...The spotted pattern was also seen as evil, and it is said to have been a punishment for refusing to mourn the death of Christ, or for mocking the sight of humans drowning without boarding Noah's Ark. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Pierides, who was a skilled singer, challenges the Muses to a singing contest, but is defeated and transformed into a magpie. The belief that this bird serves witches and demons is deeply rooted in many places, and in Sweden it is believed that witches transform into magpies when they go out. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Pierides" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…そのまだら模様も邪悪視され,キリストの死を悼むことを拒否した罰とも,〈ノアの方舟〉に乗らず人間のおぼれる様を見て嘲笑した罰ともいわれている。またオウィディウスの《転身物語》に,歌を得意としたピエリデスPieridesがムーサたちに歌比べを挑み,敗れてカササギに変身させられたとある。この鳥が魔女や悪魔に奉仕するという俗信は各地で根強く,スウェーデンでは魔女が外出するときにはカササギに変身すると信じられている。… ※「Pierides」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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