Dukljan
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Dukljan or Dukljanin ( Serbian Cyrillic : Дукљан or Дукљанин ) is a figure in Serbian mythology [1] that is a reflection of the Roman emperor Diocletian . [1] He is presented as the adversary of God , [1] possibly because of the real Diocletian's persecution of Christians . [2]
Legends attribute to him building of the town of Duklja , [1] Dukljan's border , [1] and the Roman milestones near Tuzi (according to a folktale, he was throwing them at his brother and sister as they were fleeing to Hum ). [1]
A Serbian folk song about Dukljan says that he once removed the Sun from the sky and brought it to the Earth. [1] Saint John managed to trick him and restore the Sun, but afterwards, while chasing him, Dukljan grabbed at him and tore a piece of flesh from John's foot, which explains why humans have arches of the foot . [1]
Several variants of a story that he is still alive exist; according to them he is chained in the Morača river near Duklja (the Vizier's bridge ). [1] In some of them, he constantly gnaws at his chains, and each year around Christmas (or around Đurđevdan ) nearly manages to break free and destroy the world, when four Gypsy blacksmiths reforge the chains. [1]
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Š. Kulišić; P. Ž. Petrović; N. Pantelić (1970). "Дукљан(ин)". Српски митолошки речник (in Serbian). Belgrade: Nolit . pp. 111–112.
- ↑ Đorđe Janković (2007-09-06). "О називу Диоклeје пре Немањића" . Archived from the original on 2016-03-03 . Retrieved 2008-08-16 .
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