[9], The tale was translated into German language as Egle, die Schlangenknigin by German professor Carl Cappeller[sv] in his book of Lithuanian folktales,[10] and as Das Weib des Schlangenmannes ("The Wife of the Snake-Man"), and published in Mitteilungen der Litauischen literarischen Gesellschaft. "Lietuvi pasak tyrim imtmetis: nuo tradicins komparatyvistikos iki iuolaikini metod" [Hundred years of the Lithuanian folktale research: from the traditional comparativism to the modern methods]. The reptile promises to return her clothes if she agrees to marry her, to which she answers yes so she can get her clothes back. He takes her to his underwater castle and marries her. " (425 ) " [HISTORY OF RECORDING OF FOLKTALE GRASS-SNAKE AS A HUSBAND (BATHING GIRLS GARMENT KEPT UNTIL PROMISE OF MARRIAGE) (425 M) AMONG RUSSIANS]. [21], Folklorist Norbertas Vlius has also developed an academic interest in the narrative and analysed its elements ("the dual nature of Egle, the attributes of the snake, the types of plants") in relation to the folklore of other countries. [43], Although it can be considered a tale type developed in the Baltic area, since most of the variants have been recorded there,[44][45][b] variants are reported by scholar Leonardas Sauka to have been collected in nearby countries: 23 variants in Estonia (near Lake Peipus);[47] 150 Lithuanian versions; 89 Latvian versions; 28 from Russia; 22 from Belarus; 6 in Ukraine; 3 from Poland; 2 from Bulgaria. The snake crawls, it is cold, it comes silently and suddenly. 67-75. She reaches home and spends some time there. Some time later, the princess takes her daughters and prepares to return home by summoning her snake husband, the boat appears dirtied with her husband's blood. The old woman convinces her daughter to spend a night on her old home, while she goes in the dead of night to the shore to summon the snake spouse and kill him. In: . ""Egl ali karalien": gyvybs ir mirties domenas" ["Egl the queen of serpents": domain of life and death]. . A domesticated goose, a sheep and then a cow are given instead of the bride to the legion of the grass snakes, but once they start a journey back home, the cuckoo, who is sitting in the birch tree, warns them about the deceit. As the water engulfs her she is abducted by the water goblin. [30] Under this lens, the grass snake could be seen as a totemic ancestor, akin to the swan maiden, who plays the role of ancestress of many peoples. Shahmaran is a mythical creature, half snake and half woman, the first human she encounters is a young man named Camasb (also known as Yada Jamsab, Jamisav, Jamasp in other versions of the story). In 3 volumes]. Her family tries to trick him twice, first with a goose, then with a she-goat. She guesses correctly and takes the girl as daughter-in-law and wife for her son. . The snake takes her to his splendid underwater palace and reveals he must suffer some time under a curse: he is human under the snakeskin. In: Kayanidi, L.G. The serpent is so large that it can wrap itself around the earth and bite its own tail. One day, the princess finds a louse in her father's hair, who decides to fatten the bug and use its hide as part of a suitor riddle: whoever guesses the nature of the hide shall marry the princess. Medusa - whose name probably comes from the Ancient Greek word for "guardian" - was one of the three Gorgons, daughters of the sea gods Phorcys and Ceto, and sisters of the Graeae, Echidna, and Ladon. ( )" [Serpent as a Bride and an Intimate Partner of a Man. [127], The tale also inspired a literary work by author Jkabs Jsmi (lv), in 1880, with the title Zalka lgava. The snakes take Mirzhan and disappear with her beneath the waters, as her mother grieves for her lost daughter. Z zagadnie przysowioznawstwa, https://doi.org/10.17161/folklorica.v3i2.3670, HISTORY OF RECORDING OF FOLKTALE GRASS-SNAKE AS A HUSBAND (BATHING GIRLS GARMENT KEPT UNTIL PROMISE OF MARRIAGE) (425 M) AMONG RUSSIANS, The Complete Russian Folktale. In this tale, the heroine goes fishing and a creature named Papa-Water appears to her, intent on marrying her. [124][125], According to researcher Svetlana Ryzhakova, professor V. Kazakeviius stated that in the Polish region of Suwaki, a legend is told of a girl named Egle or Egla who married a snake being that lived in an underwater crystal palace.