hieros gamos (English spelling) hierosgamos

Japanese: hieros gamos(英語表記)hierosgamos
hieros gamos (English spelling) hierosgamos

… Her most famous places of worship were Argos in the Peloponnese and the Ionian island of Samos, where she was the patron deity of the towns. In several places, including Argos and Samos, a sacred marriage ceremony was held to commemorate the marriage of Zeus and Hera, and at Plataea in Boeotia it was called the Daidala festival, named after a statue of Hera made of oak and carried to Mount Cithaeron in a cart with the maidens who accompanied the bride. In art, the principal idol of the Heraion (Temple of Hera) in Argos, made by Polykleitos (late 5th century BCE), was a gigantic seated figure of Hera wearing a crown, holding a pomegranate in one hand and a scepter with a cuckoo in the other, but today only a trace of her former appearance is found on Argosian coins. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 彼女の崇拝地としてはペロポネソス半島のアルゴスとイオニア地方のサモス島が名高く,両所では彼女は町の守護神でもあった。またアルゴス,サモスを含むいくつかの土地では,ゼウスとヘラの結婚を記念する〈聖婚hieros gamos〉の儀式が行われ,ボイオティア地方のプラタイアイのそれは,オークの木で作られ,花嫁に付き添う乙女とともに荷車でキタイロン山に運ばれるヘラの神像の名からダイダラDaidala祭と呼ばれていた。美術作品では,ポリュクレイトス(前5世紀後半)作のアルゴスのヘライオンHēraion(ヘラ神殿)の本尊,冠をいただき,一方の手にザクロ,他方にカッコウのとまった笏をもつ巨大なヘラの座像が有名であったが,いまではアルゴスの貨幣の図柄に往時の面影をとどめるにすぎない。…

※「hieros gamos」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

<<:  Hierosolyma

>>:  hierophany

Recommend

Art criticism

Generally, it is some kind of judgment about a wor...

Flotation reagents

… [Flotation agent] In addition to the above-ment...

Kanezane Kujo

A politician in the early Kamakura period. He was...

McCay, W.

…After that, Cole created many series (1908-10) w...

Report card - Tsuushinbo

At the end of the semester, a report card contain...

Ueda Ryuson

…English and French literature scholar, poet, and...

Commentary on the Three Sutras - Sangyōgisho

This is the collective name for the three comment...

Japan Proletarian Party

A prewar left-wing proletarian political party wh...

Ara Pacis (English spelling)

The name means "Altar of Peace." The con...

charbonniere (English spelling) charbonniere

…Hyotan-goke has been studied in detail from many...

Mr. Katagiri

A feudal lord in the early modern period. It is sa...

Müller von Bulgenbach, H.

… The Peasants' War began on June 23, 1524, w...

Jerusalem Church - Elsalem Church

...This symbolism is both spiritual and material,...

Yang-shao culture

A general term for the Neolithic culture with pain...

Weaning - Weaning

This refers to the process of feeding infants who...