Gyges's Ring - Gyges's Ring

Japanese: ギュゲスの指輪 - ぎゅげすのゆびわ
Gyges's Ring - Gyges's Ring

…King of Lydia. Date of birth and death unknown. Reigned from 685 BC to 657 BC. He killed Candaules of the Hercules dynasty and seized the throne, founding the Mermunid dynasty. He expanded his power to the west and northwest coasts of Asia Minor and acquired great wealth, but died fighting the invading Cimmerians. According to legend, while working as a shepherd for King Candaules, he obtained a golden ring that made the wearer invisible when worn on the finger and the bolster turned inward, and conspired with the queen to kill the king using the power of the ring. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Ring of Gyges" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…リュディア王。生没年不詳。在位,前685ころ‐前657年。ヘラクレス朝のカンダウレスKandaulēsを殺して王位を奪い,メルムナス朝を開いた。小アジア西岸,北西岸に勢力を拡げ,巨大な富を有したが,侵入してきたキンメリア人と戦って死んだ。伝説によれば,カンダウレス王の羊飼いをしていたとき,指にはめて玉受けを内側に回すと,その人の姿を見えなくする黄金の指輪を手に入れ,王妃と共謀し,その指輪の力で王を殺したという。…

※「ギュゲスの指輪」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。

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