Re: Uranid: a guess
Posted by miri barak on
June 27, 2003 In Reply to: Re: Uranid: a guess posted
by Word Camel on June 27, 2003
: : This name is supposed to indicate an ancient culture or myth
as appears from the following text:
: : "The whole perspective, however, has recently changed with
the discovery of Hittite texts containing translations of Hurrian
myths. These myths parallel the URANID cycle in such striking detail
as to preclude any possibility of coincidence."
: : I could not find any information regarding this Uranid cycle
anywhere in English or in Hebrew. If anyone is familiar with ancient
cluture and with this in particular, I'll be most grateful for any
hint.
: : Thank you
: : miri
: Could it refer to the Bashkirs? They were an Indo-European tribe
of people who later became known as the Turks. They were nomadic
and ranged from the what is now Russia through Turkey and Armenia.
The Ancient Arabs and Greeks called them the "Uran", among other
things. Just a guess.
word camel - I followed your lead and looked in google for Ind-European
mythology and found a site about Armenian and it is clearly said
that their mythology is parallel to that of Hittite and Hurrian
and they mention certain myths that appear in my text too.
But I need some confirmation to this, I'm not sure whether for sure
Armenians and these Uranid.
Anyway I feel that this was an educated guess,
and thank you very much.
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