希腊神话中的 Orthus

Nerk Pirtz 04-08-2023
Nerk Pirtz

正神

Orthus 是希腊神话故事中出现的一种可怕的猎犬;与地狱犬类似,Orthus 的知名度不如地狱犬,但赫拉克勒斯也曾遇到过 Orthus。

Orthus 的畸形家系

在现存最早的资料中,赫西俄德(Hesiod)给 Orthus 起了这个名字,但后来的作家们也将这种怪物猎犬命名为 Orthrus 或 Orthros。

最常见的说法是,Orthus 是 Typhon 和 Typhon 的畸形后代之一。 针鼹 Orthus是希腊神话中许多著名怪兽的父母,因此Orthus是奇美拉(Chimera)和勒奈九头蛇(Lernaean Hydra)的同胞兄弟。

此外,Orthus 还被命名为怪兽的父母,通过与 Chimera(或许是 Echidna)的合作,斯芬克斯和尼米安狮诞生了。

See_also: 希腊神话中的蟒蛇

Orthus 的描述

在希腊神话中,Orthus 是一种可怕的猎犬,它的主要特征是有两个头。 除了两个头和巨大的体型,Orthus 唯一的特征可能就是一些作家描述 Orthus 有一条蛇尾,而不是普通的狗尾巴。

See_also: 希腊神话中的特洛伊木马

除了多了一个头之外,Orthus 和 地狱犬 .

Orthus

护卫犬 Orthus

在这种背景下,Orthus 这个名字被翻译成 "黄昏 "也许是恰如其分的。 怪物通常是因为蹂躏了某个地区才与该地区联系在一起的,就像 "夕阳岛 "中的 "夕阳"。 尼米亚雄狮 Orthus受雇于 Erythea 岛。

Orthus 被认为是一条看门狗,它的主人是阿瑞斯的儿子 Eurytion,Orthus 和 Eurytion 都负责看守吉里昂的牲畜。

奥尔科斯和赫拉克勒斯

因此,欧律斯透斯国王让赫拉克勒斯把这些牛带回托林斯,作为赫拉克勒斯的第十次劳动。

赫拉克勒斯抵达埃吕西亚岛后,在阿巴斯山上扎营过夜,计划开始偷窃。 Geryon's 翌日晚上,牛群又来了。

尽管 Orthus 在几英里外就闻到了陌生人的气味,但它还是立即出发去与陌生人对峙;而 Eurytion 则跟在它的看门狗后面。

赫拉克勒斯很清楚这只可怕猎犬的来势汹汹,当奥尔斯冲向他时,赫拉克勒斯挥起棍子,奥尔斯倒地身亡,头部凹陷,希腊英雄还没来得及受到任何伤害。 欧律提翁很快就跟着他的猎犬去了黄泉,因为他也被赫拉克勒斯杀死了。

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