Polyonymy
The Polyonymie (Greek.) Refers to the property of Vielnamigkeit . It means that several names are assigned to an object, a person, a place or especially whole peoples or even deities. Polyonymy occurs especially when names for the above mentioned things arise in different languages and cultures at the same time.
Examples of polyonymy
- While Western Europeans use the term Greeks , the Turks, Persians and other peoples of the East use the term Yunan .
- In addition to Germany (German, see Teutonen ), the terms Germany (English, see Germanen ) or Allemagne (French, see Alemannen ) are used for the Federal Republic of Germany (see German in other languages ).
- The syncretism of the Roman Empire in antiquity resulted in the Greek gods being given new names. For example, Zeus became Jupiter (mythology) and Hermes became Mercurius .
- The God of the Abrahamic religions has many names. In addition to the term God used in Christianity, other religious groups include a. also spreads Adonai , YHWH or Jehovah .
See also
literature
- Jörg Frey, Jan Rohls , Ruben Zimmermann (eds.): Metaphorics and Christology (= Theological Library Töpelmann. Vol. 120). de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 2003, ISBN 3-11-017645-9 .
- Max Müller : Essai de Mythologie comparée. Ed. A. Durand et al., Paris 1859.