Medos (English spelling)

Japanese: Mēdos(英語表記)Medos
Medos (English spelling)

…They fled to Corinth, where they had two children, but when Jason married the daughter of King Creon, she killed the king, the princess, and even her own child, and fled to Aegeus, King of Athens. There, she became Aegeus' wife, and after unsuccessfully attempting to poison the prince Theseus, she fled back to Asia with her only child, Medus, born to the king. Later, Medus became the eponym for the Medes (Persians). …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…二人はコリントスへ逃げ,同地で2児をもうけたが,イアソンが王クレオンKreōnの娘を新妻に迎えたため,彼女は王と王女,さらにはわが子をも殺してアテナイ王アイゲウスのもとに逃れた。ここでアイゲウスの妃となった彼女は王子テセウスを毒殺しようとして果たさず,王との間にできた一子メドスMēdosを連れてアジアへ逃げ帰った。のちにメドスはメディア(ペルシア)人の名祖となったという。…

※「Mēdos」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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