The Debate on Irmin and Aryaman: A Study in Indo-European Comparative Mythology
Abstract: In 1854, Martin Haug proposed a connection between the obscure Germanic god Irmin and the Indian minor god Aryaman. This hypothesis remains valid in terms of phonetic compatibility, semantic similarity, pragmatic compatibility, personal name patterning, and cosmology. The concise meaning of Irmin is “great, vast, sublime,” and it is the only remnant of the … Read more
