total of 35 species of leucosiid crabs have been recorded by several authors and the current survey from the persian gulf. here, zoogeography of these species and their zoogeographical affinities within indo-west pacific region are discussed. in addition, present taxonomic survey off the iranian coasts of the persian gulf resulted in finding 14 leucosiid crabs, of which arcania erinacea and par...

Starting with the origin of the Sanskrit language formulated borrowing from the local Dravidian and Mundalanguages, the Indo-Iranian connections are explored in the context of myths and legends. The connectionbetween the Rigveda text and the Indus Culture is described, making use of the Indus seals. The non-Vedictraditions in the RV text are traced to present day folk performances. Some Rigvedi...

Several ancient authors tell a puzzling story of treason to murder Alexander the Great by presenting him with poison or poisonous water carried in curious vessel — hoof horse, mule, an ass. Porphyry Tyre, citing Kallimachos and Philo Paradoxographer, gives us reason believe that mention hoof-made vessels was misinterpretation hornmade chalices, put otherwise, drinking horns. Presuming question ...

The two Indo-Iranian agent suffixes -tarand -tárcan be reconstructed for IE as preaccenting *-torand accented *-téron the evidence of their Greek cognates. In addition to accent and ablaut, they differ in three other respects: (1) semantically, (2) morphotactically with respect to their constituency in the word, co-occurrence with other affixes, compounding potential, and whether they allow the...