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signifying monkey

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Japanese Meaning
アフリカ系アメリカ民話に登場する猿のキャラクターで、ヨルバ神話のイタズラ神エス・エレガラに由来する。
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語り手は、ヨルバの存在エス・エレグバに由来するアフリカ系アメリカ人の民話に登場するトリックスターの猿を、猟師や精霊さえも出し抜くずる賢い存在として描写した。

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A monkey character in African-American folklore, derived from the trickster figure of Yoruba mythology, Esu Elegbara.

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signifying monkey

The storyteller described the signifying monkey as a cunning trickster who outwitted both hunters and spirits.

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The storyteller described the signifying monkey as a cunning trickster who outwitted both hunters and spirits.

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