Английская Википедия:Chalkydri

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Chalkydri (Шаблон:Lang-grc khalkýdrai, compound of Шаблон:Lang khalkós "brass, copper" + Шаблон:Lang hýdra "hydra", "water-serpent" — lit. "brazen hydras", "copper serpents") are mythical creatures mentioned in the apocryphal Second Book of Enoch from the 1st century CE, often seen as an angelic species.[1][2] In the narrative, chalkydri dwell near the Sun and ran its course around the Earth with it bringing heat and dew to the Earth. The chalkydri and phoenixes are described as creatures with the head of a crocodile and the feet and tail like that of a lion, each having twelve wings, and are the color purple like the rainbow.[3] The phoenixes in Greek myth are not the same mentioned here. At sunrise, all the chalkydri break into song with their counterparts, alerting the birds of the world for a new day to rejoice.[4]

The name has been interpreted as a translation of Nehushtan, the bronze serpent constructed by Moses to protect the Israelites from attacks by fiery flying serpents, and destroyed by King Hezekiah as idolatrous,[5] from Hebrew into Greek.

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  1. Davidson, Gustav. (1967) A Dictionary of Angels, Including the Fallen Angels. Entry: 'Chalkydri', p. 84.
  2. F.I. Andersen. (1983) 2 (Old Bulgarian Apocalypse of) Enoch, a new Translation and Introduction in ed. James Charlesworth The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, Vol 1. p. 94. Шаблон:ISBN.
  3. Rutherford H. Platt, Jr. (1926) The Forgotten Books of Eden. Entry: The Book of the Secrets of Enoch chapter XII. [1]
  4. Louis Ginzberg. (1909) Legends of the Jews. Entry: The Creation of the World: The Sixth Day. [2]
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