…Therefore, the influence of theories about the origin of the universe using eggs as a metaphor has continued into the modern era. There are numerous examples of egg-laying myths, but in Greek mythology, there is a story in which Eurynomē, the fertility goddess, was raped by the god Ophiōn, who took the form of a giant snake, and transformed into a dove to lay a cosmic egg. This egg was later embraced by the giant snake, from which the ordered universe (cosmos) hatched. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Ophion" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…したがって,卵を隠喩とした宇宙開闢(かいびやく)論の影響は近世にまで及んでいる。これら卵生神話の例はおびただしいが,ギリシア神話には,豊饒(ほうじよう)の女神エウリュノメEurynomēが巨蛇の姿をとる神オフィオンOphiōnに犯され,ハトに身を変えて宇宙卵を産んだ話がある。この卵は後に巨蛇に抱かれ,そこから秩序宇宙(コスモス)が孵化したという。… ※「オフィオン」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。 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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