…She corresponds to Latona in Roman mythology. She was the daughter of the Titans Koios and Phoibē, and was loved by Zeus and became pregnant with twin gods. However, all landmasses refused to provide a place for the baby to be born, for fear of the wrath of Zeus' wife Hera. So Leto managed to give birth to the twin gods on a floating island called Ortygia (meaning "village of quails"). Since then, this floating island became the "shining island" Delos, which is rooted in the seabed, and has come to be revered as a sacred place for Apollo and Artemis. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Ortygia" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ローマ神話のラトナLatonaにあたる。彼女はティタン神族のコイオスKoiosとフォイベPhoibēの娘で,ゼウスに愛されて双子神を懐妊したが,すべての陸地がゼウスの妃ヘラの怒りを恐れてお産の場所を提供しなかったため,レトはかろうじてオルテュギアOrtygia(〈うずらの里〉の意)と呼ばれた浮き島で両神を産み落とした。以来,この浮き島は海底に根を張った〈輝く島〉デロス島となり,アポロン,アルテミスの聖地として尊ばれることになったという。… ※「Ortygia」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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