--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Aug 5, 2005, at 7:35 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > The people in the area I'm living in have a similar relationship > > with the winds. Winds, plural, not wind. There are many of > > them; they all have their own names and their own characteristics. > > And they all presage certain events and economic trends and > > behaviors in the people. This dates back to the medieval period. > > I wonder why it doesn't go back into antiquity? Perhaps a migration at > that time?
It might. It was just first documented (AFAIK) during the medieval period when the different names were used in a metaphorical way in the Troubadour poetry. The tradition may have existed orally for a long time before that. > This makes me wonder if you have chanced upon The Cult of the Black > Virgin by Ean Begg? It contains a wonderful gazeteer of the > pre-Christian goddess sites in France (and elsewhere). His analysis of > the myths across France was very captivating. Haven't heard about it. Will watch for it. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
