Vitus - Vitus

Japanese: ウィトゥス - うぃとぅす
Vitus - Vitus

...Storks are messengers that carry them. For this reason, women who are unable to have children pray to Saint Veit (Latin name Vitus, feast day June 15th) by offering an iron frog (some say it represents the uterus). There are many stories in Grimm's fairy tales about princes who are transformed into frogs.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…コウノトリはこれを運ぶ使者なのである。このため子宝に恵まれない婦人は鉄でつくったカエル(子宮を表すという説もある)を聖ファイトVeit(ラテン名ウィトゥスVitus,祝日6月15日)にささげて祈願する。グリム童話などにもカエルに姿をかえられた王子の話は多い。…

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