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Artemis Orthia: eine linguistisch-mythologische Genealogie

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2022
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Sommer, F. (2022). Artemis Orthia: eine linguistisch-mythologische Genealogie. Indogermanische Forschungen. Zeitschrift für Indogermanistik und allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, 127(1), 307–342. https://doi.org/10.1515/if-2022-0014

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The goddess Orthia, whose name is attested by different variants in inscriptions mainly at her sanctuary at Sparta, and who was at some point identified with Artemis, is the subject of an ongoing debate in various fields of ancient studies. As the textual mythology of the goddess is meagre, the etymology of this theonym is of primary importance in bringing to light possible mythological concepts associated with the deity. Drawing on earlier attempts proposed in the literature, the Greek adjective ὀρθός (ved. ūrdhvá- ‚upright‘) is iden

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  • Sommer, Florian

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127

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1

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307

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342

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Griechisch, Indoiranisch, Mythologie, Etymologie, Artemis, Orthia, Anahita, Alkman

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German

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2022-10-01

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2022-10-28

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0019-7262

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124 since deposited on 2022-10-28
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Sommer, F. (2022). Artemis Orthia: eine linguistisch-mythologische Genealogie. Indogermanische Forschungen. Zeitschrift für Indogermanistik und allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, 127(1), 307–342. https://doi.org/10.1515/if-2022-0014

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