Animal symbolism and mythology. Book II Kindle Ø

[Reading] ➷ Animal symbolism and mythology. Book II Author Angelo De Gubernatis – Rildem.co The myth of the dog is one of those of which the interpretation isdelicate As the common dog stays upon the doorstep of the house so is the mythical dog generally found at the gate of the sky morningThe myth of the dog is one of those of which the interpretation isdelicate As the common dog stays upon the doorstep of the house so is the mythical dog generally found at the gate of the sky morning and evening in connection with the two Açvinâu It was a fugitive phenomenon of but an instant's duration which determined the formation of the principal myth of the dog When this moment is past the myth changes its nature I have already referred to the French expression entre chien et loup as used to denote the twilight;29 the dog precedes by one instant the evening twilight and follows by.

One instant that of morning it is in a word the twilight at its most luminous moment Inasmuch as it watches at the gates of night it is usually a funereal infernal and formidable animal; inasmuch as it guards the gates of day it is generally represented as a propitious one; and as we have seen that of the two Açvinâu one is in especial relation with the moon and the other with the sun so of the two dogs of mythology one is especially lunar and the other especially solar Between these two dogs we find the bitch their mother who if I am not mistaken represents now the wandering moon of he.