...There are also many examples of monsters that take the form of animals, and the nature and characteristics of the animal they are modeled after are usually reflected in the monster. For example, there is the Kelpie, a Scottish horse monster that lures travelers into the depths of a swamp on its back, the Gabriel Hounds, a pack of wolves that fly in the sky on stormy nights accompanied by lightning, and the Wendigo, a bird demon that flies through the forests of Canada. These are nocturnal creatures that dig up graves and harm people, and therefore some interpret them as companions of the dead or ghosts. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Wendigo" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…また動物の姿をとる妖怪の例も多く,通常はモデルにされた動物の性質や特徴がその妖怪にも反映される。たとえば,旅人を背に乗せ沼の深みにさそいこむスコットランドの馬の妖怪ケルピーKelpie,落雷をともなった嵐の夜に群れて空を飛ぶ狼の群〈ガブリエルの猟犬Gabriel Hounds〉,カナダの森林地帯を飛びまわる鳥の魔物ウェンディゴWendigoなど。これらは,墓をあばいたり人に危害を加える夜行性の生きものであり,したがってこれらを死者や死霊の仲間とする解釈も生まれてくる。… ※「Wendigo」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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