…It is a representative example of a sacred number in the West, and refers to 12,960,000. It is named after a reference in Book 8 of Plato's Republic, and the following interpretation, as represented by J. Adam, is widely accepted. That is, 12,960,000 = 216 x 60,000, where 216 is said to represent the shortest number of days a human being can remain in the womb. … *Some of the terminology references "Adam, J. (Western classical scholar)" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…西洋における聖数の代表例で,12960000をいう。プラトンの《国家》第8巻に言及があることに由来し,アダムJ.Adamに代表される次のような解釈が有力である。すなわち,12960000=216×60000であり,ここで216は人間が母胎にとどまる最短の日数を示すとされる。… ※「Adam,J.(西洋古典学者)」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 |
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