Am 03/25 06:56 Raymond Brown yscrifef:
> By what evidence? Apollo was an ancient god. His name is not of IE
> origin; he was taken into the eventual Greek pantheon from a non-Greek
> source, presumably one which existed in the Aegean area before the
> pre-Greek IE speakers move there. What evidence do we have whether this
> god was originally oracular or not?
>
But a god called Payawon/Paeon can be found in Linear B inscriptions I
seem to remember reading. (spelling of name subject to correction).
- andrew.
--
Andrew Smith, Intheologus hobbit@earthlight.co.nz
Takitimu - my mountain
Otepuni - my river