希腊神话介绍

GreatWallYellowriverTajMahalGangesBabylonpyramidNileriverChina:盘古开天辟地，女娲造人补天，大禹治水，炎帝战蚩尤，封神榜，嫦娥奔月，夸父追日，后奕射日，牛郎织女……India:Ramayana(罗摩衍那),Mahabharata(摹呵婆罗多)Babylon:Gilgamesh(吉尔伽美什)Egypt:Ennead(九柱天神)Ra(Atum):太阳神古埃及的法老们(pharaoh)都视自己为荷露斯的化身(incarnation)HorusPharaoh(incarnation)AegeanSeaGreeceMt.OlympusTheParthenonAthenaErosCupidAphroditeVenusPrometheusTrojanWarInfluenceonlanguageInfluenceonliteratureInfluenceonbrandnamesInfluencesonastronomyTheinfluenceofGreekmythologyPandora'sBox:灾难的根源anAppleofDiscord:somethingcancausedispute不和的根源HelenofTroy:abeautywhoruinshercountry;aterribledisasterbroughtbysborsthyoulikebestTheTrojanHorse:spy,potentialdangerTheHeelofAchilles:fatalshortcomingOedipusComplex:恋母情结museum;musicSphinx’sriddle:Whatisthecreaturethatwalksonfourlegsinthemorning,twolegsatnoon,andthreeintheevening?Herculeantask极为艰巨的工作DamonandPythias:D(人质);P(死)生死之交adonis:美男子arachnid:蜘蛛(Arachne)cereal:谷物Ceres（Demeter）daphne:月桂树gorgon:丑陋可怖的女人narcissus:水仙echo:回声Penelope’sweb:一项永远也完不成的工作theswordofDamocles:形势危急，千钧一发；Shakespeare's“VenusandAdonis”Shelley’s“PrometheusUnbound”keats’s“Endymion”,“Lamia”,“Hyperion”Yeats:“LedaandSwan”J.K.Rowling’s“HarryPotter”(ahippogriff,aphoenix,andcentaurs).hippogriffCerberusAjax[aherointheTrojanWarwhorescuedthebodyofAchilles]:abrandofcleanerandfootballteaminHollandAmazon.com:[raceofwarriorwomen]:anonlineshoppingsiteNike:[Goddessofvictory]:abrandofathleticshoeMercury(Hermes)：水星Venus(Aphrodite):金星Mars(Ares):火星Jupiter(Zeus):木星Saturn(Cronus):土星Uranus：天王星Neptune(Poseidon):海王星Pluto(Hades):冥王星(dwarfplanet)Cancer:巨蟹座Centaur:人马座Perseus:英仙座Andromeda:仙女座Cassiopeia:仙后座Leo:狮子座Lyra:天琴座Orion:猎户座•TheTitans,alsoknownastheeldergods,ruledtheearthbeforetheOlympiansoverthrewthem.TheruleroftheTitanswasCronuswhowasde-throngedbyhissonZeus.•wisestTitanofforethought•creatorandprotectorofman•HegavemankindanumberofgiftsincludingfirePrometheuspunishedbyZeustobechainedtoarockwithaneagle(vulture)tearingathislivereternallyEpimetheus(afterthought)andPandoraHelius:godofthesun(heliocentricism)SeleneGoddessofthemoonRomanname:Luna(lunarcalendar)EosGoddessofdawnRomanname:AuroraTheOlympiansZeus•Romanname:Jupiter(木星)•thesupremegodandlordofskythunderboltsacredanimal:eagle(kinglypower)Zeus’sloveaffairsMetis(thegoddessofwisdom):athena,swallowedLeto:ApolloandArtemisMaia:HermesDione:AphroditeDemeter:PersephoneSemele:Dionysus★Zeususedvariousdisguisesa.SpartanqueenLeda---beautifulswan(Helen)b.PhoenicianprincessEuropa---bull(Minos)c.princessDanae---showerofgold(Perseus)d.TrojanprinceGanymede---eagle(cup-bearer)HeraRomanname:Junothegoddessofwomen,marriageandchildbirththewifeofZeusandQueenofheavenfamousforherjealousyandtemperHeraimprisonedZeus’sloverIoandorderedthehundred-eyedgiantArgustowatchoverher.HermescharmedthegiantwithhisflutetosleepandthencutoffhisheadandreleasedIo.Hera,asagestureofthankstoherloyalservant,scatteredthehundredeyesofArgusoverthetailofhersacredbird---peacocksacredbird:peacockPoseidon•Roman:Neptune•godofthesea,earthquakesandhorses.AthenaRomanname:MinervaAthena(Athene):thevirgingoddessofwisdom,arts,craftandwarprototypeofcareerwomanBirthofAthenaDemeterDemeterGoddessofcorn(agriculture),harvestandfertility.RomansnameCeresDemeterisbestknownforherfiercedefenseofherdaughter,Persephone.Hestia•thevirgingoddessofthehearthfire•Romanname:Vesta•tendsthesacredfireontheOlympusThelivingflameofHestiawastendedconstantlyandneverallowedtodieout.TheOlympicTorchisjustoneexampleofthelivingflamethathassurvivedtomoderntimes,whichoriginallyhonoredtheGreekgoddessHestia.goddessoflove&beautyRoman:VenusAphroditethelamegodoffire,craftsandvolcanoesRomanname:VulcanHephaestustheworstmatchofallthepairingsofGreekgodandgoddessAphroditefeltthatshehadmarriedbelowherclasssinceHephaestuswasbluecollareventhoughhewasagod.Ares•Godofwar•loverofAphrodite•Romanname:Mars•oftencarryingabloodstainedspear.HisthroneonMountOlympusissaidtobecoveredinhumanskinErosApollogodofyouth,music,prophecy,archeryandhealingApolloandDaphnelaureltreeArtemisvirgingoddessofhunting,moonandwildanimalsandchildbirthRomanname:DianatwinsisterofApolloOrionOrion猎户座Hermesmessengerofthegods,guideofdeadsoulstotheUnderworldgodofcommerceandthemarket---thepatronofmerchants,godofthievesRomanname:Mercury(水星)createthefirstlyreHadesLordoftheUnderworldandthedeadRomanname:PlutotheUnderworldwasguardedCerberusOrpheusandEurydiceGreatestmusicianOrpheus’smusiccancharmwildbeastsandevenrocksandtreesintomovementVega织女星lyraPangodofshepherdsandflocks,woodandpasture,agodoffertilitysonofthegodHermeshalfmanhalfgoatThewordPaniccomesfromhisnameWhenPanapproachedtheNymphSyrinx(排箫)sheranawayfromhim.ThegodsofOlympuspitiedherandchangedherintomanyreeds.Panmadeapanpipefromthereedsandcreatedbeautifulmusicofanunreturnedlove.Muses缪斯女神Fromtheirnamewordssuchasmusic,museum,mosaicarederivedEris厄里斯GoddessofdiscordandstrifeAppleofdiscordJudgementofParisEachgoddessofferedtorewardhimifhechoseher.Athenaofferedtomakehimbecomeagreatheroorgeneral;Heraofferedtomakehimrulerofth