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From: deb5@ellis.uchicago.edu (Daniel von Brighoff)
Subject: Re: Do Zeus and Jupiter derive from `light' ?
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In article <3srjdj$vt@elron2.elron.net>, Ori Pomerantz  <ori> wrote:
>deb5@ellis.uchicago.edu (Daniel von Brighoff) wrote:

>	Is it possible that "Lucifer" is a derogatory term for "Jupiter"? After
>all, it was common practice to demonify the previous group of gods. Also, I
>think I remember something about Lucifer being the bringer of light.

	No, it is not.  Lucifer is "bringer of light" because that's
what the name means in Latin (lux + ferrere); it is a translation of
Greek "Phospher," itself a translation of Hebrew "Shachar," which is at
one point used to refer to Nebuchadnezzar.  Therefore, one could possibly
call Lucifer a derogatory term for Nebuchadnezzar, but that's oversimpli-
fying too much.

>	As for Loki, I don't remember any light associated with him. I may
>be wrong, but I don't think he would stand for light but for darkness.
>
	Um, light from a fire maybe?  Like, maybe he's a fire elemental 
rather than a true member of the Aesir or Vanir?  Like maybe this is the 
basis of his characterisation (not to mention his Leitmotiv) in Wagner's 
Ring Cycle?

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