The Author deals with the story of the ant-lion. This animal, born because of a translation mistake in the Greek Bible, survived in the tradition of Greek and Latin Physiologus and in later bestiaries, undergoing a strange metamorphosis: mermecolion in fact became the name of the pearl-oyster.
Ut leo, sic formica vocor sermone Pelasgo : some observations about the ancient ant-lion (myrmex, myrmecoleon) / P.F. Moretti. ((Intervento presentato al convegno Celtic Conference in Classics tenutosi a University of Edinburgh nel 2010.
Ut leo, sic formica vocor sermone Pelasgo : some observations about the ancient ant-lion (myrmex, myrmecoleon)
P.F. MorettiPrimo
2010
Abstract
The Author deals with the story of the ant-lion. This animal, born because of a translation mistake in the Greek Bible, survived in the tradition of Greek and Latin Physiologus and in later bestiaries, undergoing a strange metamorphosis: mermecolion in fact became the name of the pearl-oyster.
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