Erebos

Japanese: Erebos
Erebos

…It was a serpent with the heads of a bull and a lion, a winged hybrid with a divine mask on its body, and Ananke (Necessity) and Adrasteia (Inevitable Vengeance) standing nearby. From Kronos came Light (Aithēr), Chaos, and Darkness (Erebos), as well as an androgynous cosmic egg (Ōon). From this came a god with golden wings, a bull's head on his side, and a giant snake on his head. …

From Greek Mythology

…First came Chaos, the void, then Gaia (earth) and its depths, Tartarus, and then Eros, the source of all creation. From Chaos (neuter noun) came the formless beings Erebos (darkness) and Nyx (night), and from the night came Aithēr and Hemera (day), the heavenly spirits that shine. On the other hand, Gaia (female noun) alone gave birth to Uranus (heaven, masculine noun). …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…それは牛とライオンの頭をもつ蛇で,胴には神の面があり,翼をつけた混成物で,その傍にはアナンケAnankē(〈必然〉)とアドラステイアAdrasteia(〈避けがたい復讐〉)が控える。クロノスから光(アイテルAithēr),カオス,闇(エレボスErebos)が,さらに男女両性具有の宇宙卵(オーオンŌon)が生じた。そこから黄金の翼をもち,脇腹に牛の頭,頭上に巨大な蛇をつけた神が生じた。…

【ギリシア神話】より

…最初は空虚を意味するカオスが,ついでガイア(大地)とその奥底なるタルタロスが,さらにいわばいっさいの生成の根源力としてエロスが生じた。カオス(中性名詞)からは形なきものどものエレボスErebos(闇)とニュクスNyx(夜)とが,そして夜から輝く上天の気アイテルAithērとヘメラHēmera(昼)とが生まれる。他方ガイア(女性名詞)はひとりでウラノス(天,男性名詞)を生む。…

※「Erebos」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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