…His children included Triton, the half-man, half-fish god he had with his wife Amphitrite (the daughter of Nereus, the ancient god of the sea), Pegasus, the winged horse whose mother was Medusa, a female Gorgon, and Orion, the giant hunter. His name probably means “husband of the earth” or “lord of the earth.” As his titles Enosichthōn (Earthshaker) and Gaieochos (Earthkeeper) in Homer’s epic poems indicate, he was originally the god of earthquakes and of rivers and springs that fertilize the soil. However, when worshippers of this god invaded Greece, it is thought that the ocean became his domain. However, there is still no satisfactory explanation as to why he also became the god of horses. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Gaieochos" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…彼の子どもには,ポリュフェモスのほか,妃アンフィトリテAmphitritē(海の老神ネレウスの娘)との間にもうけた半人半魚の神トリトン,女怪ゴルゴンのひとりメドゥーサを母とする天馬ペガソス,巨人の猟師オリオンなどがいる。 彼の名はおそらく〈大地の夫〉もしくは〈大地の君〉の意で,ホメロスの叙事詩中のエノシクトンEnosichthōn(〈大地をゆすぶる者〉),ガイエオコスGaiēochos(〈大地を保つ者〉)などの呼称も示すように,もともとは地震の神,また土壌を肥沃にする河川,泉の神であったが,この神を信奉する人々がギリシアに侵入したとき,もっぱら海洋がその支配領域になったものと考えられる。しかし彼がなぜ馬の神ともなったかについては,いまだ満足すべき説明が与えられていない。… ※「ガイエオコス」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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