…Because water is essential for the creation and survival of all life, there are many examples around the world where it is considered to possess supernatural powers in itself, and there are also many cases where independent deities that govern water (rain, oceans, rivers, wells, etc.) are worshiped. It is well known that the Trojans believed in the sacred power of the Skamander River and threw cows and horses into its depths as sacrifices, and that the Ganges River is said to have purifying powers, and that people from ancient times to the present have continued to bathe in it and dump their remains in it. Famous independent gods (spirits) that govern and control water include the Sumerian water god Enki (Ea in Babylonia), Adad or Hadad as the Akkadian rain god, Hapi, the Egyptian god who governs the Nile River, Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, and Nāga, the dragon god, a water god worshiped in India and other parts of Asia, including Japan. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Skamandros" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…水はあらゆる生命の生成と存続にとって不可欠の存在であるところから,世界各地においてそれ自体が超自然力を保持するものとみなされる例は多く,さらに水(雨,海洋,河川,井戸など)をつかさどる独立の神格が崇拝される例も多い。トロイア人がスカマンドロス川Skamandrosの聖なる力を信仰し,牛や馬を供犠として深みに投じたことや,ガンガー(ガンジス川)が清浄力をもつとされ,古代から現代にいたるまで沐浴する者が後を絶たず,遺骨が投棄されることはよく知られている。水を支配・統御する独立の神(霊)として有名なものにシュメールの水神エンキ(バビロニアではエア),アッカドにおける雨の神としてのアダドまたはハダド,エジプトのナイル川を支配する神のハピHapi,さらに,ギリシアの海洋神ポセイドン,ローマの海神ネプトゥヌス,インドをはじめ日本も含むアジア各地で崇拝されている水神ナーガNāga=竜神などがある。… ※「Skamandros」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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