Olympiodorus (alchemy) - Olympiodorus

Japanese: オリュンピオドロス(錬金術) - おりゅんぴおどろす
Olympiodorus (alchemy) - Olympiodorus

…However, it would be reasonable to look for its origin in ancient Egypt and ancient Greece. Zosimus (3rd-4th century), who presented sources from literature, suggested that the word chem (khem) was of Egyptian origin, while Olympiodorus (6th century) suggested that it was of Greek origin, chymeia (chēmeia). In alchemy, the mysticism of the Egyptian word khemet (black earth) and the meaning of the sacred origin from which all things are born are important. …

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Japanese:

…しかし,この起源は遠くおもに古代エジプトと古代ギリシアに求めるのが穏当であろう。chemy(=chemistry)の起源をめぐっては,資料を文献の上から提示しているゾシモス(3~4世紀)がchem(khem)という言葉のエジプト語起源を,オリュンピオドロスOlympiodōros(6世紀)はchymeia(chēmeia)というギリシア語起源を示唆している。 錬金術では,エジプト語のkhemet(黒い土)という言葉のもつ神秘性,万物がそこから生まれる聖なる始源という意味が重要である。…

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