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词源学词源典故记单词GreekMythsAreEverywhere--dailylanguagePlants:cereal-谷物;narcissus-水仙花;laurel-月桂,etc.Geographicalnames:Aegean爱琴海;Europe;Atlantic;Commonwords:chaos,panic,echo,siren,Idioms:theTrojanhorse,Achilles’heel,appleofdiscord,Whatelsecanyouthinkof?GreekMythsAreEverywhere--moderncommerceManymodernbrandsusenamesorimagesofGreekgods/goddesses,suchasOlympus,Nike,Amazon,Ajax(埃阿斯,)GreekMythsAreEverywhere--theplanetarysystemMercury--水星Venus--金星Earth--地球Mars--火星Saturn--土星Jupiter--木星Uranus--天王星(第一代神王)Neptune--海王星Pluto--冥王星ApolloProgramPoseidonSubmarineTridentI&IImissile……OtherAspectsCreationInthebeginningtherewasnoearth,skyorsea.Therewasonlyconfusionanddarkness,calledChaos.ChaosgavebirthtoMotherEarth(Gaea).Sheeventuallygavebirthtoason,Uranus,alsoknownasFatherHeaven.MotherEarthandFatherHeavenhadmanychildren.First,theyhadthreemonstroussons.Eachhadfiftyheadsandonehundredhands.Then,theyhadthreemoresons.Theywerejustasbigandjustasugly.TheywerecalledCyclops(独眼巨人).Theyhadoneeyeinthemiddleoftheirforeheads.TheywereasstrongasEarthquakesandTornadoescombined.Finally,theyhadthefirstgods,sixsonsandsixdaughterscalledtheTitans.AmongtheirchildrenwasthegreatestTitan,Cronus(Kronus).Cronusgainedpowerfromhisfather,Uranus,bycastrating(阉割)him.Then,CronusbecameruleroverheavenandEarthandmarriedhissister,Rhea.FromtheirunioncametheOlympiangods.CronusThebiggeryouare,theharderyoufall…PowerchangedCronusandmadehimevil.Hewassoafraidthatoneofhissonswasgoingtodotohimwhathedidtohisfatherthatheswallowedallofhischildrenimmediatelyaftertheirbirth.Onebyone,CronusswallowedHestia,Demeter,Hera,Hades,andPoseidon.WhenRheawaspregnantwithhersixthchild,shethoughtofaplan.Shesecretlygavebirthtohersixthchild,Zeus,andgavehimtoMotherEarth.MotherEarthdecidedthatthechildwouldbesafeifshehidhimasfarawayfromCronusasshecould.WhenCronusaskedtoseethesixthchild,Rheahandedhimarockwrappedinablanket.Justlikeherpreviouschildren,Cronusswallowedtherockwithouthesitation,justasshehadplanned.RheawashappyandcouldnotwaitforthedayZeuswouldgrowupanddestroyhisfather.LikeFather,LikeSonZeuswassafelyraisedbynymphs(宁芙)andshepherds(牧羊人).EventuallyZeusgrewupandRhea,hismother,toldhimaboutwhatCronusdidtohissiblings(同胞).ZeusmadeapromisetohismotherthathewouldmakeCronuspayforwhathedid.Apromiseisapromise…RheaandZeus’planWhenZeusreturnedtohismother,shedisguisedhimasaservant,andputapoisonouspotion(剂)inCronus’drink.Theconcoction(调味品)causedCronustogetsickandvomit.First,Cronusvomiteduptherock.Theneachofhisfivechildren,onebyone.Zeuswasseenasaheroforsavinghissiblings.Theywereextremelythankful.Onceeveryonewasfreed,thesixchildrendecidedtobattleagainstCronus.ThebattlebetweenfatherandsonsThewarlastedtenyears.Neithersidecouldgettheupperhandbecausetheywereequalinstrength.MotherEarthsuggestedthatZeusandhisbrothersgofreetheCyclopsandhavethemfightontheirside.Zeusandhisbrothersdidastheywereadvisedandfreedtheiruncles,theCyclops.TheCyclopsgavethemtheadvantagetheyneeded.Finally,thewarwasover.Zeusandhissiblingswerevictorious.Afterthebattlewasover…Nowthatthebattlewasover,thethreebrothershadtodecidewhowasgoingtoruletheuniverse.Theydecidedthefairestwaytochoosewastodrawlots(抓阄).Hadeswontheunderworld.PoseidonwontheseaZeuswontheheavenandbecamerulerofallthegodsofMt.Olympus.ThegodsandgoddessesofMt.OlympusMt.OlympuswasthelargestmountaininGreece.Itwasthehomeofthegodsandgoddesses.Godsandgoddesseswereimmortal,theycouldnotdie.ThePrincipalGodsFamilyTreeZeusHeraAthenaApolloArtemisAphroditeAresHephaestusHermesDemeterDionysusPoseidonHadesPersephoneErosJupiterJunoMinervaApolloDianaVenusMarsVulcanMercuryCeresBacchusNeptunePlutoProserpinaCupid宙斯赫拉雅典娜阿波罗阿耳特弥斯阿弗洛迪特阿瑞斯赫菲斯托斯赫尔墨斯德墨特耳狄俄尼索斯波塞冬哈得斯珀耳塞福涅厄洛斯朱庇特朱诺密涅瓦阿波罗迪安娜维纳斯马尔斯伏尔甘墨丘利克瑞斯巴克斯涅普顿普路同普洛塞庇娜丘比特TheOlympiansZeusRomanName:Jupiter(alsoJove)SupremegodoftheOlympians.Godofthunder&lighteningMarriedhissisterHeraFatheredmanycharactersinmythologyHeraRomanName:JunoZeus’ssisterandwifeGoddessofmarriage,protectorofchildbirth&heroesJealousprotectorofmarriagePunishedthewomenZeusfellinlovewithPoseidonRomanName:NeptuneGodoftheSeasandWaters“TheEarthshaker”HadesRomanName:PlutoGodoftheUnderworld/DeadKidnappedPersephoneHestiaRomanName:VestaGoddessofHomePowerfulProtectorDemeterRomanName:CeresGoddessoftheHarvestAGoddessoftheEarthAthenaRomanName:MinervaGoddessofWisdomandWarSprangfromZeus’sheadAresRomanName:MarsGodofWarSonofZeusandHeraBloodthirstyandmercilessHephaestusRomanName:VulcanGodofFire/Forge锻造SonofZeusandHeraKind,unlikehisbrotherApolloRomanName:ApolloGodofLight/SunandMusicBrotherofArtemisArtemisRomanName:DianaGoddessoftheMoon/HuntSistertoApolloHermesRomanName:MercuryMessengeroftheGodsAppearsinmoremythsthananyothercharacterAphroditeRomanName:VenusGoddessofLoveandBeautySprangfromtheoceanfoamDionysusRomanName:BacchusGodofWinePatrongod守护神oftheGreekstageAGodoftheEarthPersephoneRomanName:ProserpinaGoddessoftheUnderworldDaughterofZeusandDemeterAbducted绑架byHadesHebeRomanName:JuventasGoddessofYouthCupbearer斟酒人totheGodsRestoredyouthtothe
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