[126]. Manannn mac Lir is a sea deity and referred to as the first ruler of the Manx Nation and very closely linked with the Isle of Man. For the next week, her mother forbids her to set foot outside their yurt. . The girl returns to the beach with an armed man and sings the song of invocation. Many were a mix of animal and human characteristics, but none were more prolific and older than Wadjet. When Egl hears her dead husband's voice and discovers how her beloved has died, as a punishment for betrayal she whispers an enchantment, which turns her fragile fearful daughter into a quaking aspen. Hera was the goddess of marriage, family, and childbirth and was often portrayed as a regal and influential figure. Three years later, the girl visits her family carrying her two children in tow, a son and a daughter. Zaltis takes Jegle back to their palace, and explains her brothers will be restored to normal after a while. The story of Lamia, Queen of Libya, a woman driven to eat her children, sometimes depicts the titular character as half snake. " 425M ". In: Kabakova, Galina. " . While some elements of the original mythology remained, the character's evolution did not . Thor battling the Midgard Serpent by Emil Doepler. However, when the time comes, the sky darkens and a retinue of snakes, jinns and peris come to Zuhra's house in their master's name. Egl bears four children (three sons (uolas (Oak), Uosis (Ash) and Beras (Birch)) and one youngest daughter Drebul (Aspen)). They live happily for a time, until the day Jegle begins to miss her father and wishes to visit him. 81-82. She leaves for the lake to do her laundry. The angels deliver God's message to her: She can return to Adam, no harm no foul, or God will kill 100 of her children every day. In: muida, Eugenijus. Fand is a Celtic sea goddess also known as Queen of the Fairies and wife of Manannn. A ballet Egl ali karalien by Eduardas Balsys and numerous plays have been staged in various Lithuanian theaters, for the first time in 1960, directed by Juozas Gustaitis. She becomes the mother of twins (a girl and a boy). , [Ryzhakova, Svetlana Igorevna] (2009). [87], Bronisaw Sokalski published another Polish variant with the title Krl ww ("The Serpent King"). Zaltis agrees to let her visit his father-in-law, and he brings her to the surface world. [71], In an Estonian tale translated into Hungarian as A kirlylny bocskora, a king prepares two mantles, one made from louseskin, the other from flea skin. The elder two leave the lake and, take their garments and go home. Back to her castle, the princess's brothers express their distaste about their snake brother-in-law, and question their nieces about their home life. In the temple of Athena in Athens, a snake held in a cage was believed to be the reincarnation of Erichthonius, an early king in ancient Greece. [107], Tale type ATU 425M is reported in the Bulgarian Folktale Catalogue with the name " "[108] or "Die Frau des Drachen verflucht ihre Kinder"[109] ("The Wife of the Dragon curses her children"): a dragon sits on the girl's garments in exchange for marrying her; they wed and move to his palace at the bottom of the sea, where she gives birth to two children; the girl visits her family with her children and her daughter betrays the dragon's secret, which leads to him being killed by his brothers-in-law; the girl then curses her children to become trees. He also teaches her a command to summon him when she returns, and makes her promise to keep it a secret. In: Luven, Yvonne. However, a cadre of black snakes begins to slither out of the river to their house. . Some time later, the princess and her child come to the seashore and try to call out to the snake husband, to no avail, so the princess turns into a Maserbirke (a type of birch tree) and her son into a duck. In this tale, a beetle appears on the maiden's dress and proposes to her. Riga: , 1969. pp. On the other hand, if the tale ends with the transformation of the family into birds or reptiles, it is a tale from East Slavic origin. The snake-like head is a symbol of her cunning, a perversion of the matrifocal ancient goddess who the Greeks must destroy. URL: , . "" ": ". [59], In a Lithuanian variant, Das Mdchen und die Schlange ("The Girl and the Snake"), a widow lives with her daughter in a house at the beach. She opens the door and answers to the snake's wishes: to be given food and to sleep next to her in her bed. [51][52][53] Some stories mention that the king of the grass snakes was wearing an amber crown or that he lived in an amber palace - a motif that recalls another Baltic fairy tale: Jrat and Kastytis. B Brunhild (11 P) C Clodhna (12 P) F Fairy Queens (9 P) G Queens in Greek mythology (4 C, 142 P) Q Liliana Daskalova Perkowski, Doroteja Dobreva, Jordanka Koceva & Evgenija Miceva. [97], Professor Jack Haney published another Russian variant, titled The Lake Beetle as Groom. In: Stryczyska-Hodyl, Ewa. From the theodical foundation myth of Pandora, the first human woman to be created by Hephaestus, beautiful women prove disastrous for the men they seduce . In: Behr-Glinka, Andrei I. [3] [4] [5] Camasb gets stuck in a cave after he tries to steal honey with a few friends, his friends leave him alone in the cave. 83-87. Notes for mythology about gods, goddesses, and demi-gods demi gods hercules (herakles or heracles) description achilles perseus orpheus helen best known for his . When evening falls the mother forbids her daughter to go even when the bells are ringing. 