古希臘神話英文介紹PPT

1、Greek Mythology希臘神話,Greek Mythology is a group of traditional tales told by the ancient Greeks about the deeds of gods, heroes and their relations with human beings. 希臘神話講了很多古希臘的故事，有神、英雄的故事以及他們和普通人類之間的關(guān)系。 The Greek mythology is an important part of the ancient culture which has vast and deep influen

2、ce on the whole western culture. 希臘神話是古文化重要的一部分，與整個(gè)西方文化有著廣泛而又緊密的聯(lián)系。 Its great influence upon the English language and literature is beyond description. A great number of words and idioms in the English laguage come from the Greek mythology. 它在英語(yǔ)和文學(xué)作品方面的巨大影響力是無法形容的。英語(yǔ)中的很多單詞和語(yǔ)言表達(dá)方式都是來自希臘神話。,the old th

3、eogony : the Tians （舊神譜:奧林匹斯十二泰坦） the new theogony : the Gods （新神譜奧林匹斯十二主神）,Perseus (珀?duì)栃匏? Jason (伊阿宋) Heracles (赫拉克勒斯) Theseus (忒修斯),Medusa(美杜莎) Minotaurus (米諾陶洛斯) Cerberus (刻耳柏洛斯),PART1：The Olympian Gods and other Deities PART2：Heroes PART3：Monsters,PART1：The Olympian Gods and other Deities,1、the

4、Gods 2、other Deities,The ancient Greeks worshiped many gods. Greek gods can be divided into several groups.The earliest group was Titans , led by Cronus . The most powerful group was the Olympians . The Olympians are a group of gods who ruled after the overthrow of the Titans. All the Olympians are

5、related in some way . They are named after their dwelling（住宅,住所）place Mount Olympus.,古希臘崇拜很多神, 古希臘的神被分為幾組, 最古老一組的被稱為泰坦 , 由克羅諾斯領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。最強(qiáng)大的一組被稱為奧林匹斯山神。奧林匹斯山神由個(gè)神組成 ，他們顛覆了泰坦時(shí)期的規(guī)律。所有的奧林匹斯山神在某個(gè)方面都有著或多或少的聯(lián)系。他們的名字來自于他們居住的奧林匹斯山。,the Gods（十二主神）,Zeus(宙斯): the god of the sky. Hera(赫拉): the goddess of marriage and c

6、hildbirth. Poseidon(波塞冬): the god of the sea,protector. Hades(哈迪斯): the god the dead and wealth. Hestia(赫斯提亞): the goddess of the Hearth(灶臺(tái)). Ares(阿瑞斯): the god of war. Hermes(赫爾墨斯): the god of thieves and commerce. Hephaestus(赫斯菲托斯): the god of fire and the forge(熔爐). Apollo(阿波羅): the god of light.

7、 Artemis(阿爾忒彌斯): the goddess of chastity,virginity,the hunt, the moon, and the natural environment. Athena(雅典娜): the Greek virgin goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and literature. Aphrodite(阿弗洛狄德): the goddess of love, desire and beauty.,King of the sky and the earth. Ruler of the Olympi

8、an gods. He was the rain god , and the cloud gatherer,who holds the terrible thunderbolt. His bird is the eagle, his tree is the oak .,Zeus 宙斯,He is married to Hera but,is famous for his many affairs. He is also known to punish those that lie or break oaths.,Zeus wife and sister. Queen of the gods.

9、Goddess of marriage and childbirth and takes special care of married women.,Hera 赫拉,Most stories concerning Hera have to do with her jealous revenge for Zeuss infidelities（不忠）.,Brother of Zeus . God of the sea , Protector of all waters. His weapon is a trident (三叉戟) , Which can shake the earth , and

10、 shatter Any object.,Poseidon 波塞冬,He is second only to Zeus in power amongst the gods.,He was widely worshiped by seamen.,Brother of Zeus. God of the dead. Ruler of the underworld. God of wealth , due to the precious metals mined from the earth.,Hades 哈迪斯,He has a helmet that makes him invisable. He

