Inō (English spelling)

Japanese: Inō（英語表記）Ino

…When Zeus fell in love with her and gave birth to a child, his wife Hera, jealous of her, deceived her and asked Zeus, who had the power of thunder, to visit her in his original form as a god. She was struck by lightning and burned to death, but Zeus took the baby from her womb, sewed it into his own thigh, and waited until the baby was born. Dionysus was first entrusted to Ino, the daughter of Cadmus. However, Hera drove Ino mad, so Zeus had him secretly transported to Nyssa (a mythical place whose location is unknown) and had the nymphs there raise him. …

From the Theban Legend

…His wedding with Harmonia was a grand affair, with all the gods present and blessing, but many of his daughters met unfortunate ends. These included Semele, who gave birth to Dionysus despite dying after being struck by Zeus' thunderbolt; Agau, who tore her son Pentheus to pieces (see Euripides' tragedy, The Bacchae); and Ino, who threw herself into the sea to die. The Acropolis of Thebes was called Kadmeia after Cadmus, and Babylonian cylinder seals have been unearthed there in recent years, proving that there was contact with the East.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ゼウスに愛されて子を宿したセメレは，これを嫉妬（しつと）したゼウスの妃ヘラに欺かれ，雷電をもつゼウスに神本来の姿で訪れるよう願ったため，その雷にうたれて焼け死んだが，ゼウスは彼女の胎内から嬰児（えいじ）を取り出し，みずからの腿（もも）に縫い込んで月満ちるのを待った。こうして誕生したディオニュソスは，まずカドモスの娘イノInōに託された。しかしヘラがイノを狂わせたので，ゼウスは彼をひそかにニュサ(所在不明の神話上の地名)まで運ばせ，その地のニンフたちに養育させた。…

【テーベ伝説】より

…彼とハルモニアHarmoniaとの結婚式は，すべての神々が臨席し祝福した盛大なものとされるが，その娘たちには不幸な最期を遂げたものが多い。ゼウスの雷霆（らいてい）にうたれて死につつもディオニュソスを生んだセメレSemelē，わが子ペンテウスを八つ裂きにするアガウエAgauē(エウリピデスの悲劇《バッコスの信女》を参照)，海にわが身を投じて果てたイノInōなどである。なおテーベのアクロポリスは，カドモスにちなんでカドメイアKadmeiaと呼ばれたが，ここからは近年バビロニアの円筒印章が出土し，東方との交流のあったことを裏づけている。…

※「Inō」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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