watery divinities of the soil

Spanish translation: ninfas acuaticas de la Tierra

18:34 May 16, 2011

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English term or phrase: watery divinities of the soil

The first phase was to sponsor irrigation works in honor of his subjects and the watery divinities of the soil. During Indravarman’s reign, a large reservoir was constructed at Hariharalaya to trap rainwater. It was know as the Indratataka and covered 300 hectares (650 acres).

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Spanish translation:ninfas acuaticas de la Tierra

Explanation:
No podemos olvidar que en los tiempos antiguos, en muchas culturas, entre las
que se encuentran también la griega y la romana, las ninfas acuáticas y diosas
femeninas, conectadas con la Madre naturaleza eran representadas por el agua que
brotaba de fuentes y manantiales.(AGUA Y ESPIRITUALIDAD*
María Soledad Gallego Bernad)

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ninfas acuaticas de la Tierra

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divinidades acuáticas de la tierra

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ninfas acuaticas de la Tierra

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divinidades acuáticas de la tierra

Explanation:
El texto se refiere a Indravarman I, emperador jemer entre 877/78 y 889/890 d. C. (Hariharalaya está en lo que es hoy Camboya.) Por lo tanto, las "divinities" son hindúes, siendo ésta la religión del imperio jemer en esta época.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indravarman_I

Existen ninfas acuáticas en la tradición hindú: las Apsaras, cuya misión era bailar en el paraíso de Indra. Sin embargo, estas "aquatic divinities of the soil" no pueden ser ellas. La palabra adecuada es "divinidades"; otra posibilidad sería "deidades".

Para "soil", habrá que poner "tierra"; no veo otra posibilidad. Sin embargo, tiene que escribirse con t minúscula, para no confundirse con la Tierra (el mundo).

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