日月神话及其寓意探析--原始神话的世界性透视

日月神话普遍存在于世界各民族各地区,主要包括日月(神)的诞生、日月(神)性别关系、日蚀与月蚀的神话形成三大系统.日月(神)诞生的传说寓意着人定胜天、自然崇拜、自我牺牲的精神内涵,体现着对立统一的辩证关系;日月(神)性别关系的神话寓意远古时期内婚制下的进步与改革,反映着人类的信仰和世俗;日蚀与月蚀的神话形成寓意人类的朴素与直观的思维方式及发展变化,反映着不同地域及其民族性格及文明的传承.

Myths about the Sun and the Moon and their Allegorical Meanings--On the Universality of the Primitive Myths

Myths of the sun and the moon are universal, which contain the births of the sun and the moon, their sexes, and the solar and lunar eclipses. Births of the sun and the moon represent the belief that man can conquer the nature, natural worship and self-sacrifice, and show the dialectical relation of the unity of the opposites. Myths about the sexes of the sun and the moon show the matrimonial progresses and reforms in the remote antiquity, the human beliefs and the common customs. Myths about the solar and lunar eclipses symbolize the simple and intuitive modes of thinking of man, and represent different national characters and the inheritance and propagation of civilizations.