Aurora is the goddess of dawn in Greek mythology. Her Roman name is Aurora. She is the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia, and is a companion of the sun god Helios and the moon god Selene. She is also the wife of fellow Titan Astraeus, and is considered the mother of the wind and stars. She rides in a chariot drawn by two horses named Lampos (light) and Phaethon (shining one), and races across the sky every morning, announcing the appearance of the sun god Helios. She incurred the wrath of Aphrodite by having intercourse with the war god Ares, and as punishment, she fell in love with many young men from the world, including Orion, Cephalos, Tithonus, and Cleitos. With her husband Astraeus, she gave birth to children such as the wind god Zephyrus, Notus, Boreas, and the morning star. Poets praised her as "the goddess with rosy fingers" and "the goddess clad in saffron." [Masahiro Ogawa] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
ギリシア神話の曙(あけぼの)の女神。ローマ名ではアウロラ。ティタン神族ヒペリオンとテイアの娘で、太陽神ヘリオスと月神セレネの同胞。同族アストライオスの妻で、風や星たちの母ともされる。彼女はランポス(光)とファエトン(輝くもの)という名の二頭引きの馬車に乗り、毎朝太陽神ヘリオスの出現を告げながら空を駆ける。彼女は軍神アレスと交わったためにアフロディテの怒りを買い、その罰として、オリオン、ケファロス、ティトノス、クレイトスなど多くの人界の若者と恋に落ちた。夫アストライオスとの間には、風の神ゼフィロス、ノトス、ボレアス、さらに明けの明星などの子をもうけた。詩人たちは、「バラ色の指をもつ女神」「サフランの衣をまとった女神」と彼女を賛美した。 [小川正広] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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