The extensive use of religious symbols is a major feature of "EVA". A basic understanding of this part of the information can significantly improve the satisfaction of watching "EVA". The next two articles will introduce the "EVA" from religious-related information. Names and nouns are divided into upper and lower parts due to more content.
Ikari Shinji (Ikari Shinji) / Ikari Gendou (Ikari Gendou, Ikari Gendou) / Ayanami Rei (Ayanami Rei)
As the incarnation of Ikari Yu (Ayanami), Ayanami has an intriguing relationship with Ikari Shinji and his son. According to the explanation of the Baidu Encyclopedia Ikari Shinji entry, the pronunciation of Shinji in Japanese is the same as that of the Son of God (God's), Li's Pronounced rei is the same as the soul in Japanese, and Gendo's gendo is pronounced the same as the Japanese word for "words, actions, words, and actions" or "words (language)", which is Tao. Together, these three persons resemble the Holy Trinity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
At the same time this description quotes the first chapter of John's Gospel in the New Testament: "In the begining was the World, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God",
Adam & Lilith:
As the original couple, don't ask why the blogger is not Eve, Adam and Lilith in "EVA" are the highest forms of male and female in the world, born from the tree of life. 4.6 billion years ago, Adam's body existed in the hollow underground sphere in Antarctica, called the "White Moon", and the apostles were born from then on. The luminous giants in Antarctica and the egged creatures brought back by Kaji Ryoji are both Adam's forms. 2000 Adam, who was discovered in Antarctica in 2010, had the spear of Longinus inserted in his chest. After pulling it out, Adam woke up and ran away, causing a second shock.
Four billion years ago, Lilith hit the earth with a meteorite. This is Lilith's egg, called "Black Moon", and human beings were born. The headquarters of NERV is built on the Black Moon Crater. Lilith is the half-white giant in the lower central dogmatic area of the headquarters, nailed to a cross, and when Lilith wakes up, it will cause a third shock, and all life will return to the black moon as a whole. Ayanami's soul comes from Lilith.
Adam was the first man created by Jehovah in his own image, and Lilith was Adam's first wife, both of them were made of clay, and the later Eve was created from Adam's rib, with Lilith as the The first feminist had a dispute with Adam over his position, and finally left the Garden of Eden, giving Eve a chance to appear.
Evangelion (エヴァンゲリオン):
Evangelion is a humanoid weapon used to fight the apostles in the play. The official name is Evangelion, a universal humanoid decisive weapon. The word Evangelion comes from the Greek for "gospel" (euangelion), which is why the show was translated as Evangelion. Unlike other common mecha warrior images, the mecha's shell is not composed of machinery. The concept of the design is "great power restrained", and the related line "restrictor release" is a very exciting line. , Because it is the concept of "biochemical robot", EVA will also have a rampant state, because EVA is essentially an artificial person copied from Adam or Lilith, which leads to the second concept.
Since we talk about artificial humans, we have to mention the first concept similar to artificial humans, that is, the afternoon created by Adam's rib. The abbreviated Eva is Eve in German, and Eve in English is written Eve. The few nouns are in German, which will be specifically listed later.
Apostle (しと):
The apostle in "EVA" is the enemy of mankind, and mankind itself is the 18th apostle, namely Lilin, the first apostle is Adam, the second apostle is Lilith, and the 17th apostle is Zhu Xun. There are 18 apostles in the middle, and 13 in the theatrical version. The apostles who confronted EVA in the middle are not listed for the time being. In the theatrical version of "Q", a disc-shaped suspected artificial apostle appeared and was called Nemesis by Wille's people. The name Nemesis comes from the sublimation of Greece. Nemesis, the goddess of vengeance, who will punish the arrogant before the throne of the gods.
Apostles in Christianity generally refer to the 12 people who were given missionary missions by Jesus Christ, also known as disciples, derived from the Greek Apostolos, which originally meant those who were sent. These twelve people included Judas, who was supplemented by Matthias after Judas committed suicide.
Spear of Longinus:
The Spear of Longinus is a high-level weapon evolved from the rest of the Tree of Life in "EVA". It is a "God-killing Spear" that can pass through the AT force field to kill apostles. In the theatrical version, it cannot be used for human supplementation. The mass production version of the planned ceremony exists. The images of Asuka and EVA No. 2 holding the gun of Longinus are very classic and a lot of figures have been derived. AT force field to free Asuka from the mental attack of the bird angel. The first machine was eventually pierced by the spear of Longinus and turned into the tree of life.
The spear of Longinus in religion is the long spear that pierced Jesus Christ. After Jesus was nailed to the cross, he was stabbed in the flank by the Roman centurion Longinus. The centurion was called Longinus. Nus, so this spear is called the spear of Longinus, it is said that the blood of Jesus splattered into Longinus' eyes, Longinus' blind eyes were able to see the sun again, so he was changed and abandoned his past identity. A monk, later posthumously recognized as a saint, as "Saint Longinus"
It is said that holding the gun can dominate the world, and losing the gun will kill you immediately, but this gun of destiny has a very wide range of applications in daily life, and can be used for snacks or cakes after shortening.
Spear of Cassius
This is another allusion, which has nothing to do with religion, because it mentions the gun of Longinus, so I will explain it together: the incident happened before the martyrdom of Jesus. His full name is Gaius Cassius Longinus. It can be seen that the name Longinus is not a cover, but the assassin headed by Brutus killed Caesar with a dagger. Nor does the dagger of Longinus exist.
However, in the theatrical version of "Broken", the gun of Cassius appeared, of course, the source was the murder of Caesar by Cassius mentioned above. Kaoru drove the No. 6 machine to pierce the awakened No. 1 machine with the gun of Cassius, sealed the No. 1 machine, and terminated the third impact. The thirteenth unit, armed with the gun of Longinus, will face off.
In the wiki entry, alongside the two spears of Longinus and Cassius, there is also a special weapon called the spear of Gaius (ガイウスのgun). Gaius is a first name, which can either It is the first name of Cassius, and it can also be the first name of Gaius Julius Caesar, which is Gaius Julius Caesar. Is there any surprise? But careful friends should have discovered that the names of the three guns combined are Gaius Cassius Longinus (Gaius Cassius Longinus). I have to say that I don't know the source of this Gaius handle gun in the EVA works. Friends who know more are welcome to add.
In addition, the Sun Liujue sword and the Bizen long boat sword that appeared in "EVANGELION ANIMA" are both famous Japanese swords, and there is nothing to say about the swordsman and the swordsman, and the weapon part is skipped.
The above is the content of the first part of the religious elements section. The next issue is also the expansion of the religious element nouns. Please wait and see, and welcome your suggestions for additions and corrections.
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