希腊神话英文PPT2007版

•奥林波斯山神在马其顿和希腊东部的色萨利之间矗立.宙斯将男女山神12人组成一个委员会，宙斯本人则坐第一把交椅，是众神与人类的太上皇，也是雷电的操纵者。•TheOlympinGodsbetweenacedonandthessalyofeasterngreecetherestoodahighmountain.•Zeusmadethemallsitonacommitteeoftwelvemembers，includingsixgodsandsixgoddesses.thefirstintheolympiancrowdsatZeushimself.ThenewgodsZeus(宙斯)Hera(赫拉)Poseidon（波塞冬）Hades（哈德斯）Demeter（狄米特）Hestia（赫斯提亚）Apollo（阿波罗）Artemis（阿耳忒弥斯）Athena（雅典娜）Ares（阿瑞斯）Aphrodite(Venus)（维纳斯）Vulcan（赫淮斯托斯）Hermes（赫耳墨斯）•Heisverylascivious.Zeushadmanyoffspring;hiswifeHeraborehimAres,Hephaestus,HebeandEileithyia,butZeushadnumerousliaisonswithbothgoddessesandmortals.Heeitherrapedthem,oruseddeviousmeanstoseducetheunsuspectingmaidens.•Hehas17wives,thatisnothisall.Hehascountlesschildrenincludingthegods,godessesandhumans.Hereistheform:•SheisthewifeandsisterofZeus,peoplerepresentedHeraasconstantlybeingjealousofZeus'svariousamorousaffairs.Shepunishedherrivalsandtheirchildren,amongbothgoddessesandmortals,withimplacablefury.SheplacedtwoserpentsinthecradleofHeracles;shehadIoguardedbyahundred-eyedgiant;shedrovethe•foster-parentsofDionysusmad,andtriedtopreventthebirthofApolloandArtemis.EvenZeususuallycouldnotstanduptoher.Sometimeswhenhegotangry,hechainedhertothemountainofOlympusbyfasteninganvilstoherfeet.However,mostofthetimeZeusresortedtostratagems:heeitherhidhisillegitimatechildren,orhechangedthemintoanimals.•Poseidon'slovesproducedstrangechildren．Hiswifeborehimthechildrenwhowerehalfmanandhalf-fishinform．WhenDemeterdidnotlikehisattentionandchangedherselfintoahorse，shamelessPoseidonturnedhimselfintoahorsetocontinuehisseeking．Outoftheirloveawonderfulhorse，Arionbyname，wasborn．•ThishorsehadthepowerofspeechandwassuretowinallthecarriageracesinGreece．PoseidonrobbedTheophane，abeautifulmaiden，andtakinghertoanisland，changedherintoasheepandhimselfintoaram．Asaresultthegolden-fleecedramcameintobeing．•Hadesisthelordofthedeadandrulerofthenetherworld,whichisreferredtoasthedomainofHadesor,bytransference,asHadesalone.HeisthesonofCronusandRhea.WhenthethreesonsofCronusdividedtheworldamongeachother,Hadeswasgiventheunderworld,whilehisbrothersZeusandPoseidontooktheupperworldandthesea•respectively.ForawhileHadesruledtheunderworldtogetherwithPersephone,whomhehadabductedfromtheupperworld,butZeusorderedhimtoreleasePersephonebackintothecareofhermotherDemeter.However,beforeshelefthegaveherapomegranateandwhensheateofit,itboundhertotheunderworldforever.•ThegoddessDemeterisbestknownforherfiercedefenseofherdaughter,Persephone,Persephone'syouthfulbeautydrewtheattentionofHades,thegodoftheunderworld,andhecouldnothelpfallinginlovewithher.OnedayasPersephonereachedovertopickaflower,theearthopenedandthearmofHadesreachedupfromtheunderworldandcatchher.Demetersearchforherdaughterandrefusingtofunction,thelandgrewbarrenandtheharvestsceased.ZeusfinallyopenshiseyestowhatwashappeningandsentmessengerstoapologizeandcoaxthegoddessDemetertoreturn.Persephonecango.Asshewasleaving,Hadesofferedherapomegranatetoeat,andsheeat.DemeterwasnotpleasedthatPersephonehadeatenthepomegranateseedsandwouldDemeter狄米特•havetoreturntotheunderworldforfourmonthsduringeachyear,butwasotherwiseoverjoyedtobereunitedwithherdaughter.Happily,Demeterresumedherdivinedutiesandrestoredthefertilityoftheearth.EachyearthegoddessDemeterlongsforherabsentdaughterandwithdrawsherfavorsfromtheearthforaperiodweknowaswinter,butPersephonereturnseachspringtoendherdesolation.•HestiaistheGreekgoddessofthehearthfire,hencepresidingoverdomesticlife.SheistheeldestsisterofZeusandtheoldestdaughterofRheaandCronus.•Shewasavirgin-goddess,andwhenwooedbyPoseidonandApollo,sworebytheheadofZeustoremainavirgin.Shehadnothrone,buttendedthesacredfireinthehallontheOlympusandeveryhearthonEarthwasheraltar.Sheisthe.Hestia赫斯提亚•gentlestofalltheOlympiansHestiaalsosymbolizedtheallianceoftheMetropolis(mother-city)withthesmallersettlementswhichwerefoundedinthecolonies.Thecoloniststookfirefromthehearthintheprytaneionandkeptitburningintheirnewtowns.TheRomanscalledherVesta,andbuildatempleforherintheForum.•Apollowasmesun-god.Hewasthegodofmusicandpoetry.Abeautifulgirl，bythenameofclytle，wassofondofhisbeautyandglorythatfromdawntoduskshekneltontheground，herhandsoutstretchedtowardsthesungod，andhereyeslookedathisgoldenwheeledcarriageracingacrossthebluesky.thoughherlovewasnotreturned，shehadneverangedhermindaboutapollo.thegodsweremovedatthesadsight，andchangedherintoaSunflower.Daphnewasalovelybloomingfairymaiden．AsshewasplayingmerrilyinthewoodsonedayshesawApollothesun-godstaringatherwithmorethanamazementandadmirationThebeamingfaceofthesunputhertoflight．TheeagerApollofollowedhercloselybehind，callingouttohertostop．Thequickfootedmaidenmadethebestofherlegs，•butthepassionateApollopressedharduponher．•Atlastshewasquitereathlessandcriedtoherfather，arivergod，forhelp．Andshehadbeenturnedintoalaureltree．Sighing，Apolloputhisarmsaroundthetreetrunk．•Toshowhisundyingloveforthemaiden，•hedecidedthatthelaurelwouldbehisfavoritetreeandshouldbetheprizeofhonourandfamefordeathlesspoetsandpoetry．•ThedaughterofLetoandZeus,andthetwinofApollo.Artemisisthegoddessofthewilder