A monster from Greek mythology. Gaia, angry at Zeus for imprisoning the Titans in Tartarus, mated with Tartarus to give birth to a giant monster with 100 snake heads, breathed fire from its mouth, and was snake-shaped from the thighs down, stretching from one end of the world to the other. He fought Zeus and showed the upper hand for a time, and according to one legend, he captured Zeus and imprisoned him in a cave, but he was eventually defeated by a lightning bolt and crushed under the volcano Etna, where he still breathes fire. He mated with Echidna and gave birth to monsters such as Cerberus, the guard dog of hell, the Hydra, the Chimera, and Orthrus. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
ギリシア神話の怪物。ティタンたちをタルタロスに閉じ込めたゼウスの仕打ちに立腹したガイアが,彼の王権を簒奪させる目的でタルタロスと交わって産んだとされ,100のへびの頭をもち,口から火を吐き,ももから下はへびの形で,世界の端から端に達するほど巨大な化け物だったという。ゼウスと戦って,一時は優勢を示し,一伝によればゼウスを捕え岩屋に幽閉したが,最後には雷で打たれて敗れ,エトナ火山の下敷きにされ,そこでなお火を吐き続けているといわれる。エキドナと交わり,地獄の番犬ケルベロスをはじめ,ヒュドラやキマイラ,オルトロスなどの怪物の子たちをもうけたとされる。
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