Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Weltei
English translation:
cosmic egg
Added to glossary by
Rolf Buesken (X)
Jan 29, 2004 08:36
20 yrs ago
German term
Weltei
German to English
Art/Literary
History
Ancient Greek mythology
Topic is ancient Greek history:
„... entstammt der Schoepfergott Eros einem von Nyx hervorgebrachten ‚Weltei’.“
„... entstammt der Schoepfergott Eros einem von Nyx hervorgebrachten ‚Weltei’.“
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | cosmic egg |
Cécile Kellermayr
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| 5 +1 | World Egg |
OanaK (X)
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Proposed translations
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13 mins
Cécile Kellermayr
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
M.A.,22 years of professional experience
Native in: German (Variants: Austrian, Germany)
Works in: English to German, French to German, German
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cosmic egg
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~Eros~
The Greek God of Love
The Greek god of love and sexual desire. He was one of the first gods to emerge from primeval Chaos and is considered to be one of the eldest gods. In more recent mythology, Eros is the son of Aphrodite and Ares, and one of the younger deities. He is represented as a playful, winged boy with a bow and arrows. He wounds both gods and men with his unerring and irresistible arrows of desire. His arrows come in two sets: golden arrows with dove feathers for love, and leaden arrows with owl feathers for indifference. Eros\' brother is Anteros (\"returner of love\") and his wife is the mortal Psyche.
In the Dionysian Mysteries, Eros is the most ancient deity and referred to as protagonus (\"the first-born\") who emerged from the cosmic egg of Nyx, the goddess of night. According to Plato, Eros is the striving of mankind to the pure, the good, the beautiful. Eros\' Roman counterpart Cupid.
Information provided by Encyclopedia Mythica
http://www.jeannepasero.com/eros.html
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Note added at 2004-01-29 08:55:32 (GMT)
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http://www.timelessmyths.com/classical/primeval.html
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Note added at 2004-01-29 09:15:09 (GMT)
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~Eros~
The Greek God of Love
The Greek god of love and sexual desire. He was one of the first gods to emerge from primeval Chaos and is considered to be one of the eldest gods. In more recent mythology, Eros is the son of Aphrodite and Ares, and one of the younger deities. He is represented as a playful, winged boy with a bow and arrows. He wounds both gods and men with his unerring and irresistible arrows of desire. His arrows come in two sets: golden arrows with dove feathers for love, and leaden arrows with owl feathers for indifference. Eros\' brother is Anteros (\"returner of love\") and his wife is the mortal Psyche.
In the Dionysian Mysteries, Eros is the most ancient deity and referred to as protagonus (\"the first-born\") who emerged from the cosmic egg of Nyx, the goddess of night. According to Plato, Eros is the striving of mankind to the pure, the good, the beautiful. Eros\' Roman counterpart Cupid.
Information provided by Encyclopedia Mythica
http://www.jeannepasero.com/eros.html
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you. This is what I was looking for. World egg was tooo obvious."
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3 mins
World Egg
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