Ganymede (English spelling)

Japanese: ガニュメデス(英語表記)Ganimede
Ganymede (English spelling)
A painting by Correggio. Oil on canvas. 164 cm high, 71 cm wide. Along with "Danae" and "Io," this is part of a series of mythological paintings known as "The Love Story of Jupiter." It was commissioned by Federico II of Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. It depicts the scene in which Jupiter transforms into an eagle and abducts the beautiful boy Ganymede. It is owned by the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

Ganymedes

A beautiful young man in Greek mythology. Son of Tros of Troy. He was abducted to heaven and became a drinker for the great god Zeus.

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Japanese:
コレッジョの絵画。カンバスに油彩。縦164センチ、横71センチ。「ダナエ」「イオ」と同じく、「ユピテルの愛の物語」とよばれる神話画の連作の一。マントバ公であるゴンザーガ家のフェデリコ2世の依頼により制作。ユピテルが鷲に姿を変え、美少年ガニュメデスを誘拐する場面を描く。ウィーン美術史美術館所蔵。

ガニュメデス(Ganymēdēs)

ギリシャ神話の美少年。トロイアのトロースの子。天上にさらわれ、大神ゼウスの酒の酌をするようになったという。

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