Misenus

Japanese: Misenus
Misenus

...It was believed that blowing a conch shell would calm the waves. Misenus, the trumpeter of Aeneas, the founder of Rome, challenged him to a contest of skill, and was drowned in the sea near Cape Misenum, which bears his name. [Tomohiro Mizutani]...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…法螺貝(ほらがい)を吹き鳴らして波を鎮めると考えられた。ローマ建国の祖アエネアスのらっぱ手ミセヌスMisenusは彼に技競べを挑んだため,その名を残したミセヌム岬近くの海で溺死させられたという。【水谷 智洋】。…

※「Misenus」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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