HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴
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Thanks a lot! Have amended the #AltText.
In the meantime, I've found the #turtle photo again and would like to add the following #mythology information from @wikipedia:
"The #WorldTurtle, also called the #CosmicTurtle or the #WorldBearingTurtle, is a #mytheme of a giant turtle (or tortoise) supporting or containing the world. It occurs in #Hindu mythology, #Chinese mythology, and the mythologies of the #indigenous peoples of the #Americas.
The..."
MaJ1 🐿️
@HistoPol @stib @wikipedia Yep know the basis of the Discworld mythology, but this is a more detailed explanation so thanks for tracking it down 😁
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴
@MaJ1
Lol
I knew about this from First/Native Americans.
When I then saw that turtle photo, it became all clear to me.
It came right back to me when I read the wiki entry about the comic novels.
No tracking was necessary, just a quick search in my posts. 😇
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴
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"...comparative mythology of the #WorldTortoise discussed by #EdwardBurnettTylor (1878:341) includes the counterpart #WorldElephant..."
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