…In mythology, he was a member of the Titans as the son of Uranus (heaven) and Gaia (earth), but in the battle between the Titans and Zeus, he supported the latter and maintained his position. He gave birth to 3,000 sons and 3,000 daughters, Okeanides, whose names refer to rivers and their basins, with the sea goddess Tethys. [Tsujimura Seizo]. … From the River…[Yoshikawa Tadao] The ancient Greeks believed that a huge river called Oceanus encircled the edge of the earth in a ring shape, and that all the waters of the world's rivers and springs flowed from there. All the rivers on earth, said to number 3,000, were the sons of the male god Oceanus and his sister, the water goddess Tēthys, and the 3,000 water spirits called the Oceanides were considered to be his sisters. The nature of the river gods, who were considered to be sources of fertility but also lustful and capable of free transformation, is particularly well expressed in the myths about Achelōos, said to be the eldest brother of the river gods. … From [Nymph]…(6) Leimōniades: Nymphs of the pastures. In addition, there are many other nymphs from specific places, towns, or countries, such as Achelōides, the nymph of the Achelōos River, and Nysiades, the nymph of Mount Nysa (the mountain where Dionysus was born). The daughters of Oceanus, the Oceanides, and the daughters of the sea god Nereus, the Nereides, are also sometimes counted among the nymphs. [Tomohiro Mizutani]. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ōkeanides" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…神話の系譜上はウラノス(天)とガイア(大地)の息子としてティタン神族の一員であったが,この神族とゼウスとの戦いでは後者にくみし,地位を保全した。海の女神テテュスTēthysとの間に河川やその流域を意味する3000の息子と3000の娘オケアニデスŌkeanidesを生んだ。【辻村 誠三】。… 【川】より…【吉川 忠夫】 古代ギリシア人は,オケアノスという巨大な川が円盤の形をした大地の果てを環のように取り巻いており,世界中の川や泉の水はすべてそこから流れてくると信じていた。その数が3000といわれる地上の川はすべて,男神でもあるオケアノスが妹の水の女神テテュスTēthysを妻にめとって生ませた息子たちで,オケアニデスŌkeanidesと呼ばれるこれも3000人の水の精たちは,その姉妹とされていた。豊饒の源である反面で好色でもあり,自在な変身の能力をもつと見なされていた河神たちの性質は,その長兄ともいわれるアケロオスAchelōosに関する神話に特によく表れている。… 【ニンフ】より…(6)レイモニアデスLeimōniades 牧場のニンフ。このほか,アケロオス川のニンフのアケロイデスAchelōides,ニュサ山(ディオニュソスの生まれた山)のニンフのニュシアデスNysiadesなどのように,特定の場所,町,国のニンフが多数伝えられており,またオケアノス〈大洋〉の娘たちオケアニデスŌkeanides,海神ネレウスの娘たちネレイデスNērēidesもニンフのうちに数えられることがある。【水谷 智洋】。… ※「Ōkeanides」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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