poseidon
ポセイドン
解説 Definition
Poseidon はギリシャ神話の海の神、ポセイドンを指します。神話や作品名、施設名などで固有名詞として使われます。
Poseidon is the god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses in ancient Greek mythology. He is commonly represented carrying a trident and corresponds broadly to Neptune in Roman mythology; his name is used as a proper noun and is capitalized.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Poseidon はギリシャ神話で海、地震、馬と結び付く神ポセイドンの固有名詞なので、通常は Poseidon と大文字で書く。ローマ神話の対応神 Neptune と対にし、三叉槍を持って海を支配する像を思い浮かべる。人名のように冠詞なしで、a story about Poseidon の形で使う。
Remember Poseidon as the Greek god identified by the sea and a trident. Add earthquakes and horses to complete his major mythological associations. Pair him with Neptune, his broad Roman counterpart, but keep the traditions and names distinct: Greek stories use Poseidon, while Roman tradition uses Neptune. Because Poseidon is a proper name, capitalize it and normally use it without an article, as in “a story about Poseidon.” Images of a bearded god raising a three-pronged spear above waves provide a strong visual cue for the name.
例文
The museum label used Poseidon for the Greek sea god.
博物館の説明札では、ギリシャの海の神をポセイドンと表記していました。
She wrote Poseidon under the picture of the ancient statue.
彼女は古代の像の写真の下にポセイドンと書きました。
Our class read a short story about Poseidon and the sea.
私たちのクラスは、ポセイドンと海についての短い物語を読みました。
poseidon の類義語・関連語
紛らわしい語
poseidon の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古代ギリシャ語「Poseidōn」に由来し、「pótis(主)」と「dā́(大地/水)」を組み合わせて「大地や海を統べる主」を意味する。同じ語根のdespot(専制君主)も絶対的な支配者を指し、語源から海の神の権威が直感的に納得できる。
Poseidon comes from ancient Greek Poseidōn, the god’s established name in Greek tradition. Scholars have proposed analyses involving an element meaning “lord” or “husband” and another connected with earth, but the name’s full prehistoric formation is not completely certain. It is therefore safest to treat Poseidōn as the securely attested source while recognizing the deity’s ancient associations with both the sea and earth-shaking power. English adopted the classical Greek name through later learned tradition.
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