etruscans

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Dear all,

 

While this does not concern with Ancient India, it may be a good point

to discuss the comparative mythologies.

 

I have posted the following post in the Cybalist, which perhaps may

invite good amount of scholarly discussions on etruscans:

 

 

" Can some one clarify to me the connection between Etruscan with the

East in simple terms?

 

There are certain links, if fanciful:

 

1. Etruscans are connected with Anatolia

 

2. There is a school that argues that the Lanka of Ravana, described

in Ramayan is Anatolia

 

These kind of arguements may not be accepted by scholars since

neither of these two arguments holds any historical water.

 

However, it may be of interest to know that some scholar do think

that Etruscans have come from the East, if not proper India.

 

It is of specific interest to me to know whether there is any Dardic

connection (I hear another exasperating grasp from some of us) of

Etruscans.

 

I request the group to enlighten me on the various views of scholars

on the issue. "

 

 

I hope to hear from the members of Ancient India ,

 

regards,

 

Kishore patnaik

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Posted in Cybalist by me:

 

 

 

he constant refrain of many historians and parallel scholars(such as

linguists or DNA mark readers) is that Etruscan is not a burning issue

of History.

 

Their paranoid is obvious. Most of the possibilities that form key to

the mystery of Etruscan alphabet threaten to collapse the pyramids of

beliefs on which these academics are built up in the last 200 years or

so.

 

For eg., what if the constructive elements of etruscans share

commonality with say, Indian Rg Vedic linguistic meters? And what if

these elements are absent in the Greek and other proto European models

that have been so painstakingly built?? it will only mean that

Indians have been contributing to the linguistics of the ancient world

, rather than being recipients!!!!!

 

I am sure the unbiased scholars only have to open the closets,,, too

many mummies will be revealed.

 

regards,

 

Kishore patnaik

[Guest guest]

From what I have been reading, it is other way round- the Greek

alphabet owes it to Etruscans.

 

The origins of Etruscans is still a mystery, at least there is no

single opinion as to where they have come from and who they share

their culture with , in the ancient civilizations.

 

The Lithuvians and European group that share commonality with Indian

elements, either mythology, writing scripts or sciences and arts such

as Astronomy and Astrology, have not got them directly from India-

some of the highly Indianized elements are missing even in an indirect

way.

 

The Indians have shared their culture and knowledge with some ancient

civilizations either through migrations- for eg., the Mayan culture

owes their highly developed geometry, architecture and astronomical

knowledge to their subcontinent origins (who says so- No scholar

worth his salt today will support this, right?)

 

That Mayans belong to the Daitya Tribe of the subcontinent is

specifically clear on two counts- their civilization is contemporary

with the traditional dating of MBh and second, their astronomy is

venusian based , just as the Daityas of Puranic literature adopted.

 

On the other hand, if you discuss Lanka, Aryabhatta, who is certainly

a historical figure identified it with a place on the equator. which

coincides with the Ramayan's descriptions of Lanka being 800 kms or

so from the main land.

 

These people, probably what the Greek call as Anatolia today, have

migrated to various places and have shared their civilization with the

neo world. The Anatolia hypothesis generally failed only because the

indian connection is generally overlooked or not explored with the

seriousness it deserved.

 

I would be happy if some scholar tries to examine the current

linguistic, genetic and other similar theories on the above basis.

 

It answers many unanswered questions till date.

 

regards,

 

Kishore patnaik

 

 

This is in reply to the post:

 

-- In cybalist , " Kishore patnaik " <kishormohan

 

wrote:

>

>

> Most of the possibilities that form key to

> the mystery of Etruscan alphabet threaten to collapse the pyramids

of

> beliefs on which these academics are built up in the last 200

years or

> so.

 

There's nothing especially mysterious about the Etruscan alphabet.

It's obviously derived from the Greek.

 

 

> And what if

> these elements are absent in the Greek and other proto European

models

> that have been so painstakingly built?? it will only mean that

> Indians have been contributing to the linguistics of the ancient

world

> , rather than being recipients!!!!!

 

Who's telling they were just recipients?