Wheel of Fortune

Japanese: 運命の輪 - うんめいのわ
Wheel of Fortune

…Generally, it means a fate that humans cannot escape. It is almost synonymous with fate. The Latin word for fate is fatum, but its original meaning is something that is said, and the idea of ​​fate seems to have arisen from a belief in the magical power of prophecy and words. For example, the goddess of birth spoke about the future of a child and determined that future. However, it was the Greeks who developed and expanded the idea of ​​fate. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一般に,人間に与えられた逃れることのできないさだめを意味する語。宿命とほぼ同義。ラテン語の運命は〈ファトゥムfatum〉だが,そのもとの意味は〈言われたこと〉であり,運命という考えは予言や言葉の魔力に対する信仰に裏づけられて発生したらしい。例えば誕生をつかさどる女神は生まれた子どもの〈未来に〉ついて発言し,その未来を〈定める〉のであった。だが,なんといっても運命の観念を発展させ,展開したのはギリシア人たちであった。…

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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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