Nine venomous thoughts or a mythical definition of the mole cricket in Lithuania

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Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Nine venomous thoughts or a mythical definition of the mole cricket in Lithuania
Alternative Title:
Neuf pensées venimeuses ou une définition mythique du grillon-taupe en Lituanie
In the Journal:
Iris. 2011, 2011, 32, p. 59-71
Summary / Abstract:

ENThe mole cricket is an ambiguous insect: many tales and folk loric archives from Litu ania or others coun tries, draw a para dox ical picture of this strange animal. Whereas its ninth and venomous thought is able to kill you at one bite, once the other eight thought are formu lated, magical mystery uses it to cure and save your body and soul. Several names are given to it, and there it goes from the symbol of luck to the image of death.

DOI:
10.35562/iris.3299
ISSN:
2779-2005
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