Gog and Magog
/ˈgɒgənˈmeɪgɒg/1
- in the Bible, the names of enemies of God's people. In Ezek. 38-9, Gog is apparently a ruler from the land of Magog, while in Rev. 20:8, Gog and Magog are nations under the dominion of Satan〈圣经〉歌革和玛各(上帝的人民的敌人之名, 在《以西结书》[38-39]中, 歌革显然是来自玛各领土的统治者, 而在《启示录》[20:8]中歌革和玛各是撒旦控制下的两个国家)。
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- (in medieval legend) opponents of Alexander the Great, living north of the Caucasus(中世纪神话中)亚历山大大帝的对手(住高加索山脉以北)。
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- two giant statues standing in Guildhall, London, representing either the last two survivors of a race of giants supposed to have inhabited Britain before Roman times, or Gogmagog, chief of the giants, and Corineus, a Roman invader立于伦敦市政厅的两座巨人雕像, 代表一个巨人种族最后的两位幸存者——人们认为这个种族在罗马时代之前曾生活在英国, 或代表巨人种族的首领歌革玛各和罗马入侵者康林纽斯。