Aries的词源

英文词源

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zodiac constellation usually identified as "the Ram," late Old English, from Latin aires "ram" (related to arietare "to butt"), from a PIE root meaning "spring, jump" (cognates: Lithuanian erytis, Old Church Slavonic jarici, Armenian oroj "lamb;" Greek eriphos, Old Irish heirp "kid"). Meaning "person born under the sign of Aries" is from 1894; they also have been called Arian (1917).

中文词源

Aries:白羊座

来自拉丁语aires, 撞,山羊。

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Aries(白羊座):载着姐弟俩逃走的公羊

英语中表示“白羊座”的单词Aries直接来自拉丁语,意思就是“公羊”。

希腊神话中,希腊玻俄提亚国有位王子,受到后母的陷害,被国王送上祭坛准备献祭给神。神使赫尔墨斯听到王子生母的请求,降下一只长着金羊毛和翅膀的白色公羊,让王子的姐姐骑着公羊,从弟弟从祭坛救走。公羊载着姐弟俩越过大陆和海洋,朝远方飞去。姐姐在途中不幸坠落身亡。弟弟坐着公羊顺利抵达黑海边的科尔喀斯,娶了当地国王的女儿为妻。王子为了感激,将公羊献给众神之王宙斯,将金羊毛献给科尔喀斯的国王。宙斯将山羊升上天空,使其成为白羊座(Aries)。

Aries:[ˈɛriːz] n. 白羊座;[天] 白羊宫