tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post5156177614331592695..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Cerne Abbas GiantAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-58748675030153801972022-05-10T08:48:48.663-04:002022-05-10T08:48:48.663-04:00I'm not sure of the context of sykes' comm...I'm not sure of the context of sykes' comment but it triggered something I heard in a Jackson Crawford intro to the Ynglinga and Heimskringla sagas from about a week ago. He noted that in that work Snorri Sturluson adopted a convention of his time, late 1100s to early 1200s, to connect the Norse gods to temporal kings, in this case of Norway, via heroes of Greek mythology surrounding the Trojan War. It seems plausible to think Snorri and the Norse weren't unique in this kind of interconnection of myth, and a 1100-1200s explanation of a monument that was created a century or two before might have gone in the same direction, rather than indicating it was created thousands of years prior.Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396671757183163171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-69381648761573179112022-05-10T08:22:52.104-04:002022-05-10T08:22:52.104-04:00Hmmm...how do we know that Nog the caveman wasn...Hmmm...how do we know that Nog the caveman wasn't into self portraits. Perhaps even back then, childish humor was a thing.Mike Guentherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13760305520055214986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-88191019145196963482022-05-09T21:53:11.754-04:002022-05-09T21:53:11.754-04:00It would be interesting--ok, maybe mostly to exper...It would be interesting--ok, maybe mostly to experts--to try to trace the ups and downs of Egyptian gods. I assume shrines and even temples would be repurposed when a new dynasty indicated its own favorites. Not that you'd dare disparage any of the old ones (unless you're Akhenaten), but some stories will differ and maybe Set isn't such a good guy this century or two.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-55756524045579083252022-05-09T19:14:31.198-04:002022-05-09T19:14:31.198-04:00The seeming reference to Hercules suggest a dating...The seeming reference to Hercules suggest a dating to the 3rd millennium BC during or after the Indo-European invasion. There was a 90% replacement of males during that time.sykes.1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10954672321945289871noreply@blogger.com