Ilya - Ilya

Japanese: イリヤ - いりや
Ilya - Ilya

...These figures and spirits from the old tales are supposed to have once been larger pagan deities. Examples of the transformation of pagan beliefs by the introduction of Christianity include the replacement of Perun by Saint Elijah, Beles by Saint Blasey, and Morkosh by the Good Friday saint Paraskeva. The images of these saints have persisted as objects of worship in modern popular life.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ilya" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…こうした昔話の形象や精霊はかつてはより大きな異教的神格であったと想像される。キリスト教の導入によって異教信仰が変形していった例としては,ペルーンが聖者イリヤに,ベーレスが聖者ブラーシーに,モーコシが聖金曜日の女聖者パラスケーエバに取って代わったことがある。これら聖人のイメージは近代の民衆生活において崇拝の対象として根強く保存された。…

※「イリヤ」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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