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介绍一下倪克斯(神话女神),有典故更好。?

介绍一下倪克斯(神话女神),有典故更好。?

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介绍一下倪克斯(神话女神),有典故更好。?

谢邀。

先说一些不算题外话的题外话,如果对自己的英语水平有信心的话,我诚心诚意地推荐THEOI GREEK MYTHOLOGY这个网站。在提供原始出处方面做得非常好。

比如题主这个问题,在Theoi上就是这个页面 Nyx,Greek Primordial Goddess of the Night (Roman Nox)

接下来翻到CLASSICAL LITERATURE QUOTES这个部分看它引用的文献。

首先是讲倪克斯和宇宙的诞生的,分了奥林波斯教和俄耳甫斯教两部分。

奥林波斯教方面引用的文献是:

Hesiod, Theogony 115 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) :

"Verily at first Khaos (Chaos, the Gap) [Air] came to be, but next wide-bosomed Gaia (Gaea, Earth) . . . and dim Tartaros (the Pit) in the depth of the wide-pathed Earth, and Eros (Love), fairest among the deathless gods, who unnerves the limbs and overcomes the mind and wise counsels of all gods and all men within them.

From Khaos (Chaos) [Air] came forth Erebos (Erebus, Darkness) and black Nyx (Night); but of Nyx (Night) were born (Aether, Bright Upper Air) and Hemera (Day), whom she conceived and bore from union in love with Erebos.

And Gaia (Gaea, Earth) first bore starry Ouranos (Uranus, Heaven), equal to herself, to cover her on every side."

赫西俄德的《神谱》,《神谱》的翻译好找,随便贴两个版本。

翻译不同,“漆黑的夜”和“‘黑暗的’夜神努克斯”都是指倪克斯。

Bacchylides, Fragment 7 (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric IV) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.) :

"Radiant daughter [Hemera the Day] of Khronos (Chronos, Time) and Nyx (Night)."

巴库利德斯的残篇,Theoi上把这段和《神谱》的段落放在一起显然不妥,这里是说柯罗诺斯和倪克斯生下了白昼女神赫墨拉,因此这段理应放进俄耳甫斯教的部分,因为一般认为时间之神柯罗诺斯是俄耳甫斯教独有的神,而且在俄耳甫斯教的神谱中倪克斯和柯罗诺斯也确实可以说是配偶的关系。

俄耳甫斯教的部分:

Aristophanes, Birds 685 ff (trans. O'Neill) (Greek comedy C5th to 4th B.C.) :

"At the beginning there was only Khaos (the Chasm) [Air], Nyx (Night), dark Erebos (Darkness), and deep Tartaros (the Pit). Ge (Gaea, Earth), Aer (Air) [probably Aither (Aether) the upper air] and Ouranos (Uranus, Heaven) had no existence. Firstly, black-winged Nyx (Night) laid a germless egg in the bosom of the infinite deeps of Erebos (Darkness), and from this, after the revolution of long ages, sprang the graceful Eros [the primordial Eros] with his glittering golden wings."

阿里斯托芬的喜剧《鸟》,这个的翻译也不难找,贴一个:

这里的“夜”就是夜神倪克斯

Orphic Hymn 7 to the Astron (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns C3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.) :

"Celestial Astra (Stars), dear progeny of Nyx (Night)."

《俄耳甫斯教祷歌》“致星群”(注:星群指当时人们认识到的五大行星)

翻译很简单,也很好找:

“天之星群,黑色纽克斯的孩子们。”

Orphica, Argonautica 12 ff (trans. West) (Greek hymns C3rd - C2nd B.C.) :

"Firstly, ancient Khaos's (Chaos') stern Ananke (Inevitability), and Khronos (Chronos, Time), who bred within his boundless coils Aither (Aether, Light) and two-sexed, two-faced, glorious Eros [Phanes], ever-born Nyx's (Night's) father, whom latter men call Phanes, for he first was manifested."

俄耳甫斯教的《阿尔戈英雄纪》,这个资料就难找了,莫说中译本,网上连英译本都找不到,Theoi提供这个资料就很宝贵了,然而这是个半截句子,老实说我没太看懂,目测意思是厄洛斯=法涅斯是倪克斯的父亲(依据《俄耳甫斯教辑语》的说法,倪克斯同时为法涅斯的母亲、妻子和女儿,即所谓的三相女神倪克斯)。

Orphica, Theogonies Fragment 101 - 102 (from Proclus) (trans. West) (Greek hymns C3rd - C2nd B.C.) :"[Phanes] placed his distinguished sceptre [the rulership of the universe] in the hands of goddess Nyx (Night), that she hold royalty . . . [Nyx] holding in her hands the glorious sceptre of Erikepaios (Ericepaeus) [Phanes]."

