Starting from the analysis of numerous similar place names, on the
one hand, and, on the other, of a large volume of documentation on archaeological
sites and local traditions, this study explains the name of the most
important megalithic monument on the Iberian Peninsula, [Cueva de] Menga
(Antequera, province of Malaga). The name is based on an anthroponym
which denoted a mythical female creature, to whom the Castilian settlers that
had arrived in the late Middle Ages attributed the construction of dolmens.
This constitutes an onomastic mechanism based on popular traditions spread
over large parts of the Iberian Peninsula, and even over large parts of Europe.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:17174 |
| Date | 14 February 2018 |
| Creators | Ruhstaller, Stefan |
| Publisher | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Namenforschung (GfN), Universität Leipzig |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | German |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa2-170739, qucosa:17073 |
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