Leukothea

Japanese: Leukothea
Leukothea

…In winter, the face has many small brown spots, but in summer the wings turn pure white. [Yanagisawa Norio]
[Myths and legends]
Seagulls are said to be the sacred birds of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of beauty, and Leukothea, the goddess of the sea. It is said that Leukothea appeared in the form of a seagull to save Odysseus, who was drowning. The bird symbolizes the sea and sailing, and is also said to be the transformed soul of a drowned sailor.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…冬季では顔に褐色の小斑が多数あり,夏翼では純白になる。【柳沢 紀夫】
[神話,伝承]
 カモメはギリシアの美神アフロディテと海の女神レウコテアLeukotheaの霊鳥といわれ,おぼれかけたオデュッセウスを救いにカモメの姿をしたレウコテアが現れたと伝えられている。海と航海を象徴する鳥で,おぼれ死んだ水夫の魂が姿を変えたものともいわれる。…

※「Leukothea」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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