In Greek mythology, Eros was the god of love. In Latin, he was called Amor or Cupid. In the Theogony, Hesiod describes Eros as the most beautiful of the gods, who was born with Chaos (chaos) at the time of the creation of the world, followed by Gaia (earth) and Tartarus (the abyss). From Cupid…Cupid in English. Son of the goddess Venus, also known as Amor (meaning "love"). Not originally a god worshipped by the Romans, but a common Latin noun for the Greek word Eros. From [Love]…Because it is a manifestation of maternal love, its original meaning is “giving love, affection.” On the other hand, the Latin word “amor” (Italian: amore, French: amour, Spanish: amor) originates from the vocalization made when an infant yearns for its mother’s “breast,” and like the Latin word “mamma” (breast), the Japanese word “mamma” (food), and the Japanese and Korean words “omo” (mother), it is mainly made up of bilabial sounds, which are the easiest to vocalize and are closely related to the mouth movements of sucking. Therefore, the original meaning is “desired love.” … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Amor" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ギリシア神話の愛の神。ラテン語では,アモルAmorあるいはクピドと呼ばれた。ヘシオドスは《神統記》においてエロスを,世界生成の際にカオス(混沌)に続いてガイア(大地)およびタルタロス(深淵)とともに生まれた,神々のなかでも最も美しい神と述べている。… 【クピド】より…英語ではキューピッドCupid。女神ウェヌス(ビーナス)の子で,アモルAmor(〈愛〉の意)とも呼ばれる。もともとローマ人の崇拝の対象としてあった神ではなく,ギリシアのエロスにラテン語の普通名詞をあてたもの。… 【愛】より…〈母性愛〉のあらわれであるから,〈与える愛・いつくしみ〉が本義である。 これに対して,ラテン語〈amor(イタリア語amore,フランス語amour,スペイン語amor)〉は,幼児が母の〈乳房〉を慕う際の発声が起源で,ラテン語〈mamma(乳房)〉,日本語〈mamma(食物)〉,日本語と朝鮮語の〈omo(母)〉と同じく,もっとも発声が容易でしかも吸着行為の口の動きと密接な,両唇音を主体としている。したがって,本来は,〈求める愛〉である。… ※「Amor」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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