Melanthos

Japanese: Melanthos
Melanthos

…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. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Melanthos" are 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。…

※「Melanthos」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

<<:  Melanthium

>>:  Melastoma

Recommend

"Kanto Hyojo Kaden" - Kanto Hyojo Kaden

...2 volumes. Also called "Kanto Hyojoshu-de...

Mount Okudainichi

...It is one of the peaks of the Tateyama mountai...

Liebermann reaction

...(1) A color reaction used to detect nitroso co...

Fuseya

These are lodgings where travelers are given food...

《Ritual Thought》

…He wrote the Lingtai Yixiangzhi and explained th...

Shuvalov, PI (English spelling) ShuvalovPI

…Under the Empress, the salon culture and the Eur...

Lagerstroemia fauriei (English spelling)

…[Yoshishige Tachibana]. … *Some of the terminolo...

Primula sieboldii (English spelling) Primula sieboldii

… [Ken Inoue]. … *Some of the terminology that me...

Cinnamyl alcohol

…It is an aromatic unsaturated alcohol, also know...

Recommendations on the Status of Scientific Researchers

The WFSW is headquartered in London and is active...

Phenylthiocarbamide

… [Taste blindness] There is no known case of tas...

Dactyloptena orientalis (English spelling) Dactyloptena orientalis

...This species is named after its long pectoral ...

Olympiodōros (alchemy) (English spelling)

…However, it would be reasonable to look for its ...

Red Light District

A Japanese film released in 1956. Directed by Kenj...

Shozo Yokogawa

Year of death: April 21, 1904 (Meiji 37) Year of b...