…There are many world fish or world snakes in Southeast Asia and East Asia. At Kashima Shrine in the Kashima region of Ibaraki Prefecture, there is a keystone, and there is a popular belief that Kashima Myojin holds down the head and tail of the world fish, the catfish. The keystone is a nail that holds the catfish down, and if it becomes loose, the catfish will move and an earthquake will occur. … *Some of the terminology that refers to "Kashima Myojin" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…東南アジアや東アジアには,世界魚または世界蛇が多い。茨城県鹿島地方の鹿島神宮には要石(かなめいし)があって,鹿島明神が世界魚である鯰(なまず)の頭と尾を押さえつけているという俗信がある。要石が鯰を押さえている釘(くぎ)で,これがゆるくなると鯰が動き地震が起こるというのである。… ※「鹿島明神」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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