Don Juan

Japanese: ドン・フアン(英語表記)Don Juan
Don Juan
A legendary figure from Spain who was as prevalent in Europe as Faust. The legend of Don Juan is composed of two elements: the "seducer" and the "stone guest" who mocks the stone statues of people he has killed and invites them to a meal. There are various theories about the origins of these two elements, but the prototype of the "stone guest" is thought to be a legend scattered throughout Europe since the 14th century, in which "if you kick a skull lying by the roadside, a ghost will appear and invite the ghost to a meal." The model for the "seducer" is thought to be a man named Don Juan Tenorio, who frequented the court of Pedro I the Cruel (reigned 1350-69) of Spain, but neither of these has a solid historical basis.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
ファウストと並んでヨーロッパに流布していたスペインの伝説上の人物。ドン・フアン伝説は〈色事師〉と自分が殺した人物の石像を嘲弄して食事に招待する〈石の招客〉という二つの要素からなっている。これら2要素の起源に関しては諸説あるが,まず〈石の招客〉の原型としては,14世紀ころからヨーロッパ各地に散在していた,〈路傍に転がっている髑髏(どくろ)を蹴るとそこに亡霊が現れ,その亡霊を食事に招待する〉という伝説が考えられ,また〈色事師〉のモデルとしては,スペインのペドロ(1世)残虐王(在位1350‐69)の宮廷に出入りしていたドン・フアン・テノーリオという人物が考えられているが,いずれも確実な史的根拠があるわけではない。

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