希腊神话中的刺尾狮

Nerk Pirtz 04-08-2023
Nerk Pirtz

希腊神话中的刺尾狮

希腊神话生物 - 刺尾狮

近年来,随着《哈利-波特》系列丛书的热销,兽类和奇幻野兽也越来越受欢迎。 玄武和河马等生物被重新塑造成中世纪的形象,但很少有人会意识到,这些奇幻野兽中有许多起源于更早的时期,其中之一就是刺尾狮。

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古代文献中的刺尾狮

关于刺尾狮的最早记载之一来自于一部名为《"刺尾狮"》的作品。 吲哚 克莱提亚斯是公元前 5 世纪的希腊历史学家和医生,曾隶属于阿尔塔薛西斯二世的波斯宫廷。 克莱提亚斯将撰写一部关于波斯和波斯帝国的全面历史,但他的著作中没有关于波斯和波斯帝国的内容。 吲哚 是一部关于波斯人对印度的信仰的作品。

刺尾狮的描述

Ctesias 传说有一种狮子大小、皮肤鲜红或猩红的吃人野兽,但这种野兽的奇特之处不在于它的大小或颜色,而在于它长着一张人脸和一条类似蝎子的尾巴。

尾部有三根像蝎子一样的毒刺,头部还有一根,每根毒刺都有一英尺长。 毒刺的毒性对所有被刺中的人都是致命的,除了大象。

刺尾狮雕刻 - Jonstonus, Joannes (1678) - PD-life-70
尾巴上的毒刺可以像弓箭一样发射出去,因此刺尾狮从远处看是致命的,但在近距离也是致命的;刺尾狮头部的毒刺是致命的爪子,嘴里还有三排锋利的牙齿。

据说刺尾狮会吃各种各样的动物,包括人类,但几乎找不到它们杀戮的证据,因为它们会吃骨头和所有东西。

刺尾狮的解释

罗马历史学家老普林尼也曾在书中写道 自然史 不过,普林尼将刺尾狮的地点从印度移到了非洲。

整个古代的作家都会根据凯提亚斯的话复述刺尾狮的故事,有些作家说凯提亚斯是如何看到这种野兽的;而当时的其他作家则否定凯提亚斯的话,而是将刺尾狮与印度的老虎联系起来。

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当然,即使在今天,吃人的老虎也并非不存在,而古代报告中提到的 "刺尾狮 "是一种数量众多的野兽,印度人从大象背上猎杀这种野兽的事实也进一步证明了 "刺尾狮 "是老虎的幻想版。

刺尾狮 - John Roberts - www.36peas.com - CC-BY-2.0

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