The "Lamia" and Aristotle's Beaver: The Consequences of a Mistranscription

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angličtina
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The "Lamia" and Aristotle's Beaver: The Consequences of a Mistranscription
Original language description
In Greek mythology, Lamia was a monster with the manners and physical traits of an animal; in the Vulgate, Isaiah 34.14 lists the "lamia" among the animals, beasts and monsters which will despoil Jerusalem when God's judgement befalls the city. Ancient zoological works and medieval encyklopedias add several more meanings: a species of shark, a hybrid creature which looks like a woman with horse legs, and a four-legged animal which damages plants in gardens and attacks people. The origins of most conceptions of the "lamia" have been traced more or less satisfactorily. The only tradition which remains unexplained is that of the fierce quadruped which threatens property and people's lives. The purpose of the present study is to explore the origins of this ferocious creature, to determine what animal or animals may have inspired it, and to map the ways in which it entered medieval culture under the new name of "lamia". The answers to these questions are to be found in the medieval reception of Aristotle's zoological observations, through the Arabic and Latin translations of his "Historia animalium".
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J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
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AA - Philosophy and religion
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Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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