Euhemeros (English spelling)

Japanese: エウヘメロス(英語表記)Euhēmeros
Euhemeros (English spelling)
Greek author of about 300 BCE who served under the Macedonian king Cassander. He taught that gods were deified heroes and conquerors whom people worshiped, and that myths were based on historical facts. He wrote the Sacred Book (Hiera Anagraphē).

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Japanese:
前 300年頃のギリシアの作家。マケドニア王カサンドロスに仕えた。神々は人々が崇拝する英雄や征服者が神格化されたもので,神話は歴史的事実に基づくものであると説いた。著書『神聖なる書』 Hiera Anagraphē。

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