hexametros

Japanese: hexametros
hexametros

...Therefore, his great influence can be seen everywhere in the Western world, from ancient Rome to the present day, which inherited their cultural heritage.
[Year, life, works]
The Iliad and the Odyssey that we possess today are both works of 24 volumes each, composed of lines of poetry called hexametros (hexameter), the former being 15,693 lines and the latter 12,110 lines, but not a single piece of information about the author can be found in these vast volumes. For this reason, even in ancient times, Homer was shrouded in the mist of legend, and various theories were put forward about his dates, life, achievements, etc.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "hexametros" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…したがってまた,彼らの文化遺産を継承した古代ローマから現代に至るまでの西欧世界においても,随所に彼の偉大な影響が認められる。
[年代,生涯,作品]
 今日われわれの所有する《イーリアス》および《オデュッセイア》は,いずれもヘクサメトロスhexametros(六脚律)と呼ばれる詩行から成るそれぞれ24巻の作品で,前者は1万5693行,後者は1万2110行にのぼる長編であるが,作者にかかわる一片の情報もその膨大な詩行の中には見いだされない。このため,ホメロスはすでに古代においてさえ伝説の霧につつまれた存在となっており,その年代,生涯,業績等についてさまざまな説が唱えられていた。…

※「hexametros」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

<<:  Hexatrygonidae

>>:  hexameter

Recommend

BART

Abbreviation for San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Tran...

Governor Shinano - Kunishishinano

A senior retainer of the Choshu Domain during the...

Vesper

In Greek mythology, the maidens who lived in a ga...

Macroglobulinemia - Macroglobulinemia

A condition in which macroglobulins are increased ...

Prince Abo

Year of death: 22 October 1842 (27 November 842) Y...

Coptis omeieusis (English spelling) Coptisomeieusis

…[Nitta Aya]. . . *Some of the terminology that m...

Gentleman - Kyoshin

A name given to those with official status in the...

Minamoto no Yoshitsuna

A military commander in the late Heian period. Th...

National Park - Kokuritsu Koen

In general, it means a national park or a park es...

Botkin, VP

...The majority of this group were intellectuals ...

University of Ibadan

It is the oldest university in Nigeria, originati...

Isahaya Park

(Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture) A tourist attr...

United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands

…Then, with the coming into force of the Treaty o...

Willem de Sitter

1872‐1934 Also known as de Sitter, he was a Dutch ...

Wearing, PF - Wearing

...The following year, J. Cornforth and his team ...