Mr. Bradshaw asked:
I’ve noticed that some gods and godesses in the various ancient Indo-European peoples have similar stories and some even have almost the same names.
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I’ve noticed that some gods and godesses in the various ancient Indo-European peoples have similar stories and some even have almost the same names.
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by dj_synical
09 Feb 2010 at 03:15
some trace the similarities back to the persian invasion from the north to the south, otherwise known as the Aryans.
by drampor
12 Feb 2010 at 13:36
There is a possibility that the shamanistic ‘Wicca’ belief is a link as well.
by Thought
12 Feb 2010 at 23:10
To a specific Indo-European source? No. Though this is a rather interesting theory. A fair bit of work has been done on it. If you can find works by George Dumezil (translated works, that is. He’s French) they make for an interesting read. Really, he is one of the big names in the field.
Of course, the supposedly ultimate source of these similarities is called the Proto-Indo-European cultural group. Ah yes, P.I.E., the best acronym ever.
by psmunro_01
14 Feb 2010 at 06:55
I don’t think they have a common source, How ever, Alot of the very early gods and goddesses were nature based so it stands to reason that they would have similar stories…..plus, the names and/or ideas would have been imported along the trade routs along with new technology and belief systems. I hope this helps.