Phylakos

Japanese: Phylakos
Phylakos

…His name means “black foot”. After saving his life, a baby snake licked his ear, and he came to understand the language of all birds and animals. At the request of his brother Bias, he went to steal a cow from Phylakos, a livestock owner, who needed it to marry the daughter of King Nereus of Pylos, but he was captured and thrown into prison. While in prison, he heard that insects had eaten up most of the beams, so he predicted that the roof of the prison would soon fall, and it came true. …

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Japanese:

…その名は〈黒足〉の意。命を救ってやった子蛇に耳をなめられたおかげで,あらゆる鳥獣の言葉を解するようになった彼は,兄ビアスBiasの依頼で,ピュロス王ネレウスの娘との結婚に必要な家畜持ちのフュラコスPhylakosの雌牛を奪いに出かけたが,捕らえられて牢に入れられた。しかし獄中で,虫どもが梁(はり)をあらかた食いつくしたと話しているのを聞いたので,近々,牢の屋根が落ちると予言したところ,はたしてそのとおりになった。…

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