…When the Athenian statesman and poet Solon traveled to Egypt, the local priest praised the bravery of the Athenians of old and told him stories based on ancient records. According to them, 9000 years before Solon's time, there was an island called Atlantis beyond the Strait of Gibraltar, which the Greeks called the Pillars of Hercules. It was larger than Asia and Libya (Africa) combined, and five pairs of twins of the god Poseidon ruled over the island in ten parts. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Atlantis" (place name) is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…かつてアテナイの政治家であり詩人でもあったソロンがエジプトに旅行した折,その地の神官が昔のアテナイ人の勇敢さをたたえ,古い記録に基づいて彼に語って聞かせた体裁をなしている。それによると,ソロンの時代をさかのぼる9000年以前,ギリシア人が〈ヘラクレスの柱〉と呼んだジブラルタル海峡のかなたにアトランティスAtlantisという名の島があった。それはアジアとリビュアつまりアフリカを合わせたよりも大きく,ポセイドン神の5組の双生児が島を10分して支配していた。… ※「Atlantis(地名)」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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