What were the two primary languages of Dumézil's comparative studies?
Latin and Greek
Sanskrit and Latin
Sanskrit and Hittite
Latin and Hittite
Answer
Dumézil's work was primarily concerned with Indo-European religion, and the two primary languages of his comparative studies were Sanskrit and Hittite. Sanskrit is the classical language of India, and is a member of the Indo-European language family. Hittite is an extinct language that was spoken in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) during the Bronze Age.
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