Topsell, E. (English spelling) TopsellE

Japanese: Topsell,E.(英語表記)TopsellE
Topsell, E. (English spelling) TopsellE

…But on the other hand, they were also believed to be spirits of the earth and were considered to have magical powers. For example, Pliny the Elder wrote in his Natural History that seeds scratched by the mole's front paws would often bear fruit, and E. Topsell, a naturalist during the reign of Elizabeth I, also introduced a legend in his History of the Quadrupeds that those who ate a mole's heart would gain the ability to predict the future. [Aramata Hiroshi]. …

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Japanese:

…しかし他方では大地の精としての信仰もあり,魔力をもつ動物とも考えられた。たとえば大プリニウスは《博物誌》において,モグラの前肢で引っかかれた種子はよく実を結ぶと述べ,またエリザベス1世時代の博物学者トプセルE.Topsellも《四足獣の歴史》で,モグラの心臓を食べた者に予言能力が備わるという伝承を紹介している。【荒俣 宏】。…

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