In the section Study of folklore
Оn Моses and «Pharaohs»: folklore legends as well as biblical and book versions of the plot
Institute of Philology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
Ключевые слова
slavic folklore, folk bible, plots, versions
Abstract
The paper considers the folk legends, biblical and book-stories about Moses and mythic water inhabitants called «Pharaohs» and traced back to the Pharaoh’s army that drowned in the Black (Red) Sea while chasing Moses during the exodus of Israelites from Egypt.
Bibliographic reference
Kuznetsova Vera Stanislavovna. Оn Моses and «Pharaohs»: folklore legends as well as biblical and book versions of the plot // Сибирский филологический журнал. 2012. № 4. Pp. 5–14.