Rhampsinitos

Japanese: Rhampsinitos
Rhampsinitos

...This oracle became famous after the 6th century B.C., and influential people such as Lydian King Croesus and Macedonian King Philip II sent messengers to consult the god. Herodotus's "Histories" Vol. 2 contains a story about the treasure house of Egyptian King Rhampsinitos (Latin name: Rhampsinitus), which is very similar to the above-mentioned beheading story. [Tomohiro Mizutani]...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Rhampsinitos" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…この神託所は前6世紀以降有名となり,リュディア王クロイソス,マケドニア王フィリッポス2世などの有力者も神意伺いの使者を遣わした。なお,ヘロドトスの《歴史》第2巻には,上記の首切り話に酷似したエジプト王ランプシニトスRhampsinitos(ラテン名でランプシニトゥス)の宝蔵の物語がある。【水谷 智洋】。…

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