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Animals in the Religions and Mythology of Ancient Peoples (Part 3)

Petar Džaja ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Jozo Grbavac
Magdalena Palić ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Zlatko Horvat
Krešimir Severin ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Sažetak

In the third part of this study, the following animals are described as deities, mythical beings or monsters: monkeys, bears, hippopotami, rams, dogs, spiders, birds and fish. Most often, birds are worshipped either in their original form or depicted with the body parts of humans and different animals (hybrids), followed by fish, dogs and bears. According to their characteristics, these animals were symbols of strength, longevity (monkeys), courage (bear), pregnancy and motherhood (hippo), strength and masculinity (ram), vigilance and fidelity (dog), and finally, the correlation of life and death (fish).

Ključne riječi

religion; mythology; ancient peoples; , hybrids; monsters; oracular animals

Hrčak ID:

295364

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/295364

Datum izdavanja:

18.12.2022.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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