1 The Olympian Gods奥林波斯之神

1 The Olympian Gods奥林波斯之神
Between Macedon and Thessaly of eastern Greece there stood a high mountain．
在马其顿和希腊东部的塞萨利之间有一座高山
Its cloudy top rushed into the very heavens．
在大雾笼罩之下耸入云霄
On the top of the mountain， the home of the gods was bathed in brightness．
在山的顶部，众神的房子沐浴在光芒之中
At Olympus Zeus ruled as the father of gods and men．
在奥林匹斯山上，宙斯统治者众神和人类。

Zeus was not a crude ruler by any standards．
宙斯并不是唯一的统治者
All the gods listened to his final words，it was true．
所有的神都听从他的决定，这是毫无疑问的
But Zeus made them all sit on a committee of twelve members，including six gods and six goddesses．
但是宙斯将六个男神和女神组成一个十二人的委员会
The first in the Olympian crowd sat Zeus himself．
他则坐在奥利匹斯山上的第一把交椅
He was the overlord of gods and men and the operator of the
thunderbolt ．
他是众神、人类的最高统治者以及雷电的操纵者
Next to him was Hera，his proud and greeneyed queen．
紧挨着他的是他引以为自豪并且让人嫉妒的妻子赫拉
Poseidon was ruler of the sea，And Hades，king of the lower world，had no seat in the committee．
波塞冬是掌管海洋之神，哈迪斯是地狱之神，他在委员会中没有席位Apollo was the god of the sun，music and poetry，while his twinsister Artemis was the goddess of the moon and the chase．阿波罗是掌管太阳、音乐、诗歌之神，他的孪生妹妹阿尔特弥斯则是月亮女神和狩猎女神
Athena was the goddess of wisdom and patroness of house holdarts．
雅典娜是智慧女神和房屋艺术的守护女神
Hestin，the goddess of the family，represented home life and family happiness．
赫提拉是家族女神，掌管着每个家庭的生命与幸福
The frightening Ares was the god of war，and the charming Aphrodite the goddess of love and beauty．
令人毛骨悚然的阿瑞斯是战争之神，迷人的阿芙罗耿娜则是爱与美丽女神
The god of fire，Hephaestus，was the forger of the thunderbolts
of Zeus．
火神赫费斯托斯上是宙斯雷电的制作者
The wing footed messenger Hermes was the god of invention and commerce；
以翅膀代替脚步的信使赫尔墨斯是掌管商业和发明之神
and the goddess of grains and harvests，Demeter，looked after agriculture and stood for mother of civilization．
谷物、收获女神得莫尔特（帮助宙斯老大）照看农业，她是文明之母All the chief gods mentioned above took human forms of incomparable beauty and grace．
所有的被提到的主要天神都幻化做（变成）无与伦比、美丽、优雅的凡人
Often moved by human feelings and desires，they frequently gave way to anger and jealousy．
他们常常被人们的感情和渴望所感动，由此开始对人们暴怒和嫉妒They became involved in ceaseless battles with the world of man．
他们也由此被卷入人类无休止的战争中
Among themselves at Olympus they plotted and struggled for power．
他们中的一些人在奥林匹斯山上也开始谋划，争夺权利
In the human world they experienced competitions and
difficulties．
在凡间他们经历了竞争和困难
They enjoyed earthly friendships and loves．
他们对在凡间的友情和爱很珍惜
A crowd of everlasting gods looked and acted in a perfectly human fashion that is what all gods at Olympus actually were．这群长生不老的山神们外表和行为看起来和普通人的方式一模一样，那就是奥林匹斯山神们真实的面目。

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