| From: | Andreas Johansson <andjo@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 12:38 |
Quoting Michael Poxon <mike@...>:> "Oannes" - wasn't he the god who came from the sea in the form of a fish? > One of the culture bringers common to many mythological systems (cf. Osiris > in Egypt).Oannes is indeed (the Greek name of) a Mesopotamian culture heros who rose from the Persian gulf in the shape of a fish-like creatures. The Mesopotamians named a constellation for him: probably either the modern Capricorn or Piscis Australis. Andreas
| Michael Poxon <mike@...> |