Magnus Pharao
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Magnus Pharao
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- Linguist/Anthropologist
- Scholar of Nahuatl/Mexico/Uto-Aztecan
- Not an historian of ancient empire
- Occasional folk musician in pubs of Old Zealand
- Particularly invested in Danish politics

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Leiden, which I am told is in Zuid Holland
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Jeg sværger det er møllen der har blæst mit hår sådan ud af frisyre
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 AM
his flock of faithful sycophants
November 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A pleasure, sorry for my atrocious typing.
October 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I think very few archaeoastronomical claims of architectural alignments are really firmly established.

In Mesoamerica archeologistst tend to be extremely skeptical even of solstitial alignments actually mentioned in written sources, like the Templo Mayor.
October 27, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Not that I know of. Also no word for solstice but those they did observe. On the night sky they seem to gave tracked stsrs eith much more interest than the moon. Thry did and do take account if lunar phases for agriculture.

The otomi were actual moon worshippers.
October 27, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Pointing to the northernmost moonrise every 18-19 years seems like a fairly weak claim for an intentional astronomical alignment to me. But i guess who knows
October 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
That definitely sounds like a calque. There are many if such calques in the Mesoamerican culture are as well. But not that particular one. I know several languages of the Mississippi area used sun as a royal title. Suggesting sun worship.
October 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
There is a a possibility that mexihko comes from mets-xik-ko moon-navel-loc, though it requires some slightly wonky sound changes. The main argument in favour is that the Otomi name for the same place is Amadetsäna which means "in the middle of the moon".
October 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Metstli has a solid Uto-Aztecan etymology, its cognates mean moon in all the UA languages.
Wixarika: metsa/metseri
Raramuri: metsá
Yaqui: mécha
Hopi: mɨɨyaw
Kawia: menily
Shoshone: mɨa
October 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
kun de svage
October 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Godt I udelod "trygt børneliv"...😬
October 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Ja, det kan vi lide.
October 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Det var også en joke at Obama did get it.
October 10, 2025 at 9:16 AM