The Toponyms “Marko’s Knee“, “Marko’s Footstep”/“Marko’s Footsteps”: Mythology and Ethymology

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Pages: 124-138
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/BQMA8795

Abstract:

The toponyms “Marko’s knee”, “Marko’s footstep”/“Marko’s footsteps” contain the myth of the sacred marriage of the Holy mountain/rock = The Great Goddess Mother Earth and her son Marko, born from the rock. This conclusion comes from the phallic symbolism of men’s legs – the “knee” and the “footsteps” of the godlike adolescent-man Marko.

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toponyms; mythology; ethymology

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