Ateboshi - Ateboshi

Japanese: 当て星 - あてぼし
Ateboshi - Ateboshi

…Strangely enough, in Christianity, the starfish is considered a symbol of the power of endless love and the Holy Spirit. This is due to the influence of ancient legends (Pliny the Elder, Book 9 of Natural History) that the starfish burns everything it touches and instantly burns everything it eats. It is also thought to be a result of the attributes of the Virgin Mary, who is related to the lineage of Venus, the Earth Goddess, being reflected in the starfish, which is a "star that fell into the sea." Astrology: The Sun and the Moon [Yoshihiro Matsumiya]
[Japanese name of star]
In farming and fishing villages, stars (constellations) used to tell the season, time, direction, etc. were considered important as useful stars or target stars, and were given various names. The most representative ones are listed below in alphabetical order.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ateboshi" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これが奇妙なことに,キリスト教では尽きざる愛の力や聖霊の象徴とされるのは,触れるものすべてを焦がし,食べたものを即座に燃やしてしまうというような古代伝承(大プリニウス《博物誌》第9巻)の影響もさることながら,前述した金星=地母神の系譜に連なる聖母マリアの属性が,〈海に落ちた星〉であるヒトデに反映した結果と考えられそうである。占星術太陽月【松宮 由洋】
【星の和名】
農村や漁村では季節,時刻,方角などを知るのに用いた星(星座)を役星(やくぼし),当て星(あてぼし)として重要視し,いろいろな名をつけた。その中の代表的なものを五十音順に示した。…

※「当て星」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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