Greek Mythology 希臘神話課件

1、The Greek MythologyThe Greek Mythology“All the chief gods mentioned above took human forms of incomparable beauty and grace， often moved by human feelings and desires，they frequently gave way to anger and jealousy .They became involved in ceaseless battles with the world of man. among themselves at

2、olympus they plotted and struggled for power .In the human world they experienced competitions and difficulties .They enjoyed earthly friendships and loves .Acrowd of everlasting gods looked and acted in a perfectly human fashion that is what all gods at olympus actually were.The Olimbos Star Biogra

3、phyZeus (Jupiter) The king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky, weather, thunder, law, order and fate. He is the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea, whom he overthrew, and brother-husband to Hera. In artwork, he was depicted as a regal, mature man with a sturdy figure and dar

4、k beard. His usual attributes are the royal sceptre and the lightning bolt, and his sacred animal is the eagle.Hera(Juno), A proud and green-eyed woman. Queen of marriage, women, childbirth, heirs, kings and empires. She is daughter of Cronus and Rhea，Zeuss sister .She was usually depicted as a beau

5、tiful woman wearing a crown and veil and holding a royal, lotus-tipped staff. Her sacred animals are the heifer, the lion, the peacock and the cuckoo. Apollo (Apollo)was the god of the sun ,music and poetry. He was the son of zeus and let leto was driven by hera from land to land at last Poseidon to

6、ok pity onher and brought the island of delos out of water for her to live on.thereshe gave birth to the twins ，apollo and artemis. Artemis(Diana) ,Apollos twin sister, she was the goddess of the moon and the chase. apollo drove his golden carriage across the heavens during the day ，admired as the s

7、un-god .Artemis also raced across the sky in solemn style at night ，“the queen of wide air ” gave off silver light all over the sleeping world below. she remained single all her life，just as apollo represents manly beauty ，so Artemis stands for feminine purity and virginity。Athena(Minerva) was the g

8、oddess of wisdom, warfare, strategy. The daughter of Zeus and Metis, she was born from Zeuss head fully-formed and armoured. She was depicted crowned with a crested helmet armed with shieldand spear, and wearing the snake-trimmed aegis cloak adorned with the head of the Gorgon. Her symbols include t

9、he aegis and the olive tree. She is commonly shown accompanied by her sacred animal, the owl. Dionysus(Bacchus) was the God of wine, parties and festivals, madness, drunkenness and pleasure. He was depicted in art as a pretty effeminate, long-haired youth. His attributes include the thyrsus , drinki

10、ng cup, grape vine. he was the son of zeus by semele .when his mother was burnt to death in the glory of zeus .He was still a helpless infant .His father trusted his up bringing to some mountain fairy maidens .they took the greatest care of him.Ares (Mars) was the god of war，son of zeus and hera ，Go

11、d of war, bloodlust, violence, manly courage, and civil order. The son of Zeus and Hera, he was depicted as either a mature, bearded warrior dressed in battle arms, or a nude beardless youth with helm and spear. .on the other hand he signified courage and victory in battle ，and was devoutly worshipp

12、ed by soldiers going to war.Aphrodite (Venus)was the goddess of love and beauty, Zeuss daughter. Although married to Hephaestus she had many lovers, most notably Ares. She was depicted as a beautiful woman usually accompanied by her son Eros. Her symbols include rose, scallop shell and myrtle wreath

13、. Hephaestus (Vulcan) was the god of fire, metalworking, stonemasonry and sculpture. The son of Hera and Zeus, he is the smith of the gods and the husband of Aphrodite. He was usually depicted as a bearded lame man holding hammer and tongsthe tools of a smithand riding a donkey. His symbols are the

14、hammer and tongs. His sacred animals are the donkey, and the crane. Hermes (Mercury) the son of Zeus and Maia the God of travel, messengers, trade, thievery, cunning wiles, athletics, and animal husbandry. He is the messenger of the gods, a psychopomp who leads the souls of the dead into Hadess real

15、m, the gods equipped him with a pair of winged sandals and winged cap to enable him to travel swifter than sight. Hermes was also a patron of travellers.Hades(Pluto),King of the Underworld and god of death, the dead, and the hidden wealth of the Earth. His consort is Persephone and his attributes ar

16、e the key of Hades, the Helm of Darkness, and the three-headed dog, Cerberus. The screech owl was sacred to him. Despite being the son of Cronus and Rhea and the elder brother of Zeus, he is only rarely listed among the Olympians. Prometheus managedto steal fire from heaven and secretly brought it d

17、own tomen. Flying intoan anger at this unjustified act of rebellion ，zeus let the other godschain Prometheus to a rock on mountain caucasus ，where a hungry eagleever tore at his liver which ever grew again .His period of pain was tobe thirty-thousand years. Icarus is the son of the master craftsman Daedalus. The story told about Icarus is his attempt to escape from Crete by means of wings that his father constructed from feathers and wax. He ignored instructions not to fly too close to the sun, and the melting wax caused him to fall to his death. He ki