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Shrew

Ancient Greek and Roman mythology

Phraseologism: Shrew.

Meaning: Angry, grumpy woman.

Origin: From ancient Greek mythology. Megaera (literally: "Hostile") is the name of one of the three Erinyes (Roman furies), goddesses of vengeance who live in the underworld. The names of two other Erinyes - Alecto and Tisiphone, on which, according to mythology, vengeance for the murder lay.

Random phraseology:

Sesame, open up (open up)!

Meaning:

A certain key to unraveling the mystery, a way to overcome obstacles, etc. (joking).

Origin:

From the Arabic tale "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", which was first published (1704-1708) in French as part of other tales in the collection "A Thousand and One Nights". But it would be a mistake to attribute this tale to the legendary Scheherazade. It's just that the author of the French translation, the orientalist Antoine Gallan (1646-1715), included in the collection "A Thousand and One Nights" a fairy tale about Ali Baba he liked from another, little-known collection of Arabic tales. The words "Sesame, open (open)!" says the chieftain of forty robbers in front of the closed entrance to the cave where the looted treasures were kept. Ali Baba, who went to the forest for firewood, heard these words and, thanks to this spell, later entered the cave and became the owner of all the riches hidden there. The word "sesame" is sometimes pronounced "sim-sim".

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