Talk:Grannus
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[edit] Sun god ?
I'm not so sure that the "grian" similarity can really be used to deduce that Grannus was a sun deity. The Irish name Gráinne (as in the story of Dermod and Gráinne) is not normally acknowledged as having sun as its etymology, even if many mythographs have wanted to associate her with solar symbolism. --Svartalf 15:32, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Etymology of Name
I have a book here that claims that Grannus comes from the ancient name for Grand in the Vosges (there was an ancient cult centre there). It also mentions that attempts have been made to associate Grannus with the Irish word for sun (grian) but that it hasn't worked. I've got more information here than in the article. I'm tired now, but I'll expand the article over the next couple of days. T@nn 10:43, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
