…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. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Hymenaios" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…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。… ※「Hymenaios」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 |
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