...It is believed that the transformation usually occurs when a certain herbal ointment is applied, or when one is exposed to moonlight, especially on a full moon night, or when one wears a belt, and that the transformation can be achieved by using silver bullets. In ancient times, it was said that Lykaon, king of Arcadia, offered human flesh to Zeus for food, and that Zeus transformed him and his 50 sons into wolves. In Rome, the story of the werewolf told by Nikeros appears in Petronius' Satyricon, in the Symposium at Trimalchio. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Lykaōn" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ふつうはある種の薬草製の軟膏を塗ったり,とりわけ満月の夜に月光を浴びたり,帯を身につけたりすると変身が起こり,これを倒すには銀製の銃弾を用いるなどと信じられている。古くはアルカディアの王リュカオンLykaōnがゼウスに人間の肉を食用として献じたために,ゼウスによって50人の息子とともに狼に変身させられたと伝えられる。ローマではペトロニウスの《サテュリコン》の〈トリマルキオの饗宴〉にニケロスが語る狼男の逸話が出てくる。… ※「Lykaōn」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 |
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