…In Greek legend, a young man from Abydos (a town on the Asia Minor side of the narrowest part of the Hellespont Strait). His Latin name was Leander. During a festival, he met Hero, a priestess of the goddess Aphrodite, in the town of Sestos on the opposite shore (European side). After that, he swam across the strait every night, relying on the light she held up, to meet her. However, one night, the light went out in a storm, and he lost his purpose and drowned. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Leander" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ギリシア伝説で,アビュドス(ヘレスポントス海峡最狭部の小アジア側の町)の青年。ラテン名レアンデルLeander。祭礼のおり,対岸(ヨーロッパ側)の町セストスで女神アフロディテの巫女ヘロHērōと知り合い,以後,彼女の掲げる灯火をたよりに,毎夜海峡を泳ぎ渡って逢瀬を重ねていたが,ある夜,嵐のために火が消え,彼は目標を失って溺れ死んだ。… ※「Leander」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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