Vetrovi kao mitološka bića u predstavama južnih Slovena u istočnom delu Balkana<br>Winds as Mythological Beings in the Notions of South Slavs in the Eastern Balkan Area</br>

Authors

  • Tanja Petović Znanstvenoraziskovalni center SAZU, Sekcija za interdisciplinarno raziskovanje, Novi trg 2, SI - 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/sms.v7i0.1769

Abstract

The article explores the relationship of beliefs and notions related to South-Slavic «wind-like» mythological beings such as (h)ala and lam(n)ja, and the lexicon belonging to the semantic sphere «wind names» in the Eastern Balkan area. It is shown that the most salient characteristics of these mythological beings (they are strong, gluttonous, bring diseases and destroy harvests) are used as a motivation for names of particular winds, which confirms high similarity (and often equality) between meteorological phenomena such as wind or storm, and mythological beings in the notions of South Slavs.

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Published

2015-05-05

How to Cite

Petović, T. (2015). Vetrovi kao mitološka bića u predstavama južnih Slovena u istočnom delu Balkana<br>Winds as Mythological Beings in the Notions of South Slavs in the Eastern Balkan Area</br>. Studia Mythologica Slavica, 7, 143–154. https://doi.org/10.3986/sms.v7i0.1769

Issue

Vol. 7 (2004)

Section

SEMIOTIČNE INTERPRETACIJE LJUDSKEGA IZROČILA / SEMIOTIC INTERPRETATIONS OF LANGUAGE AND TRADITION

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