-
origin of a
theonym can
serve as
basis for
theories of its
historical origin.
Metaphysical and
mystical meanings are also
discerned in
theonyms, as in Kabbalah...
- In
ancient Gr****
religion and myth,
Eukarpia ("well-fruited" or "She of the rich harvest") was a
divine personification of fertility, or an
epithet or...
- from
Mount Gerizim (3rd or the
beginning of the 2nd
century BCE). The
theonyms YHW and YHH are
found in the
Elephantine papyri of
about 500 BCE. One ostracon...
- Proto-Celtic
paganism was the
beliefs of the
speakers of Proto-Celtic and
includes topics such as the mythology, legendry, folk tales, and folk beliefs...
-
which a
complex multilevel and
hierarchic structure of
relationship among theonyms is envisaged. This
phenomenon would put the god into a sort of host–guest...
- The
language spoken by the
Liburnians in
classical times is
basically unattested and unclassified. It is
reckoned as an Indo-European
language with a significant...
-
against paganism. Additionally, more
numerous sources in
which Slavic theonyms are
preserved include names,
proper names,
place names, folk holidays,...
- In Manichaeism,
Zarathustra is
considered one of the four
prophets of the faith,
along with Buddha,
Jesus and Mani. Mani
believed that the
teachings of...
-
Chernobog and Belobog: many
scholars recognize the
authenticity of
these theonyms and
explain them, for example, as gods of good and evil; on the
other hand...
- perkūnas ("thunder") and perkūnija ("thunderstorm").
Other Indo-European
theonyms related to 'thunder',
through another root *(s)tenh₂-, are
found in the...
