Guest guest Posted March 29, 2001 Report Share Posted March 29, 2001 Dear dear So & So, You wrote: > btw the name site you mentioned > http://www.behindthename.com/ > didn't do Persephone justice ... really I can say the following all from vision... ( I 'slept' on this last night as I promised you, but let me base my vision also on linguistic footings, as though coming from entomological roots, to re-construct a more comprehensive understanding of mythical reality. Let's see... (When you search 'name', 'meaning' and 'description', the above site provides more information. vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv PROSERPINA (f) "to emerge" (Latin). She was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Persephone. PERSEPHONE (f) Meaning unknown (Greek), perhaps "to destroy light". In Greek myth she was the *daughter of Demeter and Zeus* who was abducted to the underworld by Hades. She was eventually allowed to return to the surface for part of the year. The result of her comings and goings is the changing of the seasons. DEMETER (f) "earth mother" from Greek de "earth" and meter "mother". In Greek mythology Demeter was the goddess of agriculture, the daughter of Cronus, the sister of Zeus, and the mother of Persephone. JUPITER (m) "divine father" (Latin). Jupiter was the supreme god in Roman mythology. He presided over the heavens and light. His Greek equivalent was Zeus. vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv Let's work with this..... The Latin equivalent to Persephone, 'Proserpina' is likely from 'pro' and 'serp'. It may mean 'crawling forward', or better still, ('pro' having the meaning of 'pro' as in 'pro-duce') coming forth, crawling out, as a baby being born forth from the womb. (The original meaning of profane is 'appear' from 'pro' 'phaenomai' as in 'phenomenon). The serpent emerging from crevice or cave, a baby as little worm being born. ('Worm' is in many languages a vernacular for a newborn child.) Persephone is the serpent, is Eve, all in positive contexts. *** Persephone is Eve I do not think that Hades IS the 'underworld'. The underworld is called after Hades. There is a big mix-up in the crossover of mythical names and meanings. Trying to unravel that here. The underworld was originally not seen as a dark, lugubrious and dank place... It is more like the womb. I love that realm, that's where I work nightly. It is full of inner light that one sees once one discovers the saviour / mid man / mid wife / helper /holy spirit. When you are touched. Or when you reach for and touch the saviour / helper / holy spirit /eleuterios / lover / obstetrician (?)... when you are being born, liberated, reborn or when you REITERATE YOURSELF. If Hades is a place it is Eden called after Adam, the place in which Adam 'reiterates'. *** Hades is Adam *** Eden is Adam's (and Eve's) place *** Eden is also called 'Helle' into which Jesus descends (Nicene Creed) Demeter, Proserpina's mother, means 'mother earth'. 'de' is earth as in Eden. So Proserpina is the daughter of the earth mother, periodically (menstruation) called back (forced really) into the womb (the cave, or in aboriginal terms 'back to the menstruation hut' ) to emerge fertile again. Annually as in Easter (sun and moon) or monthly (moon). *** Demeter is Mother Earth Zeus or Jupiter is io-pater. We could say 'father universe'. Jesus prayed, according to the Greek Lord's prayer, "Ho pater ho en tois uranois", "our father who art in heaven(s)." Je-hova. Zeus and Demeter produce the children of humankind. *** Zeus is Yahweh Persephone = Eve Demeter = de-meter = mother earth Earth = Eden Zeus = io-pater = je-hova = yahweh = father universe Hades = Adam We can do the same with Kunda+Lingam (yoni, kunt + lingam, penis) Kundalini / Tantra Yoga (joining up) symbolism. I have written about that before elsewhere. *** Whereas Jesus is 'the son of hu-man-kind', Persephone is 'the daughter of hu-man-kind'. Love, \/\///\/\ /\/\ \/ X /\ \/\/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2001 Report Share Posted March 30, 2001 dear ones, about 4 or 5 years ago the tv show "Hercules" did a really funny show on the Demeter--Persophone myth-- did anyone see it?? personally i loved the way Hercules and Xena grappled with the greek gods--the retelling of the myths is hilarious IMHO... love nora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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