希腊神话中的埃里希通

Nerk Pirtz 04-08-2023
Nerk Pirtz

希腊神话中的埃里希通

希腊神话中的埃里希通

Erysichthon 是希腊神话故事中提到的一个不虔诚的人,他的行为激怒了德墨忒尔女神,导致了自己的死亡。

特里奥帕斯之子埃里希通

最常见的说法是,埃里希通是 Triopas 可能是赫利阿代人之一,以及 希斯基拉 的女儿 神话 卡利马科斯称 Erysichthon 为塞萨利国王,而奥维德却没有给 Triopas 的儿子这样的称号。

不过,奥维德说埃里希通是梅斯特拉的父亲,波塞冬曾经利用过梅斯特拉。

埃里希通和德墨忒耳丛林园

卡里马科斯和奥维德也讲述了类似的故事,不过他们都对故事做了不同的润色。

在埃里希通(Erysichthon)居住地附近(可能是塞萨利的多提姆),有一片供奉女神的小树林。 得墨忒耳 小树林里长满了各种各样的树,但最中心的是一棵巨大的橡树(或白杨树)。

埃里希通和他的随从来到小树林,打算砍伐树木建造宴会厅。

橡树在埃里希通和他的手下的斧头下倒下了,随着这棵大橡树的死去,与之相关的干女儿也死了。 其他干女儿于是去找得墨忒耳,要求惩罚埃里希通。

卡利马科斯(Callimachus)讲述了德墨忒耳如何在第一斧落下时乔装打扮来到她的圣林,试图劝阻埃里希通,但特里奥帕斯的儿子仍然继续他的行动。

See_also: 希腊神话中的阿斯特里翁王

无论如何,对于亵渎她的圣林,得墨忒耳确实受到了惩罚。

埃里希通的惩罚

德墨忒尔知道她的小树林里的木头将被用于宴会厅,她将利用希腊神话中的饥饿女神利莫斯,因为从那时起,埃里希通将遭受无尽的饥饿。

从埃里希通醒来到入睡,他一直在吃东西,因为他面前摆着一桌又一桌的宴席;然而,他吃得越多,就越想吃东西。 德墨忒尔还会确保他的夜晚也不安宁,因为奥涅罗伊人被派出去了,每晚埃里希通都会梦见食物和宴席。

See_also: 希腊神话中的伊洛斯

据说,埃里希通的父亲特里奥帕斯曾毁坏塞萨利的德墨忒耳神庙,以获取建筑材料建造自己的房屋,这种贪得无厌的饥饿也是对他的一种惩罚。

Erysichthon 和 Mestra

一桌又一桌的宴席很快让埃里希通家里的食物吃光了,虽然他吃掉了马和骡子,但埃里希通仍然饿着肚子。 后来,埃里希通卖掉了自己的女儿梅斯特拉,以便买到更多的食物。

梅斯特拉不希望被任何人拥有,她向昔日的情人波塞冬祈祷,请求帮助。 波塞冬赐予梅斯特拉改变形状的能力,于是她从被卖给她的人手中逃脱了。

当 Erysichthon 意识到他的女儿可以随意改变外貌时,他决定可以一次又一次地把她卖掉。

埃里希通出售女儿梅斯特拉 - 扬-斯坦(1625/1626-1679) - PD-art-100

这些钱很快就花在了食物上,最后,埃里希通饿得开始吃自己,正是这种贪得无厌的饥饿感最终要了他的命。

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