Adrasteia

Japanese: Adrasteia
Adrasteia

…Kronos, the father of Zeus, was born. It was a snake with the heads of a bull and a lion, a god's mask on its body, and a winged hybrid. Ananke (necessity) and Adrasteia (inevitable vengeance) were nearby. From Kronos came Light (Aithēr), Chaos, and Darkness (Erebos), as well as the androgynous Cosmic Egg (Ōon). …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ゼウスの父クロノスKronosとは本来別の語であるが,その解釈として〈時間〉が提示されたとも考えられ,両者はしばしば混同される)が生まれた。それは牛とライオンの頭をもつ蛇で,胴には神の面があり,翼をつけた混成物で,その傍にはアナンケAnankē(〈必然〉)とアドラステイアAdrasteia(〈避けがたい復讐〉)が控える。クロノスから光(アイテルAithēr),カオス,闇(エレボスErebos)が,さらに男女両性具有の宇宙卵(オーオンŌon)が生じた。…

※「Adrasteia」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。

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