Ryba - mifologičeskij proobraz lodki<br>The Fish as a Mythological Prototype of the Boat</br>

The known mythological ideas of the water body either as the way to the other world or as the very other world are first recalled in the article. Then, the ideas of the deceased sailing to the other world in boats or ships. After that, the archaic image of death as a big fish swallowing the deceased...

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Main Author: Dainius Razauskas
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC 2011-10-01
Series:Studia Mythologica Slavica
Online Access:https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/sms/article/view/1614
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description The known mythological ideas of the water body either as the way to the other world or as the very other world are first recalled in the article. Then, the ideas of the deceased sailing to the other world in boats or ships. After that, the archaic image of death as a big fish swallowing the deceased. This image, as a form of hut, is also traced in primitive initiations. Finally, it is furthermore maintained, on the grounds of some additional data, that the fish in this aspect is the mythological prototype of the boat or ship as such, which was firstly invented according to the knowledge gained during the corresponding initiation.
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spelling doaj.art-f27831336bac4c4390cf98605b5f80c52022-12-22T02:47:58ZdeuZRC SAZU, Založba ZRCStudia Mythologica Slavica1408-62711581-128X2011-10-011429130310.3986/sms.v14i0.16141290Ryba - mifologičeskij proobraz lodki<br>The Fish as a Mythological Prototype of the Boat</br>Dainius Razauskas0Lietuviн Literatūros ir tautosakos institutas, Antakalnio g. 6, LT-10308 Vilnius, Lietuva / LithuaniaThe known mythological ideas of the water body either as the way to the other world or as the very other world are first recalled in the article. Then, the ideas of the deceased sailing to the other world in boats or ships. After that, the archaic image of death as a big fish swallowing the deceased. This image, as a form of hut, is also traced in primitive initiations. Finally, it is furthermore maintained, on the grounds of some additional data, that the fish in this aspect is the mythological prototype of the boat or ship as such, which was firstly invented according to the knowledge gained during the corresponding initiation.https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/sms/article/view/1614
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title Ryba - mifologičeskij proobraz lodki<br>The Fish as a Mythological Prototype of the Boat</br>
title_full Ryba - mifologičeskij proobraz lodki<br>The Fish as a Mythological Prototype of the Boat</br>
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title_short Ryba - mifologičeskij proobraz lodki<br>The Fish as a Mythological Prototype of the Boat</br>
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