In a message dated 1/31/02 12:16:21 PM, Greg_at_... writes:
<< It is an experimental HW term for minor godlings, because of the
considerable protest about the word daimone.
Yes, it is taken from the Hindu word for "god" and from the ancient Persian
word for "demon."
For information sake: the prehistoric branches of "Indo-european" of the
[modern] Persian and Hindu used the same words for "god" and "antigod," but
reversed their meanings. >>
Well, if we are using Sanskrit terms for things, do we know call you pundit, Greg? ;)
Jim Chapin
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