希腊神话中的金粟园

Nerk Pirtz 04-08-2023
Nerk Pirtz

希腊神话中的聚宝盆

玉米穗当然是感恩节和丰收节的核心特色,尤其是在北美洲,那里经常会出现装满水果和蔬菜的柳条筐。

英语中也经常使用 Cornucopia 这个词,用来比喻 "丰盛";不过,Cornucopia 这个词和意象来自希腊神话,Cornucopia 的起源可追溯到古希腊,在古希腊有两个关于创造丰盛之角的故事。

阿玛尔忒亚和金玉满堂

关于 "金粟园 "的起源,流传最广的是宙斯还是婴儿时的故事。 为了防止宙斯被他的父亲克洛诺斯囚禁,宙斯在 "金粟园 "里建造了一个 "金粟园"、 瑞亚 宙斯的母亲把孩子藏在克里特岛伊达山的一个山洞里。

See_also: 希腊神话 A to Z S

小宙斯被交给一位仙女和一只山羊照顾,但不清楚仙女或山羊是否叫阿玛尔忒亚。

山羊会给宙斯提供营养,但不知何时,过于旺盛的宙斯折断了山羊的一只角。 然后,仙女用草药和水果填满了这只角,并把它送给宙斯吃。 宙斯的神力确保这只角永远为拥有它的人提供源源不断的营养。

在古代文献中,"茱萸 "通常被称为 "阿玛耳忒亚之角"。

向阿玛尔忒亚献上金粟花的仙女 - 诺埃尔-科伊佩尔一世(1628-1707 年) - PD-art-100

阿谢洛斯和金玉满堂

在希腊英雄赫拉克勒斯(Heracles)的冒险故事中,出现了一个关于创造 "茱萸仙境 "的次级神话。 赫拉克勒斯一心想娶黛安妮拉公主为妻,但他遇到了另一个潜在的追求者--波塔莫伊人(Potamoi)。 Achelous .

阿谢洛斯和赫拉克勒斯通过摔跤来决定谁是成功的求婚者,在比赛过程中,河神阿谢洛斯变成了一头公牛,赫拉克勒斯将牛角折断。

后来,角被阿谢洛德人(阿谢洛斯的奈阿德女儿)所拥有,她们将角献祭,并把它变成了金粟花。

或者说,阿谢洛斯已经拥有了 "丰饶之角",为了从赫拉克勒斯手中夺回自己的 "丰饶之角",他与半神交换了 "金粟园"。

被赫拉克勒斯打败的阿谢洛斯(或金粟园的起源) - 雅各布-约尔丹斯(1593-1678 年) - PD-art-100

众神的象征--金粟花

无论哪种情况,"金粟园 "在诞生后都成为了许多希腊神祗的象征,希腊农业女神德墨忒尔(Demeter)和她的儿子、希腊财神(或农业丰收之神)普鲁托斯(Plutus)的画像中经常会出现一个盛满水果的 "金粟园"。

其他神灵也常与茱萸合影,包括 盖娅 哈迪斯(Hades)、珀耳塞福涅(Persephone)、提切(Tyche)(财富)和艾琳(Irene)(和平与春天)。

See_also: 希腊神话中的欧鲁米杜萨 装满茱萸的仙女 - 老扬-勃鲁盖尔(1568-1625 年) - PD-art-100

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