希腊神话人物简介英文版

●Gods:The old theogony——the Titans

Cronus(克罗诺斯）: God of the sky.

Rhea(瑞亚）: Goddess of time.

Oceanus(俄刻阿诺斯）: God of water.

Tethys(泰西斯）:Goddess of the sea.Wife of Cronus.

Crius(克瑞斯）: God of growth。

Lapetus (伊阿佩托斯）: God of soul.Father of Prometheus、Atlas、Epimetheus and Menoetius

Phoebe(福柏）: Goddess of the moon. Leto与阿斯特瑞亚之母。

Coeus (科俄斯）: God of intelligence.

Themis (忒弥斯）: Goddess of order and justice.Second wife of Zeus.时序三女神母

Mnemosyne(谟涅摩叙涅）: God of memory。Firth wife of Zeus.Mother of the ninth Muse. Hyperion(许配利翁）: God of light.

Thea(忒亚）: Wife of Hyperion.

The old theogony——the Gods

Zeus(宙斯): the god of the sky.Zeus King of the sky and the earth. Ruler of the Olympian gods. He was the rain god , and the cloud gatherer,who holds the terrible thunderbolt. eagle, His bird the eagle, his tree is the oak . He is married to Hera but,is famous for his many affairs. He is also known to punish those that lie or break oaths.

Hera(赫拉): Zeus' wife and sister. Queen of the gods. Goddess of marriage and childbirth and takes special care of married women.Most stories concerning Hera have to do with her jealous revenge for Zeus‘s infidelities.

Poseidon(波塞冬): Brother of Zeus . God of the sea , protector of all waters. His weapon is a trident , which can shake the earth , and shatter any object.He is second only to Zeus in power among the gods.He was widely worshiped by seamen。

Hades(哈迪斯): Brother of Zeus. God of the dead. Ruler of the underworld.God of wealth , due to the precious metals mined from the earth. He has a helmet that makes him invisible. He rarely leaves the underworld.

Hestia(赫斯提亚): Zeus’ sister.Goddess of the Hearth.The symbol of the house around which a new born child is carried before it is received into the family. Of all the Olympians, she is the mildest, most upright and most charitable

Ares(阿瑞斯): Son of Zeus and Hera. God of war. He is considered murderous and bloodstained but also a coward. He was disliked by both parents. He was the one god who ever had to submit to the power of his inferiors. At one time lack of tact and good judgment led to his shame. He was fighting with two giants , and finding himself no match for the two monstrous creatures , laid down his arms and was imprisoned in chains. He was set free in the end by the artful Hermes, but not before he had suffered all the humiliations. Ares: All that you have, is dead!

Hermes(赫尔墨斯): Son of Zeus. God of thieves and commerce.Messenger for all the other gods. Guide for the dead to go to the underworld. He was the cleverest of the Olympian gods. He is the fastest of the gods. He wears winged sandals, a winged hat, and carries a magic wand .

Hephaestus(赫斯菲托斯) :Son of Zeus and Hera. God of fire and the forg . He is the smith