Proto-Indo-European mythology is a collection of Myths and Gods related to the people speaking the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European language. The main myths used in the comparative reconstruction are Indo-Iranian, Baltic, Roman, Norse etc. One of the earliest proven and most important of all Indo-European myths is the Vedic mythology, especially the oldest of the Vedas i.e. Rigveda. Roman mythology is also an important source and so is Norse mythology due to large remnants of Icelandic myths. Baltic mythology has also received a lot of academic attention and is linguistically the most conservative and archaic of all surviving branches, but has so far remained frustrating to researchers because the sources are so comparatively late. Nevertheless, Latvian folk songs are regarded as an important source of information in the process of reconstructing Proto-Indo-European myths. The creation myth involves twin brothers, *Manu- ("Man") and *Yemo- ("Twin"), as the progenitors of the world and humankind, and a hero named *Trito ("Third") who guaranteed the continuity of the original sacrifice. Cognates deriving from the Proto-Indo-European First Priest *Manu ("Man", "ancestor of mankind") include the Indic Manu, legendary first man in Hinduism, and Manāvī, his sacrificed wife; the Germanic Mannus mythical ancestor of the West Germanic tribes; and the Persian Manūščihr (from Aves. Manūš.čiθra), a Zoroastrian high priest. "From the name of the sacrificed First King *Yemo ("Twin") derive the Indic Yama, god of death and the underworld; the Avestan Yima, king of the golden age and guardian of hell; the Norse Ymir (from PGmc *Jumijaz), ancestor of the giants (jötnar); and most likely Remus (from Proto-Latin *Yemos or *Yemonos, with the initial y - shifting to r- under the influence of Rōmulus). Cognates of First Warrior *Trito ("Third") include the Vedic Trita, the Avestan Thrita, and the Norse þriði. (Credit: Proto-Indo-European_Mythology, Wiki)
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