585 ff (trans. () Tai naratyvas, kuris reprezentuoja senj lietuvi pasaulir ir kiekvienas jo tyrimas yra savaip vertingas." Afraid to utter any word, the Black Snake then assures her it will come back when she is eighteen, and slithers back into the lake. Finally, a frightened daughter tells them the grass snake summoning chant: All twelve brothers of Egl call ilvinas the Grass Snake from the sea and kill him using scythes. A bronze sculpture displaying Egl and the Serpent by Robertas Antinis has been constructed in Palanga Botanical Garden, Lithuania in 1960. The man explains he was taken by the genie race when he was little, but eventually became their leader, and the girl has nothing to fear. Once upon a time, a white snake and a green snake living in a remote mountain became immortal and obtained super powers after centuries of practices. Category:Mythological queens Queens regnant and Queens consort depicted in mythology . [13] These tales are closely connected to type ATU 425 ("Search for the Lost Husband"), ATU 425A ("Animal as Bridegroom"), ATU 425B ("Cupid and Psyche" or "Son of the Witch")[14] and ATU 425C ("Beauty and the Beast"). Hera was jealous of her husband Zeus' mortal lovers and children, and even before Heracles was born she tried to destroy him. [61] According to the Latvian Folktale Catalogue, the heroine curses her sons to become trees and herself to become a cuckoo. Tyr m Norse Mythology From Tr, the Old Norse form of the name of the Germanic god *Twaz, related to Indo-European *Dyws (see Zeus).In Norse mythology he was a god associated with war and justice, by some accounts a son of Odin.While the gods bound the great wolf Fenrir, Tyr placated the beast by placing his right hand in its mouth.After the binding was successful, Fenrir bit off Tyr's hand. Thereafter she turns her sons into strong trees - an oak, an ash and a birch. pp. 81-82. [119][d] Indian scholarship states that the tale exists in the oral repertoire of the region, with multiple renditions appearing in both Persian and Kashmiri in the 18th and 19th centuries. The serpent emerges from the water and is killed by the man. Watch Extra Mythology ad-free on Nebula! They live in an underground kingdom called Naga-loka, or Patala-loka, which is filled with . [94] Researcher Varvara Dobrovolskaya states that variants in Russia were collected in Kursk, Bashkiria, Ryazan, Voronezh and in East Siberia by the Lena river. : . . [110], The tale is also said to be "very popular" in the Pomeranian region. In: . The princess bears the snake man three daughters and goes to visit her family. [65][66], In a Latvian tale from Ansis Lerhis-Pukaitis's (lv) collection, from Jelgava, translated into Hungarian with the title Hogyan lett a kakukk? The full myth of Perseus and Medusa begins years before they battled. Her husband agrees to let her up on the shore, but she has to eat a loaf of bread (that does not diminish) and wear out a pair of shoes (that do not wear out). While Iphicles screamed in fear, Heracles grabbed one snake in . In Greek mythology, the Gorgons were snake-women whose gazes would turn people to stone; they had serpents for hair, long claws, sharp teeth and scales covering their bodies. Medusa is a classic example of this, and indeed many other man serpents have the hypnotic stare and superhuman strength that the snake queen is known for. The girl, dismissing the snake's fanciful notion, agreed to anyway. [15] 142-144. Its mythological background has been an interest of Lithuanian and foreign researchers of Indo-European mythology. Stryczyska-Hodyl, Ewa. Mictlntcutli is the Aztec god of death, king of Mictlan. She convinces her husband to let her go to the surface to visit her parents, and he gives her gold and silver to gift his mother-in-law. [75], Tale type 425M is known in Finland as Uuza Vedenkuningas ("Uuza the King of Waters"), according to the Finnish Folktale Catalogue, established by scholar Pirkko-Liisa Rausmaa. The couple keep her safe from the