…Horses and cattle sometimes have bones in their hearts, and some birds have two hearts (Natural History, Vol. 11). He further explains that the Egyptians believed that because of their practice of mummifying corpses, the human heart grows larger every year, reaching its maximum weight at the age of 50, and then shrinks at the same rate, causing heart problems and preventing people from living to 100 years old. He also explains that sometimes people have hearts that grow larger and are extremely brave, citing the name of a brave warrior named Aristomedes who killed 300 Spartans. In most languages, including the English word heart and the French word cœur, the word for heart also refers to the mind, emotions, and soul. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Aristomedes" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…また馬や牛の心臓にはときに骨があるし,心臓が二つある鳥もいる(《博物誌》11巻)。彼はさらに,エジプト人は死体をミイラにする習慣から,人の心臓は毎年大きくなって50歳で最大の重量に達し,以後は同じ比率で小さくなるので心臓障害を起こして100歳まで生きられないと信じていたこと,またときには心臓に毛の生えている人がいて,きわめて勇敢であると,スパルタ人300人を殺したアリストメデスなる勇士の名をあげて説明している。 英語のheart,フランス語のcœurをはじめ,ほとんどの言語において,心臓を意味する語は同時に心や感情,魂をも指している。… ※「アリストメデス」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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