01-07-2023, 10:26 PM
It is clear that terminology will always create confusion, unless one is super accurate in every word and phrase. Here, there is a difference between what we see on the page and what we think that it represents.
What we see are tiny little women that historically have been called nymphs. Then there is the occasional one that looks more male than female.
What they represent may be women, stars, spirits and possibly other things. Nobody can be sure. These are opinions
Calling them nymphs can be confusing as it may indeed imply something, but calling them figurines, or something else, can have the same issue. This is just Voynich jargon.
My favourite example of confusing terminology is the missing "I think that" in every second phrase, but it would make for more boring reading. And I've done it myself.
What we see are tiny little women that historically have been called nymphs. Then there is the occasional one that looks more male than female.
What they represent may be women, stars, spirits and possibly other things. Nobody can be sure. These are opinions
Calling them nymphs can be confusing as it may indeed imply something, but calling them figurines, or something else, can have the same issue. This is just Voynich jargon.
My favourite example of confusing terminology is the missing "I think that" in every second phrase, but it would make for more boring reading. And I've done it myself.


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