Hymenaios

Japanese: Hymenaios
Hymenaios

…Ancient Greek god of marriage. Also called Hymenaios. At weddings, it was customary to sing a wedding song with the refrain "Hymen Hymenai-oh" or "Hymen Hymenae," and this refrain was eventually interpreted as an appeal to a god, leading to the idea that Hymen or Hymenaeus was the god in charge of marriage.

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Japanese:

…古代ギリシアの婚姻の神。ヒュメナイオスHymenaiosともいう。結婚式で〈ヒュメン・ヒュメナイ・オー〉または〈ヒュメン・ヒュメナイエ〉という反復句をもった祝婚歌を歌う習慣があったところから,いつのまにかその反復句が神への呼びかけと解釈され,結婚をつかさどる神としてのヒュメンまたはヒュメナイオスが考えられるに至った。…

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