Nisos

…In the Old Testament, the Book of Judges, Samson confessed to his wife Delilah that the secret of his superhuman strength was in his hair, and was captured. However, his hair grew back and he regained his strength, and 3,000 Philistines died together with him when they knocked down the pillars of the house on which they were standing. Nisos, King of Megara, had a single scarlet hair among his white hair, which guaranteed his strong right to rule, but it was cut off by Scylla, the daughter of the enemy general Minos, who fell in love with him. One of the 80 types of minor features of Buddha states that "the spiral hair is clockwise and ultramarine in color," and that the curly hair creates a dignified appearance. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…旧約聖書《士師記》のサムソンは髪に怪力の秘密があることを妻デリラに打ち明け，そられて捕らえられたが髪は伸びて再び力を得，3000のペリシテ人が屋根にいる家の柱を倒してともに死んだ。メガラ王ニソスNisosは白髪の中に1本の緋（ひ）色の毛があり，これが強力な統治権を保証していたが，敵将ミノスに恋した娘スキュラSkyllaに切りとられた。釈迦の小相八十種好の一つに〈螺髪は右旋し群青色〉とあって縮毛が威厳をつくっている。…

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