Ityrus - Ityrus

Japanese: イテュロス - いてゅろす
Ityrus - Ityrus

…In Greek legend, she was the wife of Zethus, king of Thebes. She bore him a son, Ityrus, but she was jealous of Niobe, the wife of Amphion, her husband's twin brother, for having many children. She plotted to kill Niobe's eldest son, who was being raised with Ityrus. However, she sneaked into her children's bedroom under cover of night and accidentally killed her own son. In her grief, Zeus transformed her into a nightingale (Greek: aedon).

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ギリシア伝説で,テーバイ王ゼトスの妻。ゼトスとのあいだに一子イテュロスをもうけたが,夫の双生の兄弟アンフィオンの妻ニオベに多くの子どもがあるのを嫉妬し,イテュロスとともに養育されていたニオベの長男の殺害をくわだてた。しかし夜陰に乗じて子どもらの寝室にしのびこんだ彼女は,誤ってわが子を殺したため,悲嘆にくれているところをゼウスによってウグイス(ギリシア語でアエドン)に変えられた。…

※「イテュロス」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。

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