Dear all, while I was reading Eliade's *Images and Symbols*, my attention was struck by his vague reference to an "oriental mythology", which affirms that the pearl was born from the penetration of a lightning inside a shell/oyster.
I think he got this information from *Realencyclopädie der Classischen Altertumswissenschaft* (entry: "Margaritai"), but I am not sure at all. Can someone indicate a more specific reference to this myth? or to other myths related to the pearl? With my best wishes, Paolo -- *Paolo E. Rosati* *PhD in Asian and African Studies* *https://uniroma1.academia.edu/paolo <https://uniroma1.academia.edu/PaoloRosati/>**er**osati/ <https://uniroma1.academia.edu/PaoloRosati/>* [email protected] Mobile/Whatsapp: (+39) 338 73 83 472 Skype: paoloe.rosati
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