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Revision as of 03:32, 18 March 2012
In the Babylonian Talmud, Zig is a giant rooster which stands with its foot on the earth and touches heaven with its head. Legend has it that when it spreads its wings it causes a total eclipse of the sun.[1]
According to Jewish commentaries, this myth is meant to express a mystical idea.
References
- ^ "Zig, [[Dictionary of Phrase and Fable]]". Bartleby.com. 1898. Retrieved October 19, 2006.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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