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Yamī, Yama et leurs cousins indo-européens : notes sur le mythe indo-européen de l’inceste primordial

Leonid Kulikov (UGent)
(2021) NOUVELLE MYTHOLOGIE COMPARÉE = NEW COMPARATIVE MYTHOLOGY. p.71-82
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This paper focuses on the Indo-European myth of the primordial incest, foremost using evidence from Vedic (Ṛgveda and Atharvaveda) and, more broadly, Indo-Iranian. On the basis of a philological and linguistic analysis of the dialogue hymn RV 10.10 (Yama and Yamī), I argue that Yamī, notorious for her hyper-sexuality, can be considered as the central figure of this common Indo-Iranian myth, being the (potential) sexual partner of the first human, Yama, and yet retaining connection with the world of gods and half-gods (demons) and betraying a number of features of a female half-deity. I will also briefly discuss possible parallels from other Indo-European mythologies, in particular, from Celtic and Germanic (Norse) mythologies, paying special attention to the goddess of sexuality Freyja, comparable in several respects to Yamī.
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Indo-European, mythology, incest, Indo-Iranian, Vedic, twins, Yama, Yamī, theriomorphic, sexuality, goddess

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Kulikov, Leonid. “Yamī, Yama et Leurs Cousins Indo-Européens : Notes Sur Le Mythe Indo-Européen de l’inceste Primordial.” NOUVELLE MYTHOLOGIE COMPARÉE = NEW COMPARATIVE MYTHOLOGY, no. 6, 2021, pp. 71–82.
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Kulikov, L. (2021). Yamī, Yama et leurs cousins indo-européens : notes sur le mythe indo-européen de l’inceste primordial. NOUVELLE MYTHOLOGIE COMPARÉE = NEW COMPARATIVE MYTHOLOGY, (6), 71–82.
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Kulikov, Leonid. 2021. “Yamī, Yama et Leurs Cousins Indo-Européens : Notes Sur Le Mythe Indo-Européen de l’inceste Primordial.” NOUVELLE MYTHOLOGIE COMPARÉE = NEW COMPARATIVE MYTHOLOGY, no. 6: 71–82.
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Kulikov, Leonid. 2021. “Yamī, Yama et Leurs Cousins Indo-Européens : Notes Sur Le Mythe Indo-Européen de l’inceste Primordial.” NOUVELLE MYTHOLOGIE COMPARÉE = NEW COMPARATIVE MYTHOLOGY (6): 71–82.
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Kulikov L. Yamī, Yama et leurs cousins indo-européens : notes sur le mythe indo-européen de l’inceste primordial. NOUVELLE MYTHOLOGIE COMPARÉE = NEW COMPARATIVE MYTHOLOGY. 2021;(6):71–82.
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L. Kulikov, “Yamī, Yama et leurs cousins indo-européens : notes sur le mythe indo-européen de l’inceste primordial,” NOUVELLE MYTHOLOGIE COMPARÉE = NEW COMPARATIVE MYTHOLOGY, no. 6, pp. 71–82, 2021.
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