Truth and Symbolism: Mythological Perspectives of the Wolf and Crow
Truth and Symbolism: Mythological Perspectives of the Wolf and Crow
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真理与象征：狼与乌鸦的神话视角
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2004
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Karen Elizabeth Bukowick
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作者：
Karen Elizabeth Bukowick
本论文探讨了西方传统神话中乌鸦和狼的象征意义，重点关注圣经、希腊和罗马神话、美洲原住民民间传说、莎士比亚和伊索寓言。文学中的许多动物形象都是负面的，并不能真实地代表所象征的动物。本论文研究了这些负面关联为何形成，它们与狼和乌鸦的生物生命有何关系，并探讨了它们与存在的正面象征意义之间的模糊性。随着文化远离其生存的土地并关注工业和人类而不是周围的世界，负面符号获得力量。狼和乌鸦的行为都是秘密的，导致人们编造故事来解释他们的行为。此外，人类将这些动物当作自己的“影子”，赋予它们一些人性中存在但通常被认为不可接受的特征。
This thesis explores crow and wolf symbolism within the mythology of Western Tradition, focusing on the Bible, Greek and Roman mythology, Native American folklore, Shakespeare, and Aesop’s fables. Much of the animal imagery in literature is negative and does not truthfully represent the animals symbolized. This thesis investigates why these negative associations are formed, how they relate to the biological lives of wolves and crows, and explores their ambiguity in relation to the positive symbolism that exists. Negative symbols acquire strength as cultures grow further away from the land they live on and focus on industry and humanity instead of the world around them. The behavior of both wolves and crows is secretive, causing people to create stories to explain their actions. Furthermore, humans use these animals as a “shadow” to themselves, bestowing characteristics upon them which are found in human nature but are generally considered unacceptable.