Greek Myty希娜神话中英文简介.doc

Greek MythologyThe beginning of the worldChaos Gaea (Earth) and Uranus (Heaven) Their children --- the original Titans, a group of mighty beings who rules the world. Cronus became leader of the Titans. Scared of being overthrown, Cronus, ate his children. Rhea pretended to give Cronus a child to eat, but it was really a stone. She took Zeus away and raised him secretly. Zeus grew to be a mature Titan. He challenged Cronus, won, and freed his siblings from Cronus’ belly. Zeus and his siblings became the mighty Olympians.The OlympiansZeus the god of the heaven and ruler of the Olympian gods lord of the sky, the rain god and the cloud gatherer His wielded thunderbolt His bird was the eagle, his tree the oak. Hera Queen of Heaven the supreme goddess, goddess of marriage and childbirth Her sacred animals are the cow and the peacock. Apollo the son of Zeus and Leto; The Greek god who personified youthful masculinity, and a god of many roles. the god of light and sun the god of archery（剑术） the god of music and poetry the god of truth and prophesy（预言）, is famous for his oracle at Delphi His tree was the laurel. The crow his bird. The dolphin his animal. Athena The goddess of intelligent activity, arts and war The daughter of Zeus. She was born from the head of Zeus. The goddess of the city, handicrafts, and agriculture. The embodiment of wisdom, reason, and purity Her tree is the olive. The owl is her bird. Artemis the goddess of the hunt, animals, childbirth and moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo Aphrodite The goddess of love, desire and beauty The patroness of sailorsThe myrtle（香桃木）is her tree. The dove, the swan, and the sparrow her birds. Her favorite lover is the god of war, Ares. Names Greek Roman天神天神Zeus 宙斯宙斯Jupiter 朱庇特朱庇特天后天后Hera 赫拉赫拉Juno 朱诺朱诺智慧与战争女神智慧与战争女神Athena 雅典娜雅典娜Minerva 密涅瓦密涅瓦太阳神太阳神Apollo 阿波罗阿波罗Apollo 阿波罗阿波罗 月亮女神月亮女神Artemis 阿尔特弥斯阿尔特弥斯Diana 黛安娜黛安娜战神战神Ares 阿瑞斯阿瑞斯Mars 玛尔斯玛尔斯锻冶神，工匠神锻冶神，工匠神 Hephaestus 赫淮斯托斯赫淮斯托斯 Vulcan 伏尔甘伏尔甘 爱神，美神爱神，美神Aphrodite 阿芙洛迪特阿芙洛迪特 Venus 维纳斯维纳斯信使，商业之神信使，商业之神Hermes 赫尔墨斯赫尔墨斯Mercury 默丘利默丘利海神海神 Poseidon 波赛冬波赛冬Neptune 尼普頓尼普頓农耕女神农耕女神Demeter 得墨忒尔得墨忒尔Ceres 赛莱斯赛莱斯酒神酒神Dionysus 狄俄尼索斯狄俄尼索斯Bacchus 巴克斯巴克斯Other Gods and Goddesses to KnowPrometheus Prometheus was one of the Titans known for his wily intelligence. Prometheus is the creator of humankind. He created the first man from clay(陶土). After that, Athena（雅典娜） gave the man soul and holy life. He stole the sacred fire from the gods and gave it to mankind, and severely punished for it. As punishment for these Prometheus’s rebellion acts, Zeus also ordered the creation of Pandora (the first woman) as a means to deliver misfortune into the house of man, or as a way to cheat mankind of the company of the good spirits. Having done lots of benefits to human, Prometheus is widely glorified by people. Now Prometheus is used to describe someone who is willing to help others or who is willing to sacrifice himself for others’ sake.Eros ( Cupid): son of Aphrodite and Ares Idiom: Under the rose means in secret; privately; confidentially 私下地；秘密地Sirens Sirens were evil creatures who lived on a rocky island, singing in beautiful voices in an effort to lure sailors to shipwreck and death.Odysseus Famous hero of the Trojan wars, who on the sea trip home offends Poseidon, who raises wind and sea to keep him from getting home. Homer, the blind poet recounts all of adventures the Odysseus and his crew have. The poem “Odyssey“ and the one about the Trojan wars, “The Illiad“ are the longest poems in the Western world. The two compose Homeric epic.Odysseus is renowned for his guile and resourcefulness, and is hence known as Odysseus the Cunning. He is most famous for his Trojan Horse trick.. Muses the goddesses of inspiration, learning, the arts, and culture. The daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. They inspired and presided over the different creative arts. They are Calliope (the muse of epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (love poetry), Euterpe (lyric poetry), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (sacred song), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy).StoriesZeus and Europa At first sight of Europa, Zeus is instantly overcome by her beauty and grace. He assumes the form of a glorious white bull and swims to her. Europa climbs upon his back for a little ride. As soon as she is safely seated, the bull moves toward the sea. They together cross the water eventually to the island of Crete. Upon arriving in Crete, Zeus finally casts off his disguise and reveals his divine identity to Europa. The mortal woman then becomes yet another of the god's lovers. From this princess Europa the continent of Europe acquired its name.Heracles / Hercules Heracles was the son of Zeus who and the mortal woman Alcmene. Zeus decided to let the infant Heracles suckle on his divine wife Hera's milk when she was asleep, an act which would endow the baby with godlike qualities. When Hera woke up an。