LL-L "Etymology" 2003.07.21 (01) [E]

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From: Peter Snepvangers <snepvangers at optushome.com.au>
Subject: Etymology


Fiete.

Not Lucifer I fear,
but those almighty Gods.
Fiete
Urian is a Greek word meaning heavenly/from heaven.
Here are 2 links that refer to Urian as first a saint and second a demon who
rules witches.I understand it is also a very old German word for devil.
http://www.btinternet.com/~rob.martin1/bem/chapel.htm
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/u/urian.html
Urien is another spelling with an interesting link
http://www.britannia.com/bios/ebk/urienrd.html
and
http://www.behindthename.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?terms=URIEN
Cheers
Peter Snepvangers

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