Miracle Yudo Fish-Kit: Myth or Reality

Ershov Petr Pavlovich with his fairy tales about the skate-Gorbunke and Miracle-Yuda presented a whole generation faith in unidentified. This author made it in a new way to look at the wonders of nature, because this kind of anomaly, like a miracle yudo fish-whale, met in mythology and other peoples.

It possesses an impressive mouth, able to swallow the ship, a bad temper, despite the relative peace of mind of the real color of the animal, and the modified physiology.

The features of the animal are distorted. If, as a result, the fish became more or less natural in appearance, excluding its dimensions, of course, then initially it was practically about the dragon, with an elongated mouth, full of sharp teeth.

According to the materials "for comparative words" edited by Khomyakova, Miracle Yudo and should be interpreted as a dragon. Also in the 19th century, this expression was used to describe any "diva division" to which even the taway can be attributed. Despite the fact that in different sources, the miracle-yudo seems to be in their own way, most of these creatures have a natural prototype or at least a natural explanation.

The origin of terminology

Directly the word "miracle-yudo" also has its own history. The first part is easily explained, since it means something "wonderful" or "unusual".

But the second part of the term has a more specific and interesting history. In early Christianity, the word "Yudo", consonant with the name of Judas, was used to designate the entire demonic, evil and unclean.

Perhaps that is why most prototypes of such dicks, including those described in the prose of Ershov
Fish, attribute extremely aggressive temper.

So, for example, the hero is already another mythology, this time from the East, Sinbad Sea is escaped from the "False Islands" in a quarrel, pursued by a huge creature, who wanted to enjoy members of his team.

Mentioned in Kon-Gorbunka, in turn, in turn, could hardly repeat the desires that attribute it to more "evil" to fellows. The fish was punished for the races behind the ships, but it was not necessary to implement the island of China.

Whether the image of the monster

In the old Slavonic legends, the miracle Yudo is a dragon or snipe-like monster "On several heads". For example, in the fairy tale "Ivan the Peasant Son and Miracle Yudo" is presented in quality.

As for China, he received their rank and wonder that he most likely for the snipe-like body, let and modified. Fish, which lies "across the sea", also has quite natural characteristics peculiar to the actual meaning. So, for example, from excess water in the body, the animal also gets rid of the fountain in the front of the body, called "breath", around which the guys are having fun and jump.

Real prototype

If we are talking about Kite Yershov, then it should be noted that it has a completely real image.

He is definitely hyperbolized in favor of entertainment and scaligence of the legend, but one way or another corresponds to the image that was described in prose.

At first, you might think about it is about whale-prenatics, as most of the illustrations of the prose of Ershov show that very fish with characteristic longitudinal stripes under the mouth, which clearly looks at whale whales.

However, most of the representatives of this species are hunting exclusively on the plankton, which is why directly swallowing anything, including "three dozen ships", they will be extremely difficult.

It is possible that Ershov used as the basis for his miracle-Yuda Cashlot, who does not rarely swallow various objects delivering to the animal later significant inconvenience.

Of course, no about the "city is big", which can accommodate on the back of this representative of mammals, does not matter. The average length of the animal is approximately 15-20 meters.

Biblical scenario

Ershov did not reveal the secrets that it was served as a prototype for the very whale. Some saw in the fish described above the "Living Island" from more ancient mythology, which is a manual animal of local lord of the seas, others and at all prosecuted the premise to the parable, describing the biblical motive.

We are talking about the book of the Prophet Jones, who was also swallowed by China, when the nape of the Lord and did not repente in the pregressions. However, as in the case of Kitu Yershov, the Prophet did not remain granted himself and got the opportunity to change fate, as a result, being thrown ashore.

Also, the fish received her forgiveness when all 30 swallowed ships were released.

Moralization of narration

In the prose of Yershov, the sun gave the Whale the second chance, letting go fish, which immediately announced his own dominion in the territory of the marine.

In this case, the evolution of the image is traced from the fully negative and destructive to think and understand. Whale had to let all ships after Konk-Gorbokon Donons to him about salvation from a distressed position. Even the peasants who were removed from the island did not suffer.

The contribution of Ershov to the alignment of a miracle-Yuda should not be underestimated, the author consciously gave impetus to the development of the image.

Despite the fact that Slavs were extremely far from both the sea and from mythology, inherent in peoples, in the culture of which shipping has occupied an important role, they still created their Leviafan.

Perhaps the case in that "unprecedented", which was presented to ordinary people in the sea. It is not excluded that the miracle Yudo simply evolved from the characters of the local fishing folklore. In any case, this image remained one of the key in the cumulative description of the forces opposing the hero of the epics and fairy tales.