tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948329512211077551.post1682715761652039511..comments2024-03-06T19:52:42.794-07:00Comments on BIBLICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: Twin Cities of the Ancient WorldAlice C. Linsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948329512211077551.post-6659049053143769352018-02-22T05:16:18.388-07:002018-02-22T05:16:18.388-07:00Wonderful observation, Bliss. Yes, the Meroe on th...Wonderful observation, Bliss. Yes, the Meroe on the Orontes is a Kushite high place, fortified shrine city, like the Meroe on the Nile. IO are not letters. This designates a pillar overshadowed by the Sun, and refers to a sacred place, like a shrine or a temple.Alice C. Linsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069827354696169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1948329512211077551.post-44148523084888335912018-02-14T19:53:42.819-07:002018-02-14T19:53:42.819-07:00This is very interesting. Especially since in Gree...This is very interesting. Especially since in Greek mythology IO was the ancestor of Greek heroes such as Cadmus, who left Egypt and established Thebes in Greece, Perseus, Danaus who was a king of Egypt, Heracles etc. Perhaps Iunu/IO is their origin? Also, perhaps you can tie in the connection of the name Meroe in ancient Kush. Blisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904228607992467398noreply@blogger.com