Atē (English spelling) Ate

Japanese: Atē(英語表記)Ate
Atē (English spelling) Ate

…When people are in the midst of prosperity and things are going as they want, they become intoxicated with their good fortune, or they become overconfident in their own power, and sometimes even show arrogant behavior toward the gods. This arrogance and pride that goes beyond what humans know is sure to bring about divine punishment (Nemesis) and inevitably lead people to ruin. In literary works, she is deified as the mother or daughter of Koros (〈Plenty〉) and the mother of Atē (〈Ruin〉). [Tomohiro Mizutani]. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…思いどおりに事が運んで繁栄の極みにある人間が,幸運に酔いしれ,あるいはみずからの力を過信して,ときには神々に対してさえ示す思い上がった言動,それがヒュブリスで,こうした人間の分をわきまえぬ傲(おご)りや昂(たかぶ)りは,かならずや天罰(ネメシス)を招き,人を破滅させずにはおかないものと考えられた。文学作品では神格化されて,コロスKoros(〈飽満〉)の母とも娘とも,またアテAtē(〈破滅〉)の母とされることもある。【水谷 智洋】。…

※「Atē」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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