Dulcimer
Greetings .
Would someone help me out here please? While leafing through Cirlot's A Book of Symbols I came across this entry for 'camel':-
"Traditionally considered in curious relationship with the dragon and with winged serpents, for, according to the Zohar, the serpent in the Garden of Eden was a kind of 'flying camel'. Similar allusions are to be found in the Persian Zend-Avesta"
What do you make of that? From what I've read and (little) understood of the Zohar, I don't remember coming across such a reference. Can any of you wider read folk throw any light on this?
[If you didn't know, and I didn't, the Zend-Avesta is the holy book of Zoroastrianism]
Would someone help me out here please? While leafing through Cirlot's A Book of Symbols I came across this entry for 'camel':-
"Traditionally considered in curious relationship with the dragon and with winged serpents, for, according to the Zohar, the serpent in the Garden of Eden was a kind of 'flying camel'. Similar allusions are to be found in the Persian Zend-Avesta"
What do you make of that? From what I've read and (little) understood of the Zohar, I don't remember coming across such a reference. Can any of you wider read folk throw any light on this?
[If you didn't know, and I didn't, the Zend-Avesta is the holy book of Zoroastrianism]