スコットランドの伝承では、オェングスは銀の弦を張った黄金のハープを持っており、彼がそれを弾くと、乙女や若者が音楽に従って森を抜けていくという<ref group="私注">これはギリシア神話のオルフェウス的な性質ではないだろうか。</ref>。また、オェングスは恋人たちにキスをし、恋人たちが別れるときには、キスが見えない鳥になって、恋の歌を歌い、思い出を耳元で囁きながら家路につく<ref name="Mackenzie" />。同様に、ディンセンチャス(Dindsenchas)では、オェングスが自分のキスを4羽の鳥に形作り、毎日日の出前にケアーブレ(Cairbre、オグマ)の後を追って彼を嘲笑う。しかし、ケアーブレのドルイドがフィド・フロスムイネの木(tree from Fid Frosmuine)に歌の魔法をかけたところ、その木は他の木よりも高く成長し、オェングスの鳥を引き止めるようになった<ref>Stokes Whitley, Hirarus, Revue Celtique, 1895, volume16, page68, https://archive.org/stream/revueceltique16pari#page/68/mode/1up, 3 August 2019</ref>。
ある伝説では、オェングスは白馬に乗り、春に約束の地(the Land of Promise)からやってきた<ref name="Mackenzie" />。『ディンセンチャス(the Dindsenchas)』には、エオク(Eochu)とアブレンド(Ablend)が家畜を連れて野営しているときに、オェングスが素早い馬を提供する「トゥアグ・インベル(Tuag Inber)」という物語が伝えられている。 In some legends, Aengus possesses a white horse, which he rides from the Land of Promise during the Spring. In the Dindsenchas, a tale called "Tuag Inber" is relayed in which Aengus provides Eochu and Ablend a swift horse while they are encamped with their cattle. He tells them to unbridle the horse in a meadow before it "sheds its water" and causes their deaths; Eochu and Ablend forget to unharness the horse, and it forms a well, around which Eochu builds confinement.<ref name=Tuag /> The poem of Loch Ri is nearly identical to "Tuag Inber," except the character names differ and Aengus is replaced by [[Midir]].Inber)」という物語が伝えられている。ロック・リー(Loch Ri)の詩は、登場人物の名前が異なることと、オェングスがミディールに置き換わっている以外は、「Tuag Inber」とほぼ同じである<ref>[https://celt.ucc.ie//published/T106500C/text084.html ''The Metrical Dindsenchas'': "Loch Ri," Poem 84]</ref> ==Modern depictions=={{main|Irish mythology in popular culture}}* Aengus appears in the Irish poet [[William Butler Yeats]]'s poem "[[The Song of Wandering Aengus]]",<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/146/9.html The Song of Wandering Aengus], Bartleby.com; [https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55687/the-song-of-wandering-aengus "Source: The Wind Among the Reeds (1899)"], poetry foundation.org.</ref> which describes Aengus's endless search for his lover.* Aengus Og appears in [[James Stephens (author)|James Stephens']] novel ''[[The Crock of Gold (novel)|The Crock of Gold]]'',<ref>[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1605/1605-h/1605-h.htm ''The Crock of Gold'']</ref> where his aid is solicited by the Philosopher.* In the ''[[Copper (TV series)|Copper]]'' episode "Husbands and Fathers", Corcoran tells O'Brien to take Annie upstairs and tell her a story. O'Brien says to Annie, "I shall tell you about the Dream of Aengus and the Wooing of Etain."* Aengus and his father the Dagda appear in [[Kate Thompson (author)|Kate Thompson]]'s young adult novel ''[[The New Policeman]]''. Aengus acts as the protagonist's guide to [[Tír na nÓg]] and helps him restore it to its timeless state.* Aengus is the primary antagonist of ''[[Hounded (novel)|Hounded]]'', Book 1 of ''[[The Iron Druid Chronicles]]''.* Aengus makes a brief appearance leading his father's funeral in [[Hellboy: The Wild Hunt]]. Although Angus himself never speaks, his father Dagda is a frequent character in other [[Hellboy]] stories.* The name of Aengus appears also in the song of [[Johnny Flynn (musician)|Johnny Flynn]] "Wandering Aengus" from album "Sillion" (2017).* Aengus appears in season four of ScyFy's "[[The Magicians (American TV series)|The Magicians]] " television show, though for some reason he is portrayed as a puzzle-loving trickster god. ==Texts==*''[http://www.ucd.ie/tlh/text/pk.tlh.002.text.html Aislingi Oengusai]'' original text from [[Egerton 1782]] at [http://www.ucd.ie/tlh Thesaurus Linguae Hibernicae].* ''Tochmarc Étaíne'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20150307235133/http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/etain.html The Wooing of Étaín]* ''De Gabáil in t-Sída'': The Taking of the Fairy Mound* ''Aisling Óenguso'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20131124041701/http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/oengus.html The Dream of Óengus]* ''[[The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne|Tóraigheacht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne]]'': [http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/diarmuid.html The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne]* ''Wonder Tales from Scottish Myth and legend'': [https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/tsm/tsm05.htm The Coming of Angus and Bride] 。
== 参考文献 ==
** 井村君江 (著) 『ケルトの神話―女神と英雄と妖精と』(ちくま文庫)
** ウィリアム・バトラー・イエイツ, 栗原古城, NDLDC:906509, 幻の海, 赤城正蔵, 1914
* Wikipedia:[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aengus Aengus](最終閲覧日:22-11-13)
** ''[http://www.ucd.ie/tlh/text/pk.tlh.002.text.html Aislingi Oengusai]'' original text from Egerton 1782 at [http://www.ucd.ie/tlh Thesaurus Linguae Hibernicae].
** ''Tochmarc Étaíne'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20150307235133/http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/etain.html The Wooing of Étaín]
** ''De Gabáil in t-Sída'': The Taking of the Fairy Mound
** ''Aisling Óenguso'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20131124041701/http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/oengus.html The Dream of Óengus]
** ''[[The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne|Tóraigheacht Dhiarmada agus Ghráinne]]'': [http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/diarmuid.html The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne]
** ''Wonder Tales from Scottish Myth and legend'': [https://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/tsm/tsm05.htm The Coming of Angus and Bride]
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