bhmsympatico
Jan 11, 2009 7:00 pm
C., Can you give any linguistic evidence to support House's interpretation of "Oi" meaning "wolf" and "melc" meaning "butter". It's an interesting idea and if...
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CeiSerith@...
ceisiwrserith
Jan 11, 2009 7:03 pm
In a message dated 1/11/2009 2:30:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ... the active / inactive pairs of names, like those of water, Are there any other nouns that...
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CeiSerith@...
ceisiwrserith
Jan 11, 2009 7:05 pm
In a message dated 1/11/2009 2:00:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ... association with swastika links her to comic order is accurate then she is central to...
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CeiSerith@...
ceisiwrserith
Jan 11, 2009 7:08 pm
In Norse mythology, the gods drink milk from a goat that nibbles on the world tree. In Greece, Zeus drinks his nektar from the horn of the goat Almathea....
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bhmsympatico
Jan 11, 2009 7:26 pm
Ceisiwr, That's my point, that her cross is slightly off-set and the core of it is a swastika. Brigit's association with the cross doesn't exclude her from a...
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bhmsympatico
Jan 11, 2009 7:36 pm
It's a logical substitute for a cow if the goat is kept for milk. In areas were goats are a more common source of milk then I can see them replacing the cow...
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C. L. Vermeers
whateley23
Jan 11, 2009 11:18 pm
... you've got it backward: _imb_ is "butter" (even in Modern Irish, as _im_), _olc_ is "wicked", but derived from PIE _*wlkwos_ "wolf" (see, eg, Kim McCone,...
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bhmsympatico
Jan 12, 2009 1:21 am
C., Thank you for your response. To include the entire article would be quite a bit of typing wouldn't it. I appreciate what you have sent me. Much of the...
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Brian Nunes
bergamot_the...
Jan 12, 2009 4:36 am
Hello all, I've been a lurker here for a long time, but if I could humbly interject for just a moment: It's pretty widely accepted that the first herd animals...
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bhmsympatico
Jan 12, 2009 10:37 pm
Brian, It's an interesting point that you have made. Words for goats certainly appear in the PIE language indicating an early contact with the animal. If you...
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bhmsympatico
Jan 12, 2009 10:39 pm
C. L., Would you happen to know Cosmos' address? I'm trying to locate the article you've mentioned and have not had much luck with my online search. Thank...
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Mehr Aban
nabarz110
Jan 13, 2009 11:07 am
Dear friends, For your interest. Feel free to pass on to other interested parties. There are new reviews of Mithras Reader Volumes I and II An Academic and...
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C. L. Vermeers
whateley23
Jan 14, 2009 2:46 am
replied to privately. c. vermeers ... search....
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bhmsympatico
Feb 6, 2009 9:55 pm
I found the reference for the giving of sheep to the poor. It's in Kevin Danagher's "The Year In Ireland: Irish Calendar Customs"....
2557
elfboy@...
elfboy...
Feb 17, 2009 11:06 am
Greetings from a new group member. My name is Autumn and I am a youngish man from Australia possessing a private devotional interest in particular...
