Mr. Hand: On Gk. Χείρων, Ved. Rudrá- ‘of healing hand’ and Hitt. kiššeraš (D)UTU-uš
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2019
abstract:
In this paper, I explore the possible inherited Indo-European
background of Chiron. This mythological figure is characterized by a
number of distinctive features, namely: the ‘healing hand’, the activity
‘hunt’, the component ‘wildness’, and the training of young heroes. In the light of a phraseological comparison, Chiron shares all or some of these components with the Vedic god Rudra, and with the Anatolian ‘Sun-god of the hand’.
background of Chiron. This mythological figure is characterized by a
number of distinctive features, namely: the ‘healing hand’, the activity
‘hunt’, the component ‘wildness’, and the training of young heroes. In the light of a phraseological comparison, Chiron shares all or some of these components with the Vedic god Rudra, and with the Anatolian ‘Sun-god of the hand’.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
CHIRONE, RUDRA, DIVINITÀ GUARITRICI, ETIMOLOGIA SINCRONICA
List of contributors:
Massetti, Laura
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