11、 rarely leaves the underworld.,Zeus sister. Goddess of the hearth（灶 臺(tái)）. The symbol of the house around which a new born child is carried before it is received into the family.,Hestia 赫斯提亞,Of all the Olympians, she is the mildest, most upright and most charitable （仁慈的）.,Son of Zeus and Hera. God of w

12、ar. He is considered murderous （行兇的） and bloodstained （血污的）but also a coward. He was disliked by both parents.,Ares 阿瑞斯,Ares: All that you have, is dead!,阿瑞斯：“你所擁有的，只有死亡！”,Son of Zeus. God of commerce.（ 商業(yè)） Messenger for all the other gods. Guide for the dead to go to the underworld.,Hermes 赫爾墨斯,He

13、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（棒）.,他是奧林匹斯山上最聰明的神。 他是速度最快的神，他腳生雙翼，頭上戴有翅膀的帽子，手里拿著魔杖。,Son of Zeus and Hera. God of fire,Hephaestus 赫菲斯托斯,He is the smith and armorer (兵器制造者） of the gods.,He is kind an

14、d peace loving . He is the only god to be lame(瘸的,跛的) and physically ugly.,However, he married the most beautiful goddess- Aphrodite (阿弗洛狄德),Son of Zeus. God of sun. God of healing who taught man medicine. God of truth , who can not speak a lie.,Apollo 阿波羅,The archer, far shooting with a silver bow

15、(弓箭).,He wore a purple robe. He usually sat in his bright eastern palace early in the morning and made ready to start his daily journey across the sky.,One of Apollos more important daily tasks is to harness his chariot（二輪戰(zhàn)車） with four horses and drive the sun across the sky. During the day he drove

16、 his carriage of gold and ivory , and brought light , life and love to the great world below . Late in the afternoon he came to the end of his journey in the far western sea and got on his golden boat to return to his eastern home.,Daughter of Zeus. Her twin brother is Apollo. Goddess of the hunt ,

17、the moon, chastity, virginity, and the natural environment. She is the protector of the young women.,Artemis 阿爾忒彌斯,Daughter of Zeus. Goddess of wisdom ， victory and war. She sprang full grown In armour（盔甲）from his fatherS forehead thus has no mother .,Athena 雅典娜,She is the goddess of the city, handi

18、crafts, and agriculture. She invented the bridle（韁繩）, the trumpet, the flute, the pot, 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.

19、,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 natu

20、ral gifts , she has a magical girdle that compels（迫使）anyone she wishes to desire her. Her tree is myrtle (桃金娘；愛神木) . Dove (白鴿) is her bird.,Prometheus（普羅米修斯）,Creator of mankind. 人類的創(chuàng)造者 Mans protector and benefactor. 人類的保護(hù)者和拯救者。 He shaped man out of mud. 他用泥捏成人形，創(chuàng)造了人類。 He stole fire for mankind ,with

21、 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. 他為人類偷了圣火，所以被宙斯懲罰。他被綁在高加索山，每天早晨都會(huì)有鷹來吃他的肝臟，肝臟會(huì)在晚上又長(zhǎng)出來。,PART2： Heroes,Greek heroes were almost as important as the gods in Greek mythology

22、. Heroes were bigger, braver, and more beautiful than ordinary men and women. In most cases their fathers or grandfathers were gods, but their mother were mortals, so they were often called demigods (half-gods). 在希臘神話中，希臘英雄和希臘神同樣重要。英雄們比普通的人類更強(qiáng)大、更勇敢。他們中大部分人的父親或者祖父是神，但他們的母親是普通人，所以他們經(jīng)常也被稱為“半神人”。,Perseu

23、s (珀?duì)栃匏? The son of Zeus. Got the help form Athena and Hermes, he killed the Gorgon (蛇發(fā)女妖) Medusa. He fixed his eyes on Medusas reflection in the polished (光滑的) surface of his shield (盾) and then cut off her head.,Jason (伊阿宋),Leader of the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece (金羊毛). 尋找金羊毛時(shí)阿爾戈號(hào)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者。,Heracles (赫拉克勒斯),The last earthborn son of Zeus. A hero of extraordinary (非凡的) strength who won immortality b