...A little way down from Melk, on the right bank you can see the ruins of Schönbühel Castle, built on the rocks, and Aggstein Castle. The small village of Willendorf on the left bank nearby is where the famous nude Paleolithic female statue, known as the "Venus of Willendorf," was excavated. Spitz has a beautiful Gothic church, and downstream you can see the old castle of Dürnstein, known as the "pearl of the Wachau." From [Venus]…The idea that the earth, which gives birth to plants, is a mother goddess (Great Mother Goddess) is found throughout the ancient world. Famous statues of the earth goddess that express this idea in art include the Venus of Willendorf and the Venus of Lespugue, which date back to the Paleolithic period, and countless other similar statues have been excavated. Many of them emphasize their maternal nature with large breasts and thick waists, and often show stylized genitalia. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Willendorf" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…メルクから少し下ると,右岸には岩上に造られたシェーンビューヘルの大城,アッグシュタイン城の廃墟が見えてくる。近くの左岸にある小村ウィレンドルフWillendorfは,有名な〈ウィレンドルフのビーナス〉とよばれる旧石器時代の裸女像が発掘されたところである。シュピッツはゴシックの美しい教会があり,その下流には〈ワッハウの真珠〉といわれるデュルンシュタインDürnsteinの古城が見える。… 【ビーナス】より…植物を生ぜしめる大地を地母神(大母神)とみなす思想は,古代世界各地に見られる。そのような思想を美術的に表現した地母神像として有名なものには,旧石器時代にさかのぼる〈ウィレンドルフWillendorfのビーナス〉や〈レスピューグLespugueのビーナス〉があり,他にも同種のものが無数に出土している。それらの多くは大きな乳房,太い腰によって母性であることが強調されており,しばしば様式化された性器が示されている。… ※「Willendorf」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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