[INDOLOGY] mythologies of the pearl

[Agnes Korn]

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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