Achelōos (English spelling) Acheloos

Japanese: Achelōos(英語表記)Acheloos
Achelōos (English spelling) Acheloos

…All the rivers of the earth, said to number 3,000, were the sons of the god Oceanus and his sister, the water goddess Tēthys, and the 3,000 water spirits called the Oceanides were said to be his sisters. The nature of the river gods, who were considered to be sources of fertility but also lustful and capable of shape-shifting, is particularly well expressed in the myth of Achelōos, said to be the eldest brother of the gods. He would take on various monstrous forms, such as a bull or a giant snake, and would persistently court the Calydonian king Oeneus, his daughter Deianira. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Achelōos" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その数が3000といわれる地上の川はすべて,男神でもあるオケアノスが妹の水の女神テテュスTēthysを妻にめとって生ませた息子たちで,オケアニデスŌkeanidesと呼ばれるこれも3000人の水の精たちは,その姉妹とされていた。豊饒の源である反面で好色でもあり,自在な変身の能力をもつと見なされていた河神たちの性質は,その長兄ともいわれるアケロオスAchelōosに関する神話に特によく表れている。彼は牡牛や大蛇などさまざまなぶきみな姿をとって,カリュドンの王オイネウスのところにやって来ては,王女のデイアネイラにしつこく求婚していた。…

※「Achelōos」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Achene

>>:  Achelōides (English spelling) Acheloides

Recommend

Stavisky Affair - L'affaire Stavisky; Stavisky Affair

A corruption scandal that plunged the French Third...

Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

...Some consonants change their shape when combin...

Passing apogee - apogee

…On the other hand, the point closest to the cent...

Red sedge - Red sedge

...The cultivated Akebonosyoma A. rosea and A. × ...

Sleepwalking - Sleepwalking

During deep sleep known as non-REM sleep, the pat...

Ujouna

...A region centered on the Swat Valley in northw...

Herzlähmung (English spelling) Herzlahmung

…When cardiac arrest occurs, it is necessary to i...

Utica

A commercial and industrial city in the center of ...

Patroklos

…After he reached adulthood, he went to Troy, ign...

Scepter

A ceremonial item used in the attire of the nobil...

Umeniuguisu (Plum blossom and nightingale)

Something that goes well together. A metaphor for ...

Muntenia

...The area is about 76,160 km2. The name Wallach...

Hemigalus (English spelling)

A general term for a mammal of the Hemigalinae sub...

Obi [river] - Obi

A river in Western Siberia, Russia. It originates ...

Ubakura Canal - Ubakura Canal

…In 1694 (Genroku 7), the number of towns was 41 ...