…In the legend, they are femme fatales who bring about the downfall of men. (2) Male mermaids = mermen They are depicted as sea gods like Triton and Poseidon (Neptune), and are also depicted as sea monks and sea bishops, which probably originated from Scandinavian seal legends. This is because, under the influence of Christianity, it was believed that sea creatures also had a hierarchy of priests that corresponded to the human world. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "sea-bishop" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…そこでは彼女たちは,男を破滅させる〈ファム・ファタルfemme fatale(宿命の女)〉である。(2)男の人魚=マーマンmerman トリトンやポセイドン(ネプトゥヌス)のような海の神族として描かれるほか,おそらくスカンジナビアのアザラシ伝説から生じたらしい〈海の修道士sea‐monk〉や〈海の司教sea‐bishop〉の姿でも図像化される。これはキリスト教の影響により,海の生きものにも人間界に対応する聖職の位階が存在すると信じられたからである。… ※「sea-bishop」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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