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Greek Mythology
Why shouldn't the childhood of human society -- the stage at which it attained its most attractive development -- exercise an eternal charm, as an age that will never return?
---- Karl Marx
Lecture Outline
The OlympiansOther Gods and Goddesses to KnowIdioms from the mythsOther related information
Mount Olympus and The Olympians
Apollo
Aphrodite
Ares
Artemis Hades Poseidon
Athena
HeraZeus
Hestia
Hermes
Other Gods
Hephaestus
Zues
The god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods
Lord of the sky, the rain god and the cloud gatherer
His weapon is a thunderbolt His bird was the eagle, his tree the oak.Represented as the god of justice and
mercy, the protector of the weak, and the punisher of the wicked
Hera
The supreme goddess, goddess of marriage and childbirth
Her sacred animals are the cow and the peacock. Her favorite city is Argos.
Apollo
The son of Zeus and Leto The god of music, healing, lig
ht and truth His tree was the laurel. The cr
ow his bird. The dolphin his animal.
Famous for his oracle at Delphi
Athena
The goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and literature
The daughter of Zeus The goddess of the city,
handicrafts, and agriculture.The embodiment of wisdom,
reason, and purityHer tree is the olive. The owl is
her bird.
Artemis
The goddess of the hunt, animals, childbirth and moon
Aphrodite
The goddess of love, desire and beautyThe myrtle is her tree. The dove, the
swan, and the sparrow her birds. Her favorite lover is the god of war, Ares.
Names Greek Roman
天神 Zeus 宙斯 Jupiter 朱庇特天后 Hera 赫拉 Juno 朱诺智慧与战争女神 Athena 雅典娜 Minerva 密涅瓦太阳神 Apollo 阿波罗 Apollo 阿波罗 月亮女神 Artemis 阿尔特弥斯 Diana 黛安娜战神 Ares 阿瑞斯 Mars 玛尔斯锻冶神,工匠神 Hephaetus 赫淮斯托
斯Vulcan 伏尔甘
爱神,美神 Aphrodite 阿芙洛迪特 Venus 维纳斯信使,商业之神 Hermes 赫尔墨斯 Mercury 默丘利海神 Poseidon 波赛冬 Nepturne 尼普頓农耕女神 Demeter 得墨忒尔 Ceres 赛莱斯酒神 Dionysus 迪俄尼索斯 Bacchus 巴卡斯
Prometheus
Muses
The goddesses of inspiration, learning, the arts, and culture.
Idioms
The muse worked her magic. From that day on, Winston was in love with painting.
The relations between Bulgaria and Yugoslavia became ever more strained. The immediate apple of discord was the control of Macedonia, of which the greater part by far belonged to Yugoslavia, …
With an Adonis like Mark at your side, you had better watch out. Half the girls in Tonbridge will be after him!
At the beginning of the 20th century , there were many girls who thought that to be a Diana meant to be independent.
The shortage of fortitude is his heel of Achilles.
It is unfair that historians always attribute the fall of kingdoms to Helen of Troy.
The superpowers are always sending the Trojan horses to many countries in the world.
We must try to solve the problem even if it is really a Gordian knot.
He is always buying you expensive clothes,I'm afraid they are Greek gifts for you.
Getting an A in chemistry almosst cause Mike to rest on his laurels.
The senator told me under the rose that there is to be a chance in the cabinet.
Names Greek Roman
天神 Zeus 宙斯 Jupiter 朱庇特天后 Hera 赫拉 Juno 朱诺智慧与战争女神 Athena 雅典娜 Minerva 密涅瓦太阳神 Apollo 阿波罗 Apollo 阿波罗 月亮女神 Artemis 阿尔特弥斯 Diana 黛安娜战神 Ares 阿瑞斯 Mars 玛尔斯锻冶神,工匠神 Hephaetus 赫淮斯托
斯Vulcan 伏尔甘
爱神,美神 Aphrodite 阿芙洛迪特 Venus 维纳斯信使,商业之神 Hermes 赫尔墨斯 Mercury 默丘利海神 Poseidon 波赛冬 Nepturne 尼普頓农耕女神 Demeter 得墨忒尔 Ceres 赛莱斯酒神 Dionysus 迪俄尼索斯 Bacchus 巴卡斯
Earth
Eight Planets in the Solar System
Gaea, Earth goddess (ancient Greeks thought of her as Terra Mater)
水星 Mercury
金星 Venus
火星 Mars
木星 Jupiter
土星 Saturn
天王星 Uranus
海王星 Neptune
冥王星 Pluto
Nine Planets in the Solar System
Idioms
The muse worked her magic. From that day on, Winston was in love with painting.
The relations between Bulgaria and Yugoslavia became ever more strained. The immediate apple of discord was the control of Macedonia, of which the greater part by far belonged to Yugoslavia, …
With an Adonis like Mark at your side, you had better watch out. Half the girls in Tonbridge will be after him!
Group Discussion
1. Prometheus stole fire for human beings. Is his deed heroic or simply a symbol of human pride?
2. Think about Zeus’ counterpart in Chinese mythology, the Jade Emperor. Find out similarities and differences in both figures.
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