Asinus aureus (English spelling)

Japanese: 《Asinus aureus》(英語表記)Asinusaureus
Asinus aureus (English spelling)

…A novel written by the Roman author Apuleius in the late 2nd century. It is commonly known as Asinus aureus, but the original title means Metamorphoses. It consists of 11 volumes, and tells the story of the protagonist Lucius, who is transformed into a donkey by a witch, wandering through the hands of various people, during which he observes the dark side of the human world without being noticed, until he is finally able to return to being human through the esoteric faith of the goddess Isis.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…2世紀後半にローマの作家アプレイウスによって書かれた小説。《黄金のろばAsinus aureus》の通称で知られているが,原題の意味は〈変身物語〉である。全11巻から成り,魔女によってロバに変えられた主人公ルキウスが,さまざまの人の手に渡りながら放浪をつづけ,その間,気づかれることなく人間世界の裏面を観察し,最後には女神イシスの秘教の信仰によって人間に戻ることができるまでを描く。…

※「《Asinus aureus》」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

<<:  Aşiret (English spelling)

>>:  Asinius Pollio, G. (English spelling) AsiniusPollioG

Recommend

Banla City Site (English: Banla City Site)

An earthen wall from the Bohai period located abou...

Thiosulfate - Thioryusan

Thio is a compound of hydrogen ions and thiosulfat...

Löffler's syndrome

This condition is characterized by transient infil...

Chandara (English spelling) caṇḍāla

The outcasts of ancient India. They were also call...

junior republic

…In America at that time, the popularization of s...

God role - Kamiyaku

〘Noun〙① A person who is possessed by a divine spir...

National Personnel Authority Recommendation - Jinjiinkankoku

The general term for "recommendations regard...

Giotti, V. (English spelling) GiottiV

…Scipio Slataper (1888-1915), the Stuparich broth...

Evening primrose - Oenothera tetraptera

A perennial plant of the Onagraceae family, native...

Pekalongan (English spelling)

A port city on the Java Sea in Javatenga Province,...

Espina, AV - Espina

…the branch of biology that elucidates the social...

Soufflé glacé (English spelling)

...Typical varieties include cheese souffle, seaf...

Agricultural Association - Noukai

One of the major agricultural organizations befor...

Hoffmann, H.

...In the 1960s, Charles Keeping and Brian L. Wil...

Vernalization - vernalization

It is believed that for annual plants to germinate...