Zig (Judaism)
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In the Babylonia
n Talmud
, Zig is a giant rooster
which stands with its foot on the earth and touches heaven with its head. Legend has it that when it spreads its wings it causes a total eclipse
of the sun
.
According to Jewish commentaries, this myth is meant to express a mystical idea.
Babylonia
Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia , with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as a major power when Hammurabi Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq), with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as...
n Talmud
Talmud
The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....
, Zig is a giant rooster
Rooster
A rooster, also known as a cockerel, cock or chanticleer, is a male chicken with the female being called a hen. Immature male chickens of less than a year's age are called cockerels...
which stands with its foot on the earth and touches heaven with its head. Legend has it that when it spreads its wings it causes a total eclipse
Eclipse
An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object is temporarily obscured, either by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer...
of the sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
.
According to Jewish commentaries, this myth is meant to express a mystical idea.