Resolved: Poseidon and prometheus were originally the same entity

Etymology of the name Poseidon The Greek religion has its roots in Mycenaean mythology, and Poseidon was originally the head of the Mycenaean Pantheon. The Mycenaeans used Linear B script which descends from Cretan hieroglyphs. Poseidon’s name in Linear B script was Po-se-da-o-ne . Po-se means “Lord”, “master”, or “Husband”, while Da-o-ne means “the Earth”. Poseidon’s name was literally “Lord of the Earth”. Poseidon’s counterpart in Sumerian Mythology was Enki , whose name also means “Lord of the Earth”; En means “Lord”, and Ki means “Earth”. Enki was also the husband of the Earth. Enki was the God of water, crafts, intelligence, and creation. He lived in an aquifer called the abzu, and he was the older brother to Enlil, Lord of the Wind. Enlil was the god of storms, and he lived in the e-kur, or mountain house. Likewise Poseidon lived in the Ocean, and was the older brother of Zeus, who was the god of thunder, and lived on Mount Olympus. In the Sumerian myth of Enki and Ninmah, Enki created man from Clay. According to Greek mythology Prometheus also created man from clay. PIE religion The myth of Poseidon derives from the Proto-Indo-European religion. In the PIE religion Poseidon was known as *H2epom Nepots. *H2epom Nepots means “closely related to water”, or possibly “the water dweller”. It is from the name *H2epom Nepots that Poseidon’s Latin name, Neptūnus, is derived. *H2epom Nepots also influenced the Sumerian myth of Enki, and the Vedic myth of Apam Napat. Most of what we know of *H2epom Nepots comes from the myth of Apam Napat. *H2epom Nepots was the God of water, and was considered the creator of mankind (like Enki). *H2epom Nepots was closely associated with a mythical fire-water. Sometimes this fire-water was depicted as volcanic magma, and other times it was depicted as salt-water. The Vedic god of fresh water, Apam Napat was often depicted as fire arising from water. At the end of the Vedic hymn to Apam Napat, he is invoked as Agni , which in Sanskrit means “fire”. Agni was the God of Fire, and the son of Dyaus Pitar, the Sky father; Agni’s brother was Indra, the God of storms. Likewise *H2epom Nepots was the son of *Dyēus Ph2tēr, the sky father, and the brother of *perkwunos, the god of storms. Agni’s vehicle was a ram, and similarly Enki’s ship was called “the Ram of the Abzu”. In the Rigveda Agni was referred to as “Mātariśvan”. In Vedic mythology Mātariśvan gave man the gift of fire, when he brought fire from heaven, and gave it to the Bhrigus Sages. Similarly Prometheus stole fire from heaven, and gave it to man. The theft of fire and the creation of man are the two most significant events within the Prometheus myth. These prominent events link Prometheus to the myth of *H2epom Nepots, and to the myth of Enki. Agni is linked to Enki through the creation of man, and through the Ram Vahana; Enki is linked to Poseidon through the etymology of his name. *H2epom Nepots was the Proto-Indo-European myth that served as the basis for the myth of Poseidon, as well as the myth of Enki. Conclusion Both Prometheus and Poseidon were originally *H2epom Nepots in Proto-Indo-European mythology. Poseidon’s Latin name stems from *H2epom Nepots, while his Greek name shares a common origin with Enki. Like Prometheus Enki created man from clay, and like Agni, Enki traveled on a Ram; *H2epom Nepots was also depicted as the creator of mankind. Agni created mankind, and brought fire to man from the heavens, just as Prometheus created mankind, and brought fire to man from the heavens. Like Poseidon, and Enki, Agni was derived from the Proto-Indo-European myth of *H2epom Nepots. books.google.com/books?isbn=0203986180 http://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk... http://www.academia.edu... http://www.ceisiwrserith.com... books.google.com/books?isbn=8120811135 books.google.com/books?isbn=0819602736