Mulher marinha

Mulher marinha
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Ringkasan

Mulher marinha adalah putri duyung berkaki kambing dalam legenda Portugis yang dalam tradisi Azores menikahi lelaki darat dan membawa keberuntungan.

The mulher marinha is a goat-footed mermaid of Portuguese legend who in Azorean tradition marries a man of the land and brings good fortune.

Kisah dan tradisi

Mulher marinha adalah makhluk mitos dalam legenda dan tradisi rakyat Portugis, semacam putri duyung berkaki kambing: dari pinggang ke bawah ia bersisik, dengan kaki kambing dan sirip di tungkainya. Ia dikaitkan dengan mouras encantadas, Nereid, dan Oceanid. Dalam tradisi Kepulauan Azores, ia keluar dari air, menjelma perempuan, dan menikahi petani atau nelayan, membawakan kebahagiaan, kesuburan, dan keberuntungan. Livro de Linhagens do Conde Dom Pedro memuat kisah Dona Marinha: seorang ksatria berkuda di tepi laut menemukan seorang perempuan laut tidur di pantai, membaptisnya, dan menamainya Marinha karena ia keluar dari laut. Perempuan itu tidak pernah berbicara sampai suatu hari, karena cemas akan anaknya, ia berteriak dan sepotong daging keluar dari mulutnya; sejak itu ia bisa berbicara. Versi yang dicatat di Açores menyebutnya putri laut yang ditemukan D. Froião sedang tidur. Dari pernikahan mereka lahir keluarga Marinhos, dan salah satu anaknya, Machico, disebut menemukan Madeira.

The mulher marinha is a mythical being of Portuguese legend and folk tradition, a kind of goat-footed mermaid: scaly from the waist down, with goat's feet and fins on her legs. She is associated with the enchanted mouras, Nereids and Oceanids. In Azorean tradition she leaves the water, becomes a woman and marries a farmer or fisherman, bringing joy, fertility and fortune. The Livro de Linhagens do Conde Dom Pedro contains the tale of Dona Marinha: a knight riding by the sea found a sea woman asleep on the shore, had her baptised and named her Marinha because she had come out of the sea. She never spoke until one day, fearing for her son, she cried out and a piece of flesh came out of her mouth; from then on she could speak. A version recorded in the Azores (Açores) calls her a daughter of the sea whom D. Froião found asleep. Their marriage produced the Marinhos family, and one of the sons, Machico, is said to have discovered Madeira.

Fakta utama

Budaya / Culture
Tradisi Portugis
Kawasan / Region
Eropa
Negara / Country
Portugal
Klasifikasi / Classification
Aquatic
Habitat
Water

Makhluk terkait / Related beings

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