希腊神话人物英文PPT

Hera
heifer
watch
Argus
be slayed
Hermes
Apollo (Απόλλων)
• God of music, truth, healing, light, poetry∙∙∙∙
• The most handsome of all the gods • Symbols——harp, laurel, dolphin and crow • Apollo ≠ god of sun (Helios)
Paris-帕里斯 Troy-特洛伊 Trojan war-特洛伊战争
Three goddesses’ bribes for Paris : Hera: king of Europe and Asia Athena: wisdom and skill in battle Aphrodite: most beautiful woman Helen as wife
turned into
made into
• Apollo pursued the beauty, Daphne
• Daphne pleaded to father for help
• Ladon transformed her to a laurel tree
• Apollo lost lover and put laurel to crown
Goddesses
Athena-雅典娜 Aphrodite-阿佛洛狄忒 procreation-生育
• Hera (Ἥρα) -goddess of women and marriage, Queen of Olympus jealous, vengeful and against the motals • Athena (Αθήνα)-goddess of wisdom, craft, war
Trojan war
Question:
Which two are the sons of Zeus?
A. Dionysus
C. Perseus
B. Peleus
D. Achilles
Zeus-宙斯
thunderbolt
eagle
bull
oak
Zeus’ affairs
• Infamous for his escapades
• Seven wife and countless affairs • Many godly and heroic offspring of Zeus
Devine offspring Semi-devine/mortal offspring
Apollo-阿波罗 Helios-赫利俄斯
laurel-月桂树
harp
laurel
dolphin
crow
Apollo and Daphne
Apollo crown
love, pursue
Daphne laurel
ask for help
Ladon
Daphne-达芙妮
Ladon-河神拉冬
accompany
protectress of various cities across Greece
• Aphrodite (Αφροδίτη) -goddess of love, beauty, procreation
Golden apple
A golden apple “for the most beautiful”
Gods in Greek Mythology
Zeus (Ζεύς)
• God of sky, lightning, thunder, law, order,
justice • King of the gods of Mount Olympus • Symbols——thunderbolt, eagle, bull and oak
escapade-出轨 offspring-子孙
Semi-devine-半神
HermesBiblioteka Baidu
Dionysus
Perseus
Heracles
Zeus and Io
Zeus
deceive lust after
Io-伊娥
Io
turned into
heifer-小母牛
lust after-贪恋
Hera-赫拉 Argus-阿耳戈斯