Daidaliōn (English spelling) Daidalion

Japanese: Daidaliōn(英語表記)Daidalion
Daidaliōn (English spelling) Daidalion

...It symbolizes gods related to the sun and fire, including Horus, Apollo, the Sphinx, and Loki. In Greek mythology, Daidalion, whose daughter was killed by Artemis, lost his sanity in grief and threw himself off the top of Mount Parnassus, but was transformed into a hawk by Apollo. Kirkos, a sacred bird dedicated to Apollo, who is said to be a symbol of the sun, is thought to be a hawk, a crow, or a falcon, and is said to be named after the cry of this bird, along with Circe, the daughter of the sun god Helios.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ホルス,アポロン,スフィンクス,ロキをはじめ,太陽や火にかかわる神々を象徴する。ギリシア神話では,アルテミスに娘を殺されたダイダリオンDaidaliōnが悲しみのあまり正気を失い,パルナッソス山の頂上から身を投げたが,アポロンによって鷹に変えられたと伝えられる。太陽の象徴といわれるアポロンにささげられる霊鳥キルコスkirkosは鷹かカラス,あるいはハヤブサと考えられており,太陽神ヘリオスの娘キルケとともにこの鳥の鳴声に由来する名といわれる。…

※「Daidaliōn」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。

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