(24-11-2020, 02:22 AM)R. Sale wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Could this also be translated as "serpent body"? Does German tend to use the same term for either interpretation? In the modern situation at least, it appears (in my little dictionary) that the 'snake/serpent' distinction does not exist, if 'Schlange' can be interpreted either way.Yes, this could also be translated as "serpent body", since this is a mythological being. The term "serpent" also exists in German, but it is only used for a deity in the form of a snake (Wikipedia ).
There are for example also winged serpents ( You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. ) in the greeks mythology. Therefore the representation of Melusine with wings is not unusual. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.