The Greek gods lived to an old age but eventually died. An interesting conjecture is that they based these ideas on the sons of Noah and the people who lived to a long age immediately after the flood.
For example, Zeus in Latin is Jupiter or, literally "
Zeus father" which is very similar linguistically to Japheth, the son of Noah whose generations span much of what is today the area of
PIE (Proto Indo-European) languages.
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Details are left as a future topic.
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Genesis 10:1 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. [kjv]
ואלה תולדת בני נח שם חם ויפת ויולדו להם בנים אחר המבול׃ [he]
αυται δε αι γενεσεις των υιων νωε σημ χαμ ιαφεθ και εγενηθησαν αυτοις υιοι μετα τον κατακλυσμον [lxx]
The Hebrew for "
Japheth" is "
יָפֶת/יֶפֶת". The Greek is «
ιαφεθ».
In the Hebrew, the name "
Japheth" means "
God enlarged". It appears that the original name of "
Japheth" eventually goes to Rome as "
Jove" for "
God" and "
pheth" as "
Father" from which to name "
Jupiter" means "
Father Jove"
The Latin "pater" ≈ "father".
It appears that the original name of "
Japheth" eventually goes to Greece as "
Zeus" for "
God" and "
pheth" for "
Father" to eventually get "
Zeuspater" or just "
Zeus" as «
Ζευς». In Greek mythology, father Zeus was a god who had a lot of influence and lived for a very long, but eventually died. The name Zeus appears to be a continuation of the Proto-Indo-European god of the day time sky called the "
Sky Father" or "
Dyeus phter". The "
sky" is often associated with "
heaven" and/or "
god".
"*dyeu" ≈ "to shine"
From the Bible, we know that Shem lived
600 years and was still alive in the time of Abraham. It is not clear how long Japheth lived.
Pharaoh and Jacob.
Genetic changes that result in limited lives. [genetic entropy]
Epigenetics is where genes are effected by what you are exposed to.
The Hebrew for "
Japheth" is "
יפת". The Greek is «
ιαφεθ».
From the Bible perspective, Japheth is considered the father of the Indo-European nations and the Indo-European languages.
In the Hebrew, the name "
Japheth" means "
God enlarged".
It appears that the original name of "
Japheth" eventually goes to Rome as "
Jove" for "
God" and "
pheth" as "
Father" from which to name "
Jupiter" means "
Father Jove"
The Latin "pater" ≈ "father".
It appears that the original name of "
Japheth" eventually goes to Greece as "
Zeus" for "
God" and "
pheth" for "
Father" to eventually get "
Zeuspater" or just "
Zeus" as «
Ζευς». In Greek mythology, father Zeus was a god who had a lot of influence and lived for a very long, but eventually died. The name Zeus appears to be a continuation of the Proto-Indo-European god of the day time sky called the "
Sky Father" or "
Dyeus phter". The "
sky" is often associated with "
heaven" and/or "
god".
"*dyeu" ≈ "to shine"
The Greek Zeus is the equivalent of the Roman Jupiter and the other Indo-European deities such as Thor and Odin.
