Mythical Character of Space in the Place Legends on the Plateliai Lake

Andrius Kaniava
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Using the place legends stored at the Lithuanian Folklore Archives and the questionnaires from the Collection of the Lithuanian Place Names, the author of the article analyzes folklore related to the Plateliai Lake (in Plungė District) and its segments, including islands, peninsulas, and shallows. Having systematized a number of place legends related to the lake, the author discerns three themes that are further analyzed in the article, namely: the appearing of the Plateliai Lake and several lakes connected underground, the underwater world of Plateliai (the lake demanding sacrifices), and the image of the Plateliai Queen. Applying the concept of the mental landscape and the current research on placelore, he reveals the mythical character of the Plateliai Lake and its surrounding space. Special attention is paid to the way that various segments of the lake are depicted in place legends. Among the most frequently mentioned, several islands, peninsulas and shallows connected to the mythical plots are pointed out, as well as the lake itself. According to the folklore analyzed in the article, the lake had an important role in human life, while certain motives related to the pre-Christian religion (including the sunken church, the Queen of the lake, the souls residing at the bottom of the lake, etc.) allow one to conclude that from the ancient times, the Plateliai Lake was perceived as an important mythical place.
普拉托利亚伊湖传说中空间的神话特性
文章作者利用立陶宛民俗档案馆保存的地方传说和立陶宛地名收集的调查问卷,分析了与普拉泰利艾湖(位于 Plungė 区)及其湖段(包括岛屿、半岛和浅滩)有关的民俗。在对与该湖有关的许多地方传说进行系统整理后,作者发现了三个主题,并在文章中对其进行了进一步分析,即:普拉泰利艾湖和连接地下的几个湖泊的出现、普拉泰利艾湖的水下世界(要求献祭的湖泊)以及普拉泰利艾女王的形象。他运用心理景观的概念和当前对placeelore的研究,揭示了普拉泰利艾湖及其周边空间的神话特征。他特别关注了地方传说中描绘湖泊各个部分的方式。其中最常提到的是与神话地块相连的几个岛屿、半岛和浅滩,以及湖泊本身。根据文章中分析的民间传说,该湖在人类生活中扮演着重要角色,而与基督教之前的宗教有关的某些动机(包括沉没的教堂、湖中的女王、居住在湖底的灵魂等)让人得出这样的结论:自古以来,普拉托利亚伊湖就被视为一个重要的神话之地。
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