Theagenes (scholar)

Japanese: Theagenēs(学者)(英語表記)Theagenes
Theagenes (scholar)

… Interpretation of Greek mythology also began in Greece itself. The 6th century BC natural philosopher Xenophanes criticized its anthropomorphic view, and in the same century Theagenes tried to salvage the honor of the gods by regarding them as personified natural forces or ethical principles. This was the beginning of allegorical interpretation. …

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Japanese:

… ギリシア神話についての解釈もギリシア自身に始まる。前6世紀の自然哲学者クセノファネスはその擬人観を批判したし,同じ世紀のテアゲネスTheagenēsは神々を擬人化された自然力または倫理的原理とみなすことで神々の栄誉を救おうとした。寓意的解釈の濫觴(らんしよう)であった。…

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