The similarity of certain vowel triplets in keywords with specific concepts, is striking in current Slavic folklore. There one finds a whole series of terms to indicate the birth fairies, who determine the fate of the newborn, often containing the OIA triplet sound. (these vowels in green) (source: Vyncke, 1969) Czech: sudicka Slovak: sojenica, rojenica … Continue reading Mother, fate and the vowels OIA
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Fate and supernatural healing power, a semantic construction
Venus of Laussel, Dordogne France. The South Slavic Vily, the Mother Goddess, usually appearing in triplicate, unites several concepts that are given a clear place in the Semantic Colour Space and are represented by a shift in colour combinations. Vily is both the deliverer of abundance (green-4), depicted with a filled horn (white-4), determiner of … Continue reading Fate and supernatural healing power, a semantic construction
Rod-Rozanica
Rodzanice predicts fate ~ Magdalena Szynkarczuk A numen that recurs in the doctrinal scriptures, ecclesiastical statutes, and confessional questions is described as Rod-Rozanica. These data show that Rod-Rozanicy: seem to personify fate (they are equated with the terms 'fatum, fortuna'); have some connection with the cult of the dead. (On Boxing Day, a church-prohibited death … Continue reading Rod-Rozanica
Mother and father, cultural differences in concept allocation
Some of the differences in concept allocation are suggestive of real culture differences; for example: both mother and father are good-strong-passive (Osgood's 3-factors) for Americans and Flemish, and are both good-strong-active for Japanese, but father is good-strong-active and mother is good-strong-passive for the Finns. Osgood (1964)