#sellő

[pokolbol-fel-aztan-vissza]

Olyan vagy mint én. Szirén vagy. Az énekedtől zátonyra futnak a hajók.

Mert valahányszor mondasz valamit, abból katasztrófa lesz.

[scanzen]

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[diogenesz2020portugal]

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[rejtelem]

[gyorinokedli]

Ja,azt még nem is mondtam,hogy sellő vagyok.

[pokolbol-fel-aztan-vissza]

Leköltöztem a tenger alá. Atlantiszt sellők és polipok lakják. A Titanicon a zenészek csontvázai még mindig húzzák. SpongyaBob múltkor hozott nekem egy herkentyűburgert. Ariel valójában szőke, csak szerelmes rózsaszirmokkal festi a haját.

És egyébként itt lent nem létezik a szomorúság.

[twintailedsiren]

Two-tailed sirens in Hungary: research in progress

After I stumbled across a two-tailed siren on the ceiling of a Hungarian church, I had a feeling there were more sirens from this country. While I have found some drawings in books, I’m stuck on finding the actual photos, or any more information.

So I’m leaving what I have here. I might get more energy and track these Hungarian sirens down.

From: Fügedi, Márta. Állatábrázolások a Magyar Népművészetben. Herman Ottó Múzeum, 1993. "Sellő." Pages 145-150.

Captions: Image 188. Stove tile (Buda Castle, 15th century) There's similar siren stove tiles from Poland and Slovakia from the 15th century, so it's not surprising to see them in Hungary.

Image 189. Szemeskálylia's party (Balaton Uplands, 18th century.

Pictures 191-192-193. Painted church pew and ceiling panels. (Szenna, Somogy m. 1787.; Drávaiványi, Baranya m. 1782.; Noszvaj, Heves m. 1734.) Compare her with this painting from a Hungarian church.

Végh Olivér. A Kalotaszegi Fazekasság. (Kalotaszeg Pottery.) Kriterion, 1977.

I hope I'll find the time to dig into these more, unlike some other rabbit holes I've fallen down. I'm really stumbling over Hungarian, to be honest. And some of these sirens are a little obscure— I can't even find the name of the church in Szenna.

[twintailedsiren]

Two-tailed siren as the Zodiac sign Aquarius. From Heltai’s Cisio, printed in Kolozsvár (Clausenburg/Cluj) in 1592.

Two-tailed sirens were popular in Renaissance-era books, including books of fortune telling, as a symbol of flattery, and as printer's marks. I've not seen as many two-tailed sirens in Hungarian art, but there is this two-tailed siren on a church.

Further reading

Dukkon, Ágnes. “Sign – Symbol – Decoration: the Relationship of Image and Text in 16th –17th Century Hungarian Calendars.” Hungarian Studies, Akademiai Kiado Zrt., 2017.