Talk:Flamen
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Are we sure that the Flamen/Brahman relationship is "no longer held in high esteem"? Jaan Puhvel, for one, makes an excellent case for it. -Rwv37 00:42, Apr 25, 2004 (UTC)
- Since there has recently been a (relative) flurry of new activity on the Flamen page, I just wanted to call attention to my question (above) again. Thanks. -Rwv37 16:05, Jul 17, 2004 (UTC)
- I'd like to read what Puhvel has to say about it. If the Indo-European list I used to subscribe to was still up, I'd ask there. My understanding is that brahman presupposes *bhlagh-men-, and that would yield Latin **flagmen. The root bhlagh- appears in Latin in forms like flagrare; the g is kept there. Smerdis of Tlön 21:01, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- I read it in Puhvel's book "Comparative Mythology". -Rwv37 15:33, Jul 18, 2004 (UTC)
