Apse (English spelling)

Japanese: アプス（英語表記）apse; apsis

An architectural term. Also called an apsis. Generally, it refers to a semicircular or polygonal protrusion at the end of a building. Examples include Roman baths and basilicas, and are often found at the innermost part of various religious spaces, not just Christian ones. It also refers to the semicircular protrusion at the innermost part of basilica-style churches since the early Christian period. In the early Christian period, the inner part was used as a bishop's seat, and an altar was placed in front of it. In the Gothic period, a small altar was often built over the apse.

Apse
Apsu

A god in ancient Mesopotamian mythology. He is the deification of freshwater, the source of all water on earth, which was thought to spread underground. In ancient times, he married Tiamat, a snake-like goddess who deified seawater, and it is said that all the gods were born from them. Later, he became angry at the noisy descendants of the gods and tried to destroy them with his subordinate Munmu, but was killed by the god Ea instead. Ea then took over the residence in the Apsu and came to rule over the water.

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Japanese:

建築用語。アプシスともいう。一般的には，建造物端部の半円形もしくは多角形の突出部をさし，ローマの浴場建築，バシリカにその例があり，またキリスト教の場合に限らず，さまざまな宗教空間の最奥部に多くみられる。さらに初期キリスト教時代以来のバシリカ式聖堂の最奥部にとられる半円形の突出部もさす。初期キリスト教時代にはこの奥を司教座とし，その手前に祭壇を設けた。ゴシックの時代には，アプスに小祭室の張出しが設けられることが多くなった。

アプス
Apsu

古代メソポタミア神話の神。地下に広がると観念された，地上のすべての水の源をなす淡水を神格化した存在で，太古に，海水を神格化した蛇形の女神ティアマットと夫婦になり，この両者からすべての神々が生じたとされる。のちに彼は子孫の神々が騒がしいのに怒って，配下のムンムとともに彼らを滅ぼそうとしたが，逆にエア神に殺され，以後エアが代ってアプスに住居を構え，水を支配することになったという。

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