Esca eius erant locustae. The origin and meaning of the imaginary quadruped locusta

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Esca eius erant locustae. The origin and meaning of the imaginary quadruped locusta

Original language description

The study deals with the term locusta which is used in ancient and medieval Latin texts with two meanings, denoting two different animals: the locust, which was categorised as a 'worm', and the lobster, which was seen as an aquatic animal. The word locusta, however, occurs in the encyclopaedia of Thomas of Cantimré and in several works of the Bohemian Middle Ages with yet two other meanings ? denoting the sweet-smelling lemon balm or the sweet tasting tree leaves sucked by bees to produce honey; and asthe name of a small rabbit like animal; John the Baptist is said to have used it as food when dwelling in the desert. The study discusses the possible reasons that might have convinced Thomas of Cantimpré to classify locusta not only as an insect or as afish, but also as a terrestrial quadruped.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AI - Linguistics

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Listy filologické

ISSN

0024-4457

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Volume of the periodical

138

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3/4

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

27

Pages from-to

231-268

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