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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread euhemerism #124335 03/02/2004 6:37 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 An eponym.So I couldn't figure out the roots! Euhemerism (n.) The theory, held by Euhemerus, that the gods of mythology were but deified mortals, and their deeds only the amplification in imagination of human acts. Sounds like baloney to me. Some mortals were indeed deified, but not Zeus and colleagues. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: euhemerism #124336 03/02/2004 6:44 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Some that we know to have been mortals were run through a process that is said to have made them gods, e.g., many of the Roman Emperors. What I think Euhemerus was saying is that those we think of as gods, e.g., Zeus, were mortals from long ago, of whom we have no other knowledge than the tales told about them and whom we have raised to the level of godhood by tradition. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: euhemerism #124337 03/03/2004 5:11 AM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Yup, that's how I've seen the word used. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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