This could be interesting:
GERSHEVITCH, ILYA. 1989. Margarites the Pearl. Études irano-aryennes
offertes à Gilbert Lazard, ed. by Charles-Henri de Fouchécour and
Philippe Gignoux, 113–136. Studia Iranica Cahier 7. Association pour
l’avancement des études iraniennes.
Gershevitch discusses a considerable amount of mythology, chiefly with
regard to the oyster being likened to a bird.
(His interest is in linking Iranian words for 'pearl' to words for 'bird'.)
Best wishes,
Agnes
Le 25.04.2024 à 11:45, Paolo E. Rosati via INDOLOGY a écrit :
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
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