Neleus (English spelling)

Japanese: Nēleus(英語表記)Neleus
Neleus (English spelling)

…The inhabitants of the collapsed kingdoms migrated en masse into the Attic region, causing an extraordinary population growth. According to legend, Melanthos, an immigrant from the Pylos royal family, became king of Athens in place of the native Athenian dynasty. One of his grandsons, Neleus, led a part of the expanding Athenian population to colonize Ionia by sea, and another, Medon, took over the Athenian throne. The descendants of Medon, or the Medon family, would later lead Athens in the Dark Ages, but it seems that important changes had already taken place in the form of monarchy at that early stage. …

From Miletus

…the southernmost major city of the ancient Greek Ionian cities founded on the Aegean coast of Asia Minor. According to legend, it was first founded by the Cretans or Carians, and as an Ionian colony it was founded in the 11th century BC by Neleus, son of Athenian king Kodros, who seized it from the Carians. From the 8th century BC, it actively engaged in maritime trade, and in the 7th and 6th centuries BC, it founded many colonies on and near the Black Sea coast, including Cyzicus, Panticapaeum, and Olbia. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…崩壊した諸王国の住民が大挙してアッティカ領域内に移動して,この地方の人口が異常に増大した。そして伝承によれば,在来のアテネ王家に代わって,ピュロス王家のメラントスMelanthosという移住者がアテネ王となり,その孫の一人ネレウスNēleusは膨張したこの地の住民の一部を率いて,海路イオニアに植民し,他の一人メドンMedōnはアテナイの王位を引き継いだという。メドンの血統をひく人々すなわちメドン家が以後,暗黒時代のアテナイを指導するが,その初期にすでに王政のあり方に重大な変化が生じていたらしい。…

【ミレトス】より

…小アジアのエーゲ海沿岸に建設された古代ギリシアのイオニア諸市の中で,最も南に位置した主要都市。伝説では最初クレタ人あるいはカリア人によって建設され,イオニア植民市としては,アテナイ王コドロスKodrosの子ネレウスNēleusがカリア人の手から奪取して,前11世紀に建設したという。前8世紀ころより海上交易を盛んに行い,前7~前6世紀に黒海沿岸とその付近にキュジコス,パンティカパイオン,オルビアなど多数の植民市を建設した。…

※「Nēleus」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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