Και μόλις τώρα ανακάλυψα ότι το όνομα Smaug έχει δοθεί σε γένος σαύρας!
Smaug is the name of the dragon encountered by Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist of J.R.R. Tolkien's book The Hobbit. According to Tolkien the name is derived from the Old German verb smeugen – to squeeze through a hole. Like the type species, Smaug lived underground and was heavily armored. Appropriately Tolkien was born in the Free State province, South Africa, the core area of distribution of the type species. The name is masculine.
Smaug giganteus
Smaug is the name of the dragon encountered by Bilbo Baggins, the protagonist of J.R.R. Tolkien's book The Hobbit. According to Tolkien the name is derived from the Old German verb smeugen – to squeeze through a hole. Like the type species, Smaug lived underground and was heavily armored. Appropriately Tolkien was born in the Free State province, South Africa, the core area of distribution of the type species. The name is masculine.
Smaug giganteus
Κι άλλα ζούδια ονοματίστηκαν από χαρακτήρα του Τόλκιν: Saurona triangular και Saurona aurigera.
Experts hit on the name Saurona because the black rings on the insect's orange wings reminded them of the all-seeing eye described in JRR Tolkien's books.
Experts hit on the name Saurona because the black rings on the insect's orange wings reminded them of the all-seeing eye described in JRR Tolkien's books.
Σαουρόνα η χρυσοφόρος… Τελικά ταιριάζει περισσότερο απ' ό,τι περίμενα με το θέμα του νήματος.