Skotos ( Greek Σκότος , "Darkness, Darkness") is a rarely mentioned ancient Greek deity. The guard in the tragedy of Sophocles “ Oedipus in Colon ” calls Eumenes (Erinius) the daughters of Scotos and Gaia (“Earth and Darkness”) [1] ; after which Oedipus refers to them as “daughters of Darkness” [2] .
| Scotos | |
|---|---|
| Σκότος | |
| Mythology | Ancient Greek mythology |
| Name interpretation | Darkness, Darkness |
| Greek spelling | Σκότος |
| Floor | Male |
| Mother | Gaia |
| Children | Erinii |
| Mentions | The Iliad , Oedipus in Colon |
| In other cultures | |
According to the scholars to Aeschineus , Erinia were born from Scotos and Gaia, or Scotos and Evonyms [3] . The historian of Istria called Eumenides the mother of Eumenides, referring to Gaia [4] .
Perhaps Skotos corresponds to Mgle in the theogony of Gigin [5] (however, according to D. O. Torshilov , the Greek original Gigin was Greek. Ομίχλη [6] ). It may also correspond to [7] Tenebre ("Darkness") in the list of deities born of Erebus and Night , cited by Cicero [8] .
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Etymology
The word is Greek. σκότος is repeatedly used in the Iliad (in the formula expression “darkness has covered one's eyes” [9] ) and other texts, but as a common name. In addition, Homer mentions this word in the meaning of "death" (τὸν δὲ σκότος ὅσσε κάλυψεν). Euripides uses the expression "σκότος πύλαι" to mean "the gates of the underworld." Aeschylus uses the same root word "σκότοισι" to apply to the bowels of the mother’s womb. Xenophon - in the figurative meaning as "secret" and "unknown" (ὑπὸ σκότου), in the same meaning - in Plato .
Scotos in modern culture
The god of evil Skotos appears in the Videsky cycle by G. Turtledava [10]
Notes
- ↑ Sophocles . Oedipus at Colonus. 40, per. F. F. Zelinsky
- ↑ Sophocles . Oedipus at Colonus. 106, per. F. F. Zelinsky
- ↑ Scholia to Aeschineus. Speech. I. 188
- ↑ Istr. 9 Muller = Scholia to Sophocles. Oedipus at Colonus. 42
- ↑ Lexicon of Rocher. T. 1. St. 846
- ↑ notes by D.O. Torshilov in the book: Gigin . Myths - SPb., 2000. - S. 1
- ↑ Lexicon of Rocher . T. 4. St. 1023
- ↑ Cicero . About the nature of the gods. III, 17, 44
- ↑ Homer . The Iliad . IV. 461; IV. 503 and others
- ↑ Harry Turtleldav. The bridge over the abyss. "The Videska cycle."
Literature
- Lexicon Rocher . T. 4. St. 1022-1023