Cosmic egg (English name) Cosmicegg

Japanese: Cosmic egg(英語表記)Cosmicegg
Cosmic egg (English name) Cosmicegg

…In other words, the larger the eggs that are laid, the fewer eggs they lay.
[Symbolism, Folklore]
In Western symbolism, the egg often represents the primordial state of the universe, in which case it is called the cosmic egg. In alchemy it represents the chaos in which the cosmic spirit is imprisoned, and is regarded as the prima materia, or original matter, out of which the universe was created.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Cosmic egg" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…すなわち,大きな卵を産むものほど産卵数は少ない。鶏卵産卵【樋口 広芳】
【象徴,民俗】
 卵は西洋の象徴体系において,しばしば宇宙の原初状態を表現し,その場合は〈宇宙卵Cosmic egg〉と呼ばれる。錬金術では宇宙霊が封じこめられている混沌(カオス)を意味し,これをプリマ・マテリア(第1質料),すなわち宇宙創造の原物質とみなす。…

※「Cosmic egg」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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