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In Greek mythology, Mimas was one of the Gigantes (Giants), the offspring of Gaia, born from the blood of the castrated Uranus.〔For the birth of the Gigantes see Hesiod, ''Theogony'' (185 ). Hyginus, ''Fabulae'' (Preface ) gives Tartarus as the father of the Giants.〕 According to the mythographer Apollodorus, he was killed, during the Gigantomachy, the cosmic battle of the Giants with the Olympian gods, by Hephaestus with "missiles of red-hot metal" from his forge.〔Apollodorus, (1.6.2 ).〕 In Euripides' ''Ion'' (c. 410 BC), the chorus, describing the wonders of the late sixth century Temple of Apollo at Delphi, tell of seeing depicted there the Gigantomachy showing, among other things, Zeus burning Mimas "to ashes" with his thunderbolt.〔Gantz, p. 448; Euripides, ''Ion'' (205–218 ).〕 In the ''Argonautica'' by Apollonius of Rhodes, and the ''Gigantomachia'' by Claudian, Mimas was killed by Ares (or in Claudian's case by Ares' Roman counterpart Mars).〔Apollonius of Rhodes, ''Argonautica'' (3.1225–7 (pp. 276–277) ); Claudian, ''Gigantomachia'' (85–91 (pp. 286–287) ).〕 Mimas is also mentioned in the company of other Giants, by the Latin writers Horace,〔Horace, ''Odes'' (3.4.49–51 ); Lyne, (p. 51 ).〕 and Seneca.〔Seneca, ''Hercules'' (976–981 (pp. 126–127) ).〕 A fragment of an Attic Black-figure dinos by Lydos (Athens Akropolis 607) dating from the second quarter of the sixth century, which depicted the Gigantomachy, shows Aphrodite with shield and spear battling a Giant also with shield (displaying a large bee) and spear, whose name is inscribed (retrograde) as "Mimos", possibly in error for "Mimas".〔Gantz, p. 451; Beazley, (p. 39 ); Arafat, p. 16; Beazley Archive (310147 ); ''LIMC'' (Gigantes 105: image 1/14 ).〕 He was said to be buried under Prochyte, one of the Phlegraean Islands off the coast of Naples.〔Silius Italicus, ''Punica'' (12.143–151 (pp. 156–159) )〕 Claudian mentions Mimas as one of several vanguished Giants whose weapons, as spoils of war, hung on trees in a wood near the summit of Mount Etna.〔Claudian, ''Rape of Proserpine'' (3.332–356 (pp. 368–371) ).〕 Mimas is possibly the same as the Giant named Mimon on the Gigantomachy depicted on the north frieze of the Siphnian Treasury at Delphi (c. 525 BC),〔Brinkmann, N14 pp. 109, 124–125.〕 and a late fifth century BC cup from Vulci (Berlin F2531) shown fighting Ares.〔Arafat, p. 16; Beazley Archive (220533 ): (detail showing Mimon and Ares ); Cook, (p. 56 ), (Plate VI ).〕 Saturn's moon, Mimas, is named for the Giant. ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mimas (Giant)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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