Ometeotl
micc2
micc2 at cox.net
Fri Apr 17 19:22:53 UTC 2009
Iván Pedroza wrote:
> I agree with Mario. All symbols are conceived as dual:
> Tonacatecuhtli, Tonacacihuatl; Tlaloctlamacazqui, Chalchiuhtlicue;
> Mictecacihuatl, Mictlatecuhtli and a long etcetera... I don't think we
> have much valid evidence on such thing as "trinity"...
>
> Besides, ome doesn't lose the E when composed with a suffix beginning
> with T (as well as other letters), as in Ometepec...
This change of ending can also be seen with verbs like "piya" -to hold,
carry, or guard...
The preterit becomes "pix" as in "teopixqueh" Those that
carry/guard/hold the god/divine"
Mario
>
> And yet, yei-eyi is composed mostly (but not only) as "ex" like in
> expa, excan...
>
> I recommend Salvador Díaz Síntora's book /Meses y cielos
> /where you can find a brilliant discussion about the meaning of
> numbers for nahuatl philosophy..
>
> Titottazqueh,
>
> Iván Pedroza
>
>
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