Okeanos (English spelling)

Japanese: オケアノス - おけあのす(英語表記)Ōkeanos
Okeanos (English spelling)

The god of water in Greek mythology. He is the son of the sky god Uranus and the earth goddess Gaia, and is one of the Titans. Oceanus was thought to be a great river or ocean that flows around a flat, circular earth, and was connected to all the rivers and springs of the world through the underground. In other words, Oceanus was the end of the earth, and all the mysterious places and creatures such as the Garden of the Hesperides, the Field of Elysium, the monster Geryon, and the mysterious woman Gorgon were said to be located on the banks of this great river. However, as the geographical knowledge of the ancient people improved, the name Oceanus gradually came to refer only to the Atlantic Ocean. Oceanus married Tethys and gave birth to all the rivers and 3,000 daughters (Oceanides).

[Masahiro Ogawa]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ギリシア神話の水の神。天空神ウラノスと大地の女神ガイアの子で、ティタン神族の一人。オケアノスは、平板な円形の大地を取り巻いて流れる大河または大洋と考えられ、地下を通じて世界のすべての河川や泉とつながっていた。つまり、オケアノスは地の果てであり、ヘスペリデスの園、エリシオンの野、怪物ゲリオン、怪女ゴルゴンなど、不思議な場所や生き物はすべてこの大河の岸辺に置かれているとされていた。しかし、やがて古代人の地理的知識が進歩すると、オケアノスの名はしだいに大西洋のみをさすようになった。オケアノスはテテュスを妻として、すべての河川と3000人の娘たち(オケアニデス)をもうけた。

[小川正広]

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