Redon

redon Albanian Etymology sq Disputed. Possibilities include: From sq ine-pro *reidh- to ride, travel, via an o-stem derivative with the individualizing/thematic suffix ine-pro *-on-. Compare ine-pro *h₃n̥-. Historically associated with the interpretatio graeca of grc Ἑρμῆς Hermes due to his role as a protector of travelers and sailors. Potentially related to a sqj-pro *rida-, suggesting a Paleo-Balkan term for "current" or "flow," though this remains speculative in the context of theonomastics. Cognate with sga réidid he rides, ang rīdan (whence English en ride), and goh rītan. From sq ine-pro *ret- to run, roll, likely via a Paleo-Balkan variant showing ine-pro *t > ine-pro *d lenition. For the semantic development of "runner" to "deity of travel/navigation," compare the development of sga rethid runs and its derivatives related to "wheels" or "courses." Cognate with sa रथ ratha chariot, la rota wheel, and lt rãtas. His name keeps on being used in the Albanian Kepi i Rodonit ("Cape of Rodon"), a headland located near Durrës which could be analysed as an Illyrian sanctuary dedicated to the god of the sailors in the past.en 2013 Ceka, Neritan The Illyrians to the Albanians Tirana Migjeni 9789928407467 Proper noun m sq Illyrian mythology God of travelers and sailors, often depicted on coinage from Shkodër Scodra and Lezhë Lissos wearing a petasos. sq male Declension References de 1957 Anton Mayer Die Sprache der alten Illyrier Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften 283 Discussion of the name Redon as an Illyrian theonym. en 1976 Radoslav Katičić Ancient Languages of the Balkans Mouton The Hague, Paris 170 On the iconographic identification of Redon with Hermes in Labeate coinage. en 1992 John Wilkes The Illyrians Blackwell Oxford 244 Describing Redon as the tutelary deity of the Ardiaei and his maritime associations.