Theonymica Helleno-Semitica I: Charon
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | DO-SO-MO. Fascicula Mycenologica Polona |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Linguistics |
| Keywords | Greek mythology; Semitic mythology; theonyms; etymology |
| Description | The Greek theonym Charon remains without any Greek or Indo-European etymology. In the article is the name explained as an adaptation of the West Semitic theonym Hawran, belonging to a chthonian deity of the Ugaritic epics. |
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