In Greek mythology, Amalthea is a female goat or nymph who fed the baby Zeus on Mount Idea in Crete. To protect the baby Zeus from his father Cronus, who was about to swallow him, Amalthea is said to have hidden him in the shade of a tree and had the Curetes make a fuss so that his crying could not be heard. This goat was a descendant of the sun god Helios and was feared by the Titans. When Zeus later fought the Titans, he is said to have made his armor Aegis (meaning "goat skin") from Amalthea's skin. It is also said that when the goat's horn was broken off, it was filled with all kinds of fruit. This is the origin of the horn of plenty (cornu copiae). [Masahiro Ogawa] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
ギリシア神話において、クレタ島のイデ山で赤子のゼウスに乳を与えた牝山羊(めすやぎ)、またはニンフ。アマルテイアは、赤子ゼウスを飲み込もうとする父クロノスから彼を守るため、樹葉の陰に彼をかくまって、泣き声が聞こえないようクレテスに大騒ぎをさせたと伝えられる。この山羊は太陽神ヘリオスの子孫で、ティタン神族に恐れられた。ゼウスはのちにティタン神族と戦ったとき、アマルテイアの皮で武具アイギス(「山羊の皮」の意)をつくったという。また、その山羊の角を折ると、それはあらゆる果実に満たされたと伝えられる。これが豊饒(ほうじょう)の角(コルヌ・コピアエ)の由来である。 [小川正広] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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