NATELA KHINCHIGASHVILI - Tbilisi State University

MAGDA MCHEDLIDZE
Georgia, Tbilisi
Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Divine Wrath and Demoniac Anger
The Ancient Greek language had a special word to denote the wrath, menis,
which was normally applied to gods, though could be used with humans too.
Later in Christian literature, the word menis can be found in the same context as
the hybris and also orge, which is kindled in human soul by the demon. The
paper considers the literary use of the term menis in ancient literature. It also
dwells on the motivations of charging it with a distinctly negative sense.
Besides, parallels are drawn with the interpretation of the concept of anger in
Vazha Pshavela’s works.
Key words: Wrath, Anger, Translation.
magda mWedliZe
saqarTvelo, Tbilisi
iv. javaxiSvilis saxelobis Tbilisis saxelmwifo
universiteti
RvTaebrivi mrisxaneba da eSmakeuli risxva
sakraluri risxva, romelic, adamianTa rwmeniT, maT Tavs datexili
personaluri Tu globaluri ubedurebebiT cxaddeba,
samyaroSi zegardmo dadgenil wesrigze RvTaebriv zedamxedvelobas
ukavSirdeba. es rwmena asaxulia poliTeisturi msoflmxedvelobis
miTebSic, ∗ sadac RmerTis risxva erT-erTi alegoriaa
universaluri wesrigis darRvevis dauSveblobisa, saRvTo
samarTlis garduvalobisa. Tumca, imis gamo, rom antikuri pan-
Teonis RmerTebs samoqmedo areali da funqciebi danawilebuli
aqvT da, Sesabamisad, TiToeuli maTgani mis ganmgeblobaSi arsebulis,
misi sakuTrebis ama Tu im saxiT xelyofis gamo mrisxanebs,
xSirad maTi interesebi konfliqtSi modian.
ukvdavTa urTierTdapirispirebani da maTi zemoqmedeba mokvdavebze
(rac aseve alegoriuli asaxvaa cxovrebiseuli sirTuleebisa
da winaaRmdegobebisa) SesaniSnavad aris mxatvrulad
warmodgenili epikosi miTopoetis _ homerosis TxzulebebSi.
∗ risxva rogorc arqauli miToritualuri universalia sagangebod aqvs nakvlevi
rusudan canavas (canava 2005: 189-215).
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