Kirkos - Kirkos

Japanese: キルコス - きるこす
Kirkos - Kirkos

…In Greek mythology, Daedalion, whose daughter was killed by Artemis, lost his sanity in grief and threw himself off the top of Mount Parnassus, but was transformed into a hawk by Apollo. The sacred bird Kirkos, a symbol of the sun and dedicated to Apollo, is thought to be a hawk, crow, or falcon, and is said to be named after the cry of this bird, along with Circe, the daughter of the sun god Helios. The hawk also represents the soul, and in medieval religious paintings, the image of it tearing apart a rabbit or sparrow (a symbol of carnal desire) is used as a metaphor for the superiority of the spirit, while in Christian iconography it is also considered to be a bird representing jealousy. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kirkos" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ギリシア神話では,アルテミスに娘を殺されたダイダリオンDaidaliōnが悲しみのあまり正気を失い,パルナッソス山の頂上から身を投げたが,アポロンによって鷹に変えられたと伝えられる。太陽の象徴といわれるアポロンにささげられる霊鳥キルコスkirkosは鷹かカラス,あるいはハヤブサと考えられており,太陽神ヘリオスの娘キルケとともにこの鳥の鳴声に由来する名といわれる。鷹はまた霊魂を表し,中世の宗教画ではウサギやスズメ(肉欲の象徴)を引き裂く姿が霊の優位の隠喩に用いられる一方,キリスト教図像学では〈ねたみ〉を表現する鳥ともされる。…

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