world, until she is fourteen years old, when some girls from the village enter the couple's house and beg for Zuhra to join them for playtime int he water. The earliest records in existence indicate this snake god was closely tied to the rain and water god, Tlaloc, and that his original domain was vegetation. ("How did the cuckoo appear? Jegle goes to the lake to meet Zaltis, who is in human form, and takes her to his underwater palace. Jrmungandr is a famous sea creature from Norse mythology known as the Midgard Serpent or the World Serpent. Sauka, Leonardas, sudarymas, pareng [com, cre]. In fact, she was a queen. The god had impregnated the princess in the form of a shower of gold after her father had locked her away upon learning from an oracle that he would be killed by his grandson. The medieval Lamia Lilith could shapeshift, particularly as a snake. [96], British scholar William Ralston Shedden-Ralston translated a variant collected by Erlenwein from the Tula Government. As soon as the lacustrine king emerges, his brothers-in-law try to grab him, but his magic turns them into stones. This told that Isis was the daughter of the earth god Geb and the sky goddess Nut and the sister of the deities Osiris, Seth, and Nephthys.Married to Osiris, king of Egypt, Isis was a queen who supported her husband and taught the women of Egypt how to weave, bake, and brew beer. The woman takes a scythe and goes to the river to summon the reptile husband to kill him. She summons her husband three times, but he does not respond. In a furious rage the goblin returns to the lake and through the shrieking storm screams that pierce the soul are heard. The girl's brothers torture their nephews in the bath house and they tell their uncles the secret command. In: lekonyt, Jrat. They come to claim Egl as their master's bride and their future queen, but are tricked by her relatives each time. He also claimed that this narrative was "a common African variation on the Cupid and Psyche theme". Jrv, Risto; Kaasik, Mairi; Toomeos-Orglaan, Krri. He gives in on three conditions: She is not to embrace a single soul, not even her mother; she has to leave the baby behind as a hostage; and she will return by the bells of the evening vespers. The girl visits her family and one of her sisters asks her what she does to return to her palace in the bottom of the lake. [20], The story has also been considered an oikotype, i.e., a form of the tale that is specific to a certain region (in this case, the Baltic geographical area). Delighted, she made another figure, and another and another, and each came to life in the same way. A group of boys overhears the incantation and summons Papa-Water to kill him. 818 Likes, 7 Comments - (@belarusian_monsters) on Instagram: "", . A young maiden named Egl discovers a grass snake in the sleeve of her blouse after bathing with her two sisters. When the mother tells him to go away and eat whatever he has for dinner in his lair, he knocks again, saying his bed needs to be made. Finally, Egl herself turns into a spruce. [56], According to scholar Norbertas Vlius, the tale is "more common" in the eastern area of Lithuania, where "more than two thirds" of the variants have been collected. Ancient Egypt had a vast array of Gods and Goddesses. Hecate often carries a torch in her connection with the night. The snake asks the girl to be his wife and to live with him in his crystal palace. [104], In a tale from the Mari people titled " " ("Blind Love"), some sisters go to bathe in the water. In order to be allowed to visit home, Egl is required to fulfill three impossible tasks: to spin a never-ending tuft of silk, wear down a pair of iron shoes and to bake a pie with no utensils. Suddenly, a booming voice echoes from below the water asking the girl to marry it. "Ados Martinkus studija apie Egl". Later, Sira eats some food her mother prepared and a hen reveals it is made from the flesh of the serpent. She then enchants her son to become a beetle, her daughter a dragonfly, and herself a cuckoo. After the birth of their first child, the abducted wife sings it a lullaby about her past, which enrages the water goblin. The youngest child reveals how they reach their house: their mother goes to the edge of a lake, sings a song and the snake father appears in a boat. Shocked, upset, hesitant (how can she, a person, marry a grass snake? URL: "Ji pagrstai gali bti laikoma balt lietuvi ir latvi pasaka, nes daugiausia jos variant urayta Lietuvoje ir Latvijoje." Like many beautiful demi goddesses in Greek mythology, she became the object of Zeus's affections. Egl the Queen of