…On the other hand, cicadas are also considered symbols of rebirth and immortality because they emerge from the ground. In China, they were used as burial goods called hanzei. In Greece, the golden cicada was said to have belonged to Apollo, and because it begins to sing at sunrise, it is also said to have belonged to Eos, the goddess of dawn (Aurora in Rome). … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "ganzeki" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…一方,セミは地中から現れるために再生,不死の象徴ともされる。中国では副葬品として含蟬と称するものがあった。ギリシアでは〈黄金のセミ〉がアポロンの持物であり,また日の出とともに鳴き始めるので暁の女神エオス(ローマではアウロラ)の持物ともされる。… ※「含蟬」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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