Talk:Kothar-wa-Khasis

Kothar/Kotar
Is there any difference between Kothar-wa-Khasis and Kotar?

Should these be merged? Artheartsoul1 (talk) 10:00, 8 November 2015 (UTC)


 * I looked through several sources, and they may use either "Kothar" or "Kothar-wa-Ḫasis" to refer to a craftsman god who is involved in the myth of the death of Aqhat. So yes, they are the same god. There's nothing in that article that isn't already included in this one, so I'm turning it into a redirect that leads here. A. Parrot (talk) 19:04, 8 November 2015 (UTC)

Re: the Punic name Chusor
It's not "Phoenician Greek" but it is the hellenized form of the Punic name, which was apparently. . — Llywelyn II   15:19, 1 December 2018 (UTC)

Kothar's female namesakes
"Kothar's female namesakes" is a term used in Sarah P. Morris 2022, Daidalos and the Origins of Greek Art. Princeton University Press. ISBN: 9780691241944, 0691241945. So this is a legitimate term. I think there was some misunderstanding here. Y-barton (talk) 22:51, 1 November 2023 (UTC)


 * The section covers all cognates of the name and possibly related deities (most not even female...), not just Kotharat, so it's hardly an appropriate term. Kothar has no female attendants, and Morris' book is from 1992, not 2022. Kotharat is a cognate term but the goddesses are unrelated to Kothar beyond that, and appear in no texts alongside him. See ex. the relevant entry in DDD, written by Dennis Pardee (source). Last I checked, Pardee is considered an authority on Ugarit by other relevant scholars, Morris is not. There was no misunderstanding here. HaniwaEnthusiast (talk) 16:44, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Dear HaniwaEnthusiast, the information you indicated is not quite correct. Please see the following info from Google Books,

"Daidalos and the Origins of Greek Art. Sarah P. Morris - Art - 1992 - 411 pages"

"Daidalos and the Origins of Greek Art. Sarah P. Morris. Princeton University Press, Feb 8, 2022 - Social Science - 483 pages"

Thus, the book was not a reprint. Looks like it's an updated and expanded edition. I will address some of your other concerns soon. Good regards, Y-barton (talk) 13:19, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Enki
It's rather disappointing to me that Enki is not even mentioned in this article so far. But this was a major connection of Kothar with Mesopotamia. I'll add this aspect shortly. Y-barton (talk) 15:39, 6 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Ea is the Akkadian name of the same god and the connection is discussed in the article, he's even in the infobox. The logogram used to represent Kothar's name occasionally was derived from the Akkadian name, not the Sumerian one, so there is no real reason to use Enki over Ea in this case. HaniwaEnthusiast (talk) 16:42, 6 November 2023 (UTC)