Oon (English spelling)

Japanese: Ōon(英語表記)Oon
Oon (English spelling)

…It was a serpent with the heads of a bull and a lion, a winged hybrid with a divine mask on its body, and Ananke (Necessity) and Adrasteia (Inevitable Vengeance) standing nearby. From Kronos came Light (Aithēr), Chaos, and Darkness (Erebos), as well as an androgynous cosmic egg (Ōon). From this came a god with golden wings, a bull's head on his side, and a giant snake on his head. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…それは牛とライオンの頭をもつ蛇で,胴には神の面があり,翼をつけた混成物で,その傍にはアナンケAnankē(〈必然〉)とアドラステイアAdrasteia(〈避けがたい復讐〉)が控える。クロノスから光(アイテルAithēr),カオス,闇(エレボスErebos)が,さらに男女両性具有の宇宙卵(オーオンŌon)が生じた。そこから黄金の翼をもち,脇腹に牛の頭,頭上に巨大な蛇をつけた神が生じた。…

※「Ōon」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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