ウェーリタース

ウェーリタース（水谷智洋『羅和辞典〈改訂版〉』研究社、2009年、712頁。）はローマ神話に登場する真実の女神。その名は「真実」の意。

サートゥルヌスの娘であり、ウィルトゥースの母にあたる。ユーピテルの娘とされたりPindar Olympian Ode 10: But come, Muse, you and the daughter of Zeus, unforgettable Truth: with the hand that puts things right, keep from me the blame for lying, for wronging my friend. Approaching from far away, the future has arrived and made me ashamed of my deep debt. Still, payment with interest has a way of dissolving the bitter reproach of men.、プロメーテウスによって創造されたともいわれる。Aesop Fables 530 (from Phaedrus Appendix 5): Prometheus, that potter who gave shape to our new generation, decided one day to sculpt a statue of Truth, using all his skill so that she would be able to regulate people's behaviour. As he was working, an unexpected summons from mighty Jupiter called him away. Prometheus left cunning Trickery in charge of his workshop (Trickery had recently become one of the god's apprentices). Fired by ambition, Trickery used the time at his disposal to fashion with his sly fingers a figure of the same size and appearance as Truth with identical features. When he had almost completed the piece, which was truly remarkable, he ran out of clay to use for her feet. The master returned, so Trickery quickly sat down in his seat, quaking with fear. Prometheus was amazed at the similarity of the two statues and wanted it to seem as if all the credit were due to his own skill. Therefore, he put both statues in the kiln and when they had been thoroughly baked, he infused them both with life: sacred Truth walked with measured steps, while her unfinished twin stood stuck in her tracks. That forgery, that product of subterfuge, thus acquired the name of Falsehood, and I readily agree with people who say that she has no feet: every once in a while something that is false can start off successfully, but with time the Truth is sure to prevail.

捕え所がないこの女神は、の底に隠れていたといわれているThis aphorism is attributed Democritus: "Of truth we know nothing, for truth is in a well." ()。彼女は白い衣を纏った乙女と、手鏡を持つ「裸の真実」（ヌーダ・ウェーリタース、nuda veritas）の両方の姿で描かれたMercatante, Anthony S. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend. Facts on File, 1988, p. 654, .。ギリシア神話の女神アレーテイア (Ἀλήθεια) に相当する。

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