Odin, "Asia", Aesir, Asgard, rivers Cyster-Καΰστρος (Iliad 2.461) and Siestar-joki, Sestra-reka

Dec 14, 2020 01:41

"...As reported by Chiesa Isnardi, Odin(1), the Norse godhead and leader of the Aesir, was a king who came from Asia, and more specifically from Troy. In particular, a passage from the Younger Edda states that the home of Norse gods “is known as Asgardh, but we call it Troy” (Gylfaginning 9)."
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new_etymology April 12 2021, 11:16:50 UTC
“In the Asian [=Eastern] meadow, by the current of Cayster [=Siestar]” (Iliad 2.461).
«На азиатском [=восточном] лугу, у течения Кайстера [=Siestar, Сестры]» (Илиада 2.461).


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