kirkos

Japanese: kirkos
kirkos

…In Greek mythology, Daedalion, whose daughter was killed by Artemis, lost his sanity in grief and threw himself off the top of Mount Parnassus, but was transformed into a hawk by Apollo. The sacred bird Kirkos, a symbol of the sun and dedicated to Apollo, is thought to be a hawk, crow, or falcon, and is said to be named after the cry of this bird, along with Circe, the daughter of the sun god Helios. The hawk also represents the soul, and in medieval religious paintings, the image of it tearing apart a rabbit or sparrow (a symbol of carnal desire) is used as a metaphor for the superiority of the spirit, while in Christian iconography it is also considered to be a bird representing jealousy. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ギリシア神話では,アルテミスに娘を殺されたダイダリオンDaidaliōnが悲しみのあまり正気を失い,パルナッソス山の頂上から身を投げたが,アポロンによって鷹に変えられたと伝えられる。太陽の象徴といわれるアポロンにささげられる霊鳥キルコスkirkosは鷹かカラス,あるいはハヤブサと考えられており,太陽神ヘリオスの娘キルケとともにこの鳥の鳴声に由来する名といわれる。鷹はまた霊魂を表し,中世の宗教画ではウサギやスズメ(肉欲の象徴)を引き裂く姿が霊の優位の隠喩に用いられる一方,キリスト教図像学では〈ねたみ〉を表現する鳥ともされる。…

※「kirkos」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

<<:  Kirkwall

>>:  Kirkman, TP (English spelling) KirkmanTP

Recommend

Surgery - Surgery

It refers to a treatment technique in the surgica...

Oceanic noise

When a typhoon or strong low pressure system is o...

rebound

...A type of ball game. Two teams of six (or nine...

Castellammare di Stabia (English spelling)

A resort town and port city in the province of Nap...

Jotunn (English spelling)

…When the hot winds from Muspelsheim and the fros...

《Nest of the Aristocrats》

…He wrote many romantic works with a touch of mel...

Buyer's monopoly

The term monopoly is often used to refer to a dep...

Calanthe sieboldii (English spelling) Calanthesieboldii

…[Ito Gohiko]. … *Some of the terminology that me...

Kinginten - Kinginten

The minimum distance from the center of the galaxy...

Gypsum - Gypsum

The mineral name of naturally occurring calcium su...

Tenka Nishida

Religious leader. His real name was Ichitaro. He ...

Daldorfia horrida (English spelling) Daldorfiahorrida

...The forehead is strongly protruding, and is de...

vocational counselor

...Japan's history in this field is not new, ...

Dwarf star

A star with a mass similar to the Sun or less tha...

nematic

...Their molecular formulas are shown in Figure 1...