Ophion - Ophion

Japanese: オフィオン - おふぃおん
Ophion - Ophion

…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

Japanese:

…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

<<:  Office automation equipment industry

>>:  Ophiopluteus - Ophiopluteus

Recommend

Caps Lock

Cap rock. An impermeable rock layer such as shale ...

Li E - Li E

Born: Kangxi 31 (1692) [Died] 17th year of Qianlon...

laryngoscope

… [Endoscope structure] Different instruments are...

Senjuji Temple

[1] A Shinshu Takada-ha temple in Takada, Ninomiya...

Noble Gases - Kiggas

The six elements in group 18 of the periodic tabl...

Cherry orchid

A perennial vine of the Asclepiadaceae family, nat...

Tapio

…Everything is associated with a spirit, the hous...

Hedera rhombea (English spelling) Hederarhombea

…[Hiroshi Aramata]. … *Some of the terminology th...

König, K.

...In 1923, Steiner founded the General Anthropos...

Mitsugu Sengoku

1857-1931 A bureaucrat and politician from the Me...

Battle of Kalame - Battle of Kalame

...The Palestinian National Charter, adopted in J...

Immunoglobulin E

…In the past, allergic reactions were broadly div...

mousikē (English spelling) mousike

…However, the concept of music in the West has un...

incision

…Generally, it is performed as part of the coming...

Standing pillar

It refers to the day when the first pillar is erec...