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スキタイの祭壇「アレーズ」の四角い形は、四辺の「中世界」、すなわち空域を表し、その上部に置かれた剣は、宇宙の垂直構造を表し、宇宙、中央、神々の区域を結ぶ世界軸を表す。したがって、スキタイの宇宙論において「アレーズ」は、最も概念的に宇宙のモデルであり、特にその中央区域、空域を表しているのであるスキタイの祭壇「アレース」の四角い形は、四辺の「中世界」、すなわち空域を表し、その上部に置かれた剣は、宇宙の垂直構造を表し、宇宙、中央、神々の区域を結ぶ世界軸を表す。したがって、スキタイの宇宙論において「アレース」は、最も概念的に宇宙のモデルであり、特にその中央区域、空域を表しているのである<ref>Raevskiy, 1993, [https://archive.org/details/ScythianMythology/page/n19/mode/2up 20]-[https://archive.org/details/ScythianMythology/page/n19/mode/2up 21]</ref><ref group="私注">中国神話で四角は陰陽の'''陰'''を示す。</ref>。スキタイの「アレース」の祭壇となった塚の高さや、「アレース」に捧げられた囚人の右腕を空に投げる習慣は、スキタイの「アレース」が空中の神であることを示す証拠である<ref>Campbell, 1969, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Z-l5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA73#v=onepage&q&f=false 73]</ref>。

The square shape of the altar of the Scythian "{{transliteration|grc|Arēs|italics=no}}" represented the four-sided "middle world," that is the air space, and the sword placed at its top represented the world axis which represented the vertical structure of the universe and connected its cosmic, central, and chthonic zones; the altar to the Scythian "{{transliteration|grc|Arēs|italics=no}}" was thus a model of the universe as conceptualised within Scythian cosmology, most and represented especially its central zone, the air space.{{sfn|Raevskiy|1993|page=[https://archive.org/details/ScythianMythology/page/n19/mode/2up 20]-[https://archive.org/details/ScythianMythology/page/n19/mode/2up 21]}} The tallness of the mound which acted as the altar to the Scythian "{{transliteration|grc|Arēs|italics=no}}," as well as the practice of throwing the right arms of prisoners sacrificed to him in the sky, are evidence of the celestial nature of the Scythian "{{transliteration|grc|Arēs|italics=no}}" as a god of the air space,{{sfn|Campbell|1969|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Z-l5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA73#v=onepage&q&f=false 73]}} that is the practice of throwing these sacrificed arms in the air indicate that the Scythian "{{transliteration|grc|Arēs|italics=no}}" was associated to the gods of the sky and wind ([[Vayu-Vata|{{transliteration|ae|Vāta|italics=no}} and {{transliteration|ae|Vaiiu|italics=no}}]]), and more especially the wind, since the wind-god {{transliteration|ae|Vaiiu|italics=no}} was the first incarnation of {{transliteration|ae|Vərᵊϑraγna|italics=no}} and a special carrier of {{transliteration|xsc|fārnā}}/{{transliteration|ae|xᵛarənah}}. This is also recorded in the works of the Greek author [[Lucian|{{transliteration|grc|Loukianos|italics=no}} of {{transliteration|grc|Samosata|italics=no}}]], who recorded that the Scythians worshipped the Wind and the Sword as gods, referring to the dual nature of the Scythian "{{transliteration|grc|Arēs|italics=no}}" as a god of both the Wind, which brings gives life, and the Sword, which brings death; the dual nature of this god is also visible in the [[acinaces|{{transliteration|grc|akīnakēs}}]] used to represent him being shaped like a [[phallus]], thus being a deadly weapon which was also shaped in the form of a life-giving organ.{{sfn|Campbell|1969|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Z-l5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA204#v=onepage&q&f=false 204]}}{{sfn|Raevskiy|1993|page=[https://archive.org/details/ScythianMythology/page/n19/mode/2up 20]-[https://archive.org/details/ScythianMythology/page/n19/mode/2up 21]}}