Hymen (English spelling)

Japanese: ヒュメン(英語表記)Hymēn
Hymen (English spelling)
Ancient Greek god of marriage. Also called Hymenaios. At weddings, there was a custom of singing a wedding song with the refrain "Hymen Hymenai-oh" or "Hymen Hymenae", and this refrain was eventually interpreted as an appeal to a god, leading to the idea that Hymen or Hymenaeus was the god in charge of marriage. In artworks, Hymen is often depicted as a young man with a flower crown on his head and a torch in his hand.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
古代ギリシアの婚姻の神。ヒュメナイオスHymenaiosともいう。結婚式で〈ヒュメン・ヒュメナイ・オー〉または〈ヒュメン・ヒュメナイエ〉という反復句をもった祝婚歌を歌う習慣があったところから,いつのまにかその反復句が神への呼びかけと解釈され,結婚をつかさどる神としてのヒュメンまたはヒュメナイオスが考えられるに至った。美術作品では,しばしば頭に花冠をいただき,手に松明(たいまつ)を持った若者の姿で表現される。

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