Cats, Cats Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus
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Title
Cats, Cats Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus
Description
In April 1483 Felix Faber, a Dominican monk arrived in Cyprus. Regarding cats he wrote: "The mouse catcher has good hearing and better smell but best of all is his sight which can pierce the shades of night hence he is called cat: for cattus means cunning and the ancients thought that cats were akin to the Genii or Lares, saying that Genii though unseen by men could not remain invisible to cats.
The Lares were said to be the sons of Mercury and the nymth Lar. They lived in the home of men and guarded them, their seat being in the common hall near the fire, and because cats have flashing eyes and like to lie near the fire, they said they were kin to the Genii or Lares"".
(Excerpta Cypria p.46)
The Lares were said to be the sons of Mercury and the nymth Lar. They lived in the home of men and guarded them, their seat being in the common hall near the fire, and because cats have flashing eyes and like to lie near the fire, they said they were kin to the Genii or Lares"".
(Excerpta Cypria p.46)
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Designer: A. Coutas
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
TIFF
Language
EL, EN
Type
Identifier
2002-CATS-25
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
Provenance
Alex Matsoukis, Athens
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
, “Cats, Cats Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed November 23, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/13710.