Orphica, Theogonies Fragments (from the Derveni Papyrus) : "Zeus, when from his father the prophesied rule and strength in his hands he took and the glorious daimon . . . . the god [Phanes] who first sprang forth into the Aither (Aether, Light).Kronos (Cronus) who did a mighty deed to Ouranos (Uranus, Sky), son of Nyx (Night), who became king first of all; following him again Kronos (Time), and then Zeus the contriver."

两个不同版本的俄耳甫斯教神谱,这种资料可以翻《俄耳甫斯教辑语》,一般都有。

这是《俄耳甫斯教辑语》中对应的部分,注意厄佛罗涅是“善心女神”,是倪克斯的别名。

Nonnus, Dionysiaca 31. 115 ff (trans. Rouse) (Greek epic C5th A.D.) :

"The ugly form of Hypnos' (Sleep's) mother the blackgirdled goddess Nyx……

[Iris disguised as Nyx addresses Hypnos :] ‘O Blackwing! Do not provoke Gaia (Earth), my [Nyx's] father's [Khaos'] agemate, from whom alone we are all sprung, we who dwell in Olympos.’"

诺努斯的《狄奥尼西卡》,这个应该没有中译本。

老实说这一段不太应该放在俄耳甫斯教的部分里,这一段说的是倪克斯是睡神许普诺斯之母,然后是彩虹女神伊利斯伪装成倪克斯对许普诺斯说了一段话,核心意思就是劝他不要激怒盖亚。整段话没有体现出任何和俄耳甫斯教相关的内容,没有超出奥林波斯教的神谱。

第二部分是众神之母倪克斯,主要说的是倪克斯的子女。

Homer, Iliad 14. 231 ff (trans. Lattimore) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) :

"There [in Lemnos] she [Hera] encountered Hypnos (Hypnus, Sleep), the brother of Thanatos (Thanatus, Death) . . . [Hypnos addresses Hera :] ‘That time I laid to sleep the brain in Zeus of the aegis and drifted upon him still and soft, but your mind was devising evil, and you raised along the sea the blasts of the racking winds, and on these swept him away to Kos (Cos), the strong-founded, with all his friends lost, but Zeus awakened in anger and beat the gods up and down his house, looking beyond all others for me, and would have sunk me out of sight in the sea from the bright sky had not Nyx (Night) who has power over gods and men rescued me. I reached her in my flight, and Zeus let be, though he was angry, in awe of doing anything to swift Nyx' displeasure.’"

荷马《伊利亚特》,翻译好找。

这里的“黑夜”、“黑暗”就是对应的倪克斯。

Hesiod, Theogony 211 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) :

"And Nyx bare hateful Moros (Doom of Death) and black Ker (Fate of Death) and Thanatos (Thanatus, Death), and she bare Hypnos (Hypnus, Sleep) and the tribe of Oneiroi (Dreams). And again the goddess murky Nyx, though she lay with none, bare Momos (Momus, Criticism) and painful Oizys (Misery), and the Hesperides (Evenings) . . . Also she bare the Moirai (Moirae, Fates) and the ruthless avenging Keres (Deaths) . . . Also deadly Nyx bare Nemesis to afflict mortal men, and after her, Apate (Deceit) and Philotes (Sex) and hateful Geras (Old Age) and hard-hearted Eris (Strife)."

依旧是赫西俄德《神谱》

Hesiod, Works & Days 17 ff :

"Eris (Strife) . . . the elder daughter of dark Nyx."

赫西俄德的《工作与时日》,翻译倒是好找,这句太简单了就不贴中译本上的翻译了。这句话是说不和女神厄里斯是倪克斯的长女。

Bacchylides, Fragment 1b (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric IV) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.)

"Torch-bearing Hekate (Hecate), . . [missing text] holy . ., daughter of great-bosomed Nyx (Night)."

巴库利德斯的残篇,是说赫卡忒是倪克斯的女儿,这是一个比较少见的版本,只有这个残篇和一则罗德岛的阿波罗尼乌斯的《阿尔戈英雄纪》的古代注释里提到这个说法。

(东西很多,待更新吧)