Serpents, alternatively Egl the Queen of Grass Snakes ( Lithuanian: Egl ali karalien ), is a Lithuanian folk tale, first published by M. Jasewicz in 1837. [24], Researcher Galina Kabakova cites that most variants feature a serpent husband: a snake, a boa, a winged serpent, even a Hydra-like dragon. As soon as he emerges from the lake, the brothers jump out of the hiding spot and beat the husband to death. In: . The youngest son reveals the secret command to his uncles. Crying, the girl becomes a birch near the shore, while her children become trees. As the story continues, the girl's relatives imitate her voice to draw out the fish and kill it. The moment she hands down her first garment into the water, the bridge on which she was sitting collapses. His legs were the same. "Egle zalka lgava. Her mother learns the secret command to summon the snake husband (called Isai Isanych) and kills the husband with a scythe. Kabakova, Galina. The brothers go to the lake, summon the snake with the song and kill him as soon as he appears. Riga: , 1969. pp. The next morning, Mirzhan goes back to the shore to summon her husband, but she only sees a red tint in the river and her husband's head near the reeds. The two elders leave, while the youngest, named Lilla, tries to find her dress and sees a snake on it. After nine days, Egl arrives at the seashore and calls her husband, but unfortunately only the foams of blood return from the sea. The Black Snake slithers off to the surface, and is beheaded by the old woman. They served Hades, the god of the Underworld, and Persephone, the goddess of spring and queen of the Underworld. The feast is going on for three weeks, and thereafter the couple lives happily together. Hera was worshipped* in all parts of Greece and temples were built for her at Argos and Salmos. Years into their marriage, the snake takes off the snakeskin to become a man, and they have three daughters. [35] By using the magical incantation to summon the snake bridegroom, Egle builds a bridge between her world and the aquatic one (or an underground, chthonic realm). In another myth, Hera sent two snakes to kill Heracles when he was still an infant. Before they enter her parents' house, the girl warns her daughters to keep quiet about their life. When they leave to get her clothes, the youngest finds a snake on her garments, which promises to return them if she becomes his wife. They transfer to the nearby island, and from there to the underground underneath the sea, where a nicely decorated palace is located - Egl's new home for eternity. online streamer | 3.6K views, 269 likes, 139 loves, 419 comments, 27 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Irina Allyson: Hoppy Easter! Prior to their departure, he instructs them how to call him from the depths of the sea and asks not to tell this secret to anyone else. A dangerous, seductive, and beautiful woman, examples of the femme fatale abound in Greek myths. Mictlan is the realm where Quetzalcoatl went and revived human civilizations. [60], In Latvia the tale is known as alio nuotaka or Zalka lgava ("The Grass-Snake's Wife"). Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. [81] In addition, in these variants, the mother-in-law is the one that kills the snake husband. "Popularno motywu "O onie wa" w folklorze i literaturze Batw". -: , 1984. pp. [57] Following a less mythological approach, scholar Endre Bjtar suggested that its diffusion across Lithuania owes to the local snake cult,[58] recorded in historical sources. Angry with Zeus ' interest for her, the goddess showed no mercy towards Lamia: every time the girl gave birth to a child, Hera either murdered it or made Lamia kill it herself. .. known as slayer . She often had a serpent's tale even when the rest of her form was that of a beautiful woman. 4. pp. In: Litwa: staroytne dzieje, ustawy, jzyk, wiara, obyczaje, pieni, przysowia, podania itd, Mitteilungen Der Litauischen Literarischen Gesellschaft, https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/k-rekonstruktsii-praslavyanskoy-mifologii, Egl ali karalien: slibino ir mergels motyvo kilm, "Comparative phylogenetic analyses uncover the ancient roots of Indo-European folktales", The Complete Russian Folktale: Russian Wondertales, Ukeikimai, magikos formuls ir vard problema balt "ali karaliens" variantuose, https://doi-org.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/10.1515/9783112611289-086, Powiat sokalski pod wzgldem geograficznym, etnograficznym, historycznym i ekonomicznym, Szkice folklorystyczne: Wok legendy i zagadki. 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