Greek Mythology 古希腊神话英文介绍.ppt

She is the master of wild animal. She is a good archer , the crescent moon is her bow. Daughter of Zeus. Goddess of wisdom victory and war. She sprang full grown inarmour（盔甲）from his forehead ，thus has no mother . Athena 雅典娜 She is fierce and brave in battle but, only wars to defined the state and home from outside enemies. She is the goddess of the city, handicrafts, and agriculture. She invented the bridle（缰绳）, the trumpet, the flute, the pot, the plow, the yoke, the ship, and the chariot. She is the embodiment（化身） of wisdom, reason, and purity. She was Zeuss favorite child and was allowed to use his weapons including his thunderbolt. Her favorite city is Athens. Her tree is the olive. The owl is her bird. She is fierce and brave in battle, but only wars to defined the state and home from outside enemies. Goddess of love ，desire and beauty. She represented sex, affection, and the attraction that binds people together. Aphrodite 阿弗洛狄德 In addition to her natural gifts , she has a magical girdle that compels （迫使）anyone she wishes to desire her. Her tree is myrtle (桃金娘；爱神 木) . Dove (白鸽) is her bird. Prometheus（普罗米修斯） Creator of mankind. 人类的创造者 Man’s protector and benefactor. 人类的保护者和拯救者。 He shaped man out of mud. 他用泥捏成人形，创造了人类。 He stole fire for mankind ,with the result that he was punished form Zeus. He was chained to Mount Caucasus, and every morning an eagle would appeared and ate his liver, which grow back at night. 他为人类偷了圣火，所以被宙斯惩罚。他被绑在高加索山，每天早晨都 会有鹰来吃他的肝脏，肝脏会在晚上又长出来。 PART2： Heroes Greek heroes were almost as important as the gods in Greek mythology. Heroes were bigger, braver, and more beautiful than ordinary men and women. In most cases their fathers or grandfathers were gods, but their mothers were mortals, so they were often called demigods (half-gods). 在希腊神话中，希腊英雄和希腊神同样重要。英雄们比普通的人 类更强大、更勇敢。他们中大部分人的父亲或者祖父是神，但他们的 母亲是普通人