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7 sats \ 3 replies \ @987654321 24 Feb 2024 \ on: Book Report: A History of Religious Ideas Vol. 1 by Mircea Eliade - Ch 10-12 BooksAndArticles
While Uranus, Chronos and Zeus share in the identity of sky gods with other neighboring religious cultures, including the Canaanites and the Vedic creator Dyaus,
https://www.etymonline.com/word/*dyeu-
My most favorite revelation this week was
Jupiter "Dyeu + Pater" could also be Zeus Father....
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Se7enZ OP 24 Feb 2024
Indeed, I think I remember the book mentioning a form of Zeus Pitar itself, and I believe he is usually associated with Jupiter...
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @jurraca 24 Feb 2024
check this for size...
Uranus, beyond the sky Neptune, beyond/below the sea Pluto/Hades, below the earth
Three planets the Greeks couldn't see, identified with forces beyond the immediate human realm.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @987654321 24 Feb 2024
Good point! I think also at some point our predecessors believed that Jupiter or Saturn was the Sun at night. In some circles Saturn is the Black Sun.
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