Las novias del aguadel Egeo al Atlántico

  1. Henar Velasco López 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02f40zc51

Book:
Forum classicorum: perspectivas y avances sobre el Mundo Clásico
  1. Jesús de la Villa Polo (dir.)
  2. Antonio López Fonseca (dir.)
  3. Emma Falque Rey (dir.)
  4. María Paz de Hoz García-Bellido (dir.)
  5. María José Muñoz Jiménez (dir.)
  6. Irene Villarroel Fernández (dir.)
  7. Victoria Recio Muñoz (dir.)

Publisher: Guillermo Escolar Editor

ISBN: 978-84-09-34325-6 978-84-09-34322-5 978-84-09-34326-3

Year of publication: 2021

Volume: 1

Pages: 611-618

Congress: Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Estudios Clásicos (15. 2019. Valladolid)

Type: Conference paper

Abstract

The «Splash of Water» motif has attracted attention since the nineteenth century. The similarity between the passage of Tóruigheacht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne, The Pursuit of Diarmaid and Gráinne, and the Tristan incident has been the principal focus. In this paper we suggest some parallels in Greek mythology and indicate their ritual implications. Some traditions of Celtic countries related to holy wells are of special interest here, rites concerning water and stone reinforced for a mythic or religious account, in a way a courtship involving water