Monkey

5 readings from 4 sources.

Zhou Gong

周公解夢 (Zhou Gong Jie Meng)

attributed to the Duke of Zhou (周公旦)

classical, undated · Chinese

A mountain monkey: the beginning of disputes and litigation.

In the source 山猴主有爭訟端

Section 龍蛇禽獸等類

A white monkey: you obtain rank and emolument.

In the source 白猴主有祿位得

Section 龍蛇禽獸等類

Russian dream book, 1787

Сонникъ, или Истолкованiе сновъ

1787 · Russian

To kill a monkey means the overcoming of an enemy.

In the source Мартышку убить значитъ непрiятеля одолѣть.

What the OCR read

Pre-reform Cyrillic comes out of OCR damaged. What stands above is a reading of the damaged line; this is the line itself.

Мартызку убишьэ значишЪ нелр:- ящеля одолфшь.

Section Калуга 1787

Russian dream book, 1811

Новый, полный и подробный сонникъ

1811 · Russian

A monkey seen in a dream signifies dishonourable and treacherous people.

In the source Обезьяна, во снѣ видѣнная, означаетъ безчестныхъ и вѣроломныхъ людей.

What the OCR read

Pre-reform Cyrillic comes out of OCR damaged. What stands above is a reading of the damaged line; this is the line itself.

Обезблна во сиё видфнная, означаешЪ ’бесчестныхЪ и вБроломныхЪ людей, а иногда болЬзнь. Сей звБрь, будучи хишрЪ и переим- чивЬ, означаешЪ также комедаянтовЪ, воро- жеевЪ и поддБлывашелей ложныхЪ лисемЪ,

Section СПб 1811

Miller

Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream

Gustavus Hindman Miller

1901 · American Victorian

To dream of a monkey, denotes that deceitful people will flatter you to advance their own interests. To see a dead monkey, signifies that your worst enemies will soon be removed. If a young woman dreams of a monkey, she should insist on an early marriage, as her lover will suspect unfaithfulness. For a woman to dream of feeding a monkey, denotes that she will be betrayed by a flatterer.