Proto-Indo-European mythology
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| - | :''[[Venus (mythology)]], [[love god]], [[goddess]]'' | ||
| - | [[Venus]] has been compared to other goddesses of love, [[Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli]] in [[Aztec mythology]], [[Kukulcan]] in [[Maya mythology]], [[Frigg]] and [[Freyja]] in the [[Norse mythology|Norse mythos]], and [[Ushas]] in [[Historical Vedic religion|Vedic religion]]. [[Ushas]] is also linked to Venus by a [[Sanskrit]] epithet ascribed to her, ''vanas-'' ("loveliness; longing, desire"), which is [[cognate]] to ''Venus'', suggesting a [[Proto-Indo-European religion|Proto-Indo-European]] link via the reconstructed stem '''*wen-''' "to desire". | + | The existence of similarities among the [[Deity|deities]] and religious practices of the [[Indo-Europeans|Indo-European]] (IE) peoples allows glimpses of a common '''[[Proto-Indo-Europeans|Proto-Indo-European]] (PIE) religion and mythology'''. Reconstruction is based on the [[comparative method]]. Archaeological evidence is difficult to match to any specific culture in the period of early Indo-European culture |
| - | + | in the [[Chalcolithic]]. | |
| - | Venus is also associated with the Latvian god [[Auseklis]], whose name derives from the root aus-, meaning "dawn". Auseklis and [[Mēness]], whose name means "moon", are both Dieva dēli ("sons of God"). | + | |
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The existence of similarities among the deities and religious practices of the Indo-European (IE) peoples allows glimpses of a common Proto-Indo-European (PIE) religion and mythology. Reconstruction is based on the comparative method. Archaeological evidence is difficult to match to any specific culture in the period of early Indo-European culture
in the Chalcolithic.
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