Marcus Caelius 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2006 Wasn't quite sure which group to post this in or what to call it. Anyway, I run into a lot of "foreign" names in my job. Here's a woman's name, from Tamil Nadu state, in India: Mithravindhaa Seshadrirajah, also written Mithra Vindhaa Seshadri Rajah. I've got an idea what "Rajah" means, no idea about "Vindhaa" or "Seshadri." I gather, though, that the cult of Mithras isn't quite as dead as is commonly believed? Just thought this might be of mild interest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pantagathus 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2006 You've got it a little bit backwards MC Remember that the Roman Mithras came from the Persian (Zoroastrian) Mitra. In proto-Indo-Iranian mitra means "covenant, contract, treaty, oath" etc... or "friend" In other words, Mithra as a word or name has very deep Indo-European liguistic roots and South Asia (Sanskrit in particular) still uses a lot of I-E or P-I-I terms in a less corrupted form than you will find in European language. Does that make sense? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marcus Caelius 0 Report post Posted November 30, 2006 What's that about a little knowledge being dangerous? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites