루마니아 설화에서 카이로스(Καιρός)의 전개 양상

Abstract

Romanians who had been influenced by ancient myths and Christianity for a long time fabricated tales of destinies, awe, hopes and yearnings. Time spent with God is Kairos and time of humans is Chronos. Kairos goes with humane subjective perspective with intentions in divine category on opportune and critical timing. Opportunity of freedom did not come easily. For that they obeyed the quests of troubled neighbors and accomplished missions. In “Ileana Simziana” the youngest daughter made journey to prove her mettle for his father. She fulfilled her mission by bring the baptism bowl of remote monastery. Kairos as a moment of liberating intentions occurred when their prayers and curses fulfilled by nuns. The most touching storey is “Făt-frumos, prince charming from the tear”. After the advent of christianity in Romania the birth tale of Făt-frumos relied on Virgin Mary and Jesus. In this tale queen prayed with tears in her eyes everyday. The moment of birth of Făt-frumos is the time of liberation and unconditional divine love.
 Kairos is the opportune moment of love permitted by God but also returning to Chronus by violating the divine prohibitions. Men made a blunder by his own follies or by following another’s ill-advised advice and they turned back to Chronus abandoning Kairos. In “Youth without age and life without death” Făt-frumos accomplished his ambition to be young forever and to be immortal. His longing to see his parents made him to leave to his own kingdom. But the castle was ruined and his parents died long time ago. He found eternal youth and immortality at Kairos. At Chronus he turned into old man with grey hair and beard. When Thanatos appeared and pulled his arm he got stiffened to death and turned into dust. His desire to turn to Chronus from Kairos of eternal youth and immortality made him die a humane death.