Re: Fr/lat/ru tu-vous/tu-vos/ты-вы: etymology ?

On Sep 27, 11:05 am, Richard Herring <junk@[127.0.0.1]> wrote:

Until you pointed it out, I hadn't noticed the frequency with which
"early art" depicts pairs of people looking firmly at one another. The
masterful use of linear perspective removes all ambiguity about the
direction of their gaze.

Have a look at the eye idols of Sumer. What do they
represent? I think looking at such a pair of eyes has
the meaning of looking into the eyes of a deity
and being involved in a serious dialogue with the
numinous. You have to be honest with a deity,
and if you are, he or she may grant you a wish.
Looking into each other's eyes is a form of
confirmation. Still valid in our time among lovers.


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