Old Parr

Japanese: Old Parr(英語表記)OldParr
Old Parr

…Examples of this include the myth of Phoenix and the legend of the Fountain of Youth. There is also a category of long-lived people related to immortality, such as Methuselah, who is said to have lived 969 years before Noah's flood in the Bible, and Old Parr (real name Thomas Parr, 1483?-1635), a real Englishman who is synonymous with longevity and even a trademark of Scotch whisky. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Old Parr" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この例にフォイニクス(不死鳥)の神話や〈若返りの泉〉伝説がある。また不死に関連するものには別に長命者という範疇(はんちゆう)があり,ノアの大洪水以前に969年生きたと聖書に伝えられるメトセラMethuselah,長寿の代名詞さらにはスコッチ・ウィスキーの商標ともなっている実在のイギリス人オールド・パーOld Parr(本名Thomas Parr。1483?‐1635)などがよく知られている。…

※「Old Parr」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。

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