Lerna

Previously I justified a Minoan reconstruction *léri (Lat lilium, Gk leirion) with *e rather than a possible alternative *ai and this is helped along by the Greek geographical name Lerna which may specifically attest to *e if meaning '(Place) of Lillies'.

New info on 'lily' 2010

To continue, "the Egyptian and West Semitic aspects of many Boiotian myths" (p. 79); "massive Egyptian-style granary… near Tiryns"; Lerna "may have been a sophisticated state heavily influenced by Egypt in the Argolid" (p. 124); "suzerainty a possibility and diplomatic relations…

An Exchange on 'Black Athena' Bernal, Martin 1992

Lerna can now point to earlier *Alérina without problems considering Diktē /e:/ in the 2nd millennium BCE with contemporaneous Akkadian evidence, but that Coptic eta is indeed a long vowel.

New info on 'lily' 2010

There are sweet things, like the Valkyries in Lerna who spend their lives happily serving the families who grew them from seeds.

The Three Furies Kaza Kingsley 2010

The Hydra, in Greek mythology, was a huge serpent or dragon with nine heads that lived in the swamps near to the ancient city of Lerna.

2009 August | Scary For Kids 2009

And, tonight, our series takes us just east of that Caterpillar plant to Lerna, Illinois.

CNN Transcript Feb 12, 2009 2009

Another task assigned to Hercules was to kill the Hydra or Lerna, reputed to have anywhere from eight to ten thousand heads.

Printing: Obama's Herculean Challenge; Time to River-Wash the Big Three Auto Companies and the Economy 2008

Another task assigned to Hercules was to kill the Hydra or Lerna, reputed to have anywhere from eight to ten thousand heads.

Obama's Herculean Challenge; Time to River-Wash the Big Three Auto Companies and the Economy 2008

Get thee to Argos, and invoke the waters of Lerna.

The Phoenissae 2008

Get thee to Argos, and invoke the waters of Lerna.

The Phoenissae 2008