Топонимите „Марково колено“, „Маркова стъпка“/„Маркови стъпки“ – митология и етимология
The Toponyms “Marko’s Knee“, “Marko’s Footstep”/“Marko’s Footsteps”: Mythology and Ethymology
Author(s): Margarita NikolovaSubject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Customs / Folklore, Theoretical Linguistics, Lexis, Historical Linguistics, South Slavic Languages
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: toponyms; mythology; ethymology
Summary/Abstract: The toponyms “Marko’s knee”, “Marko’s footstep”/“Marko’s footsteps” contain the myth of the sacred marriage of the Holy mountain/rock = The Great Goddess Mother Earth and her son Marko, born from the rock. This conclusion comes from the phallic symbolism of men’s legs – the “knee” and the “footsteps” of the godlike adolescent-man Marko
Journal: Състояние и проблеми на българската ономастика
- Issue Year: 15/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 124-138
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English, Bulgarian