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Greek and Roman Mythology

Greek and Roman Mythology. Gods’ dwelling place-- Mount Olympus. Jupiter. Juno. Neptune. Pluto. Venus. Minerva. Mars. Vulcan. Apollo. Diana. Mercury. Ceres. Muses. Zeus. Hades. Apollo. Athena. Rhea. Hera. Cronos. Dionysus. Artemis. Ares. Aphrodite. Eros. （ Cupid ）.

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Greek and Roman Mythology

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  1. Greek and Roman Mythology

  2. Gods’ dwelling place--Mount Olympus

  3. Jupiter Juno

  4. Neptune Pluto

  5. Venus Minerva

  6. Mars Vulcan

  7. Apollo Diana

  8. Mercury Ceres

  9. Muses

  10. Zeus Hades Apollo Athena Rhea Hera Cronos Dionysus Artemis Ares Aphrodite Eros （Cupid）

  11. Anthropomorphism: 神人同性 • Zeus’ Consorts • Hera’s Revenge • Athena’s Punishment to Arachne • Artemis’ Punishment to Actaeon • Venus’ Jealousy to Psyche • The Adultery of Venus & Mars

  12. Zeus and Hera

  13. Zeus courted Hera

  14. Zeus’ consorts

  15. Hera’s revenge • To Semele—mother of Dionysus • On Io ? • Who is Io? Why did Hera take revenge on her?

  16. Athena

  17. Athena and Poseidon

  18. Athena and Arachne • Who is Arachne? • What was Arachne good at? • What caused the downfall of Arachne?

  19. Mars, Venus and their son

  20. Vulcan

  21. Stories of love • Apollo and Daphne • Cupid and Psyche • Venus and Adonis • Echo and Narcissus

  22. Apollo and Daphne • the sun god • the god of prophecy, medicine, music and poetry. • Men turned to him for advice and guidance in case of perplexity

  23. Daphne—Apollo’s first love • What was the cause of Apollo’s love for Daphne? • What made Daphne a laurel tree? • Cupid

  24. Eros (Cupid)

  25. Love cannot dwell with suspicion.

  26. Demeter and Persephone

  27. Midas

  28. The Creation of Mankind • Prometheus/ Epimetheus • Zeus’ punishment to Prometheus • Prometheus was pardoned • Zeus’ punishment to mankind

  29. Think about it: • Are there any Chinese Myths about the creation of the world and mankind?

  30. 天地混沌如鸡子，盘古生其中。万八千岁，天地开辟，阳清为天，阴浊为地，盘古在其中，一日九变。神于天，圣于地。天日高一丈，地日厚一丈，盘古日长一丈。如此万八千岁，天数极高，地数极深，盘古极长，故天去地九万里。天地混沌如鸡子，盘古生其中。万八千岁，天地开辟，阳清为天，阴浊为地，盘古在其中，一日九变。神于天，圣于地。天日高一丈，地日厚一丈，盘古日长一丈。如此万八千岁，天数极高，地数极深，盘古极长，故天去地九万里。 • 俗说天地开辟，未有人民，女娲抟黄土做人，剧务，力不暇供，引绳于泥中，举以为人。

  31. The secret about Thetis

  32. Pandora’s Box (灾难之源）

  33. Assignments • Hera’s revenge on Io • The famous contest between Athena and a mortal weaver Arachne. • Midas: the Golden Touch & Midas’ Donkey Ears • Explain the origin of the four seasons by reading the story of Hades and Persephone • Explain the story about Echo and Narcissus

  34. Explain “Love cannot dwell with suspicion.” after reading the love story of Cupid and Psyche • Diana is goddess of the moon, its Chinese equivalent being Chang’e. Try to compare them two after reading the story of Diana and Actaeon. • Explain the story about Venus and Adonis

  35. 神话对英语词汇的影响 • Siren半人半鸟的海妖, 常用歌声诱惑过路的航海者—迷人的美女；优秀的歌手；汽笛；警报 • Flora手持花束，出现在花丛之中的女性—植物区系，植物 • Fortune幸福和成功的女神--命运，好运，财富  • Echo喜欢重复别人的话语的水泽仙女--回声

  36. 神话对现代英语花卉名称的影响 • Narcissus--水仙花(在西方这种花用来装扮死者和坟墓.) • Adonis—秋牡丹，也叫“风之花” • Laurel--月桂树 (源于太阳神Apollo )

  37. 地理名词中的神话影响 • Ionian Sea --Io（伊娥） • Europe--Europa(欧罗巴) • the Aegean sea--Aegean(爱琴)

  38. 神话对现代英语成语的影响 • under the rose＂就表示“秘密地,私下地” • the  stone  of  Sisyphus 艰难而无效的工作 • the torch of Hymen “爱情” • Apple of discord引起争吵或者冲突的导火索 • Charon’s  boat “临终” • cross the Styx 死亡 • the heel of Achilles • Penelope’s web

  39. the son of Zeus and Hera • god of war • battles, and bloodshed were his major preoccupations. • He engaged in an ongoing dating with Aphrodite in defiance of that fact that the lovely goddess was already married (to the god Hephaestus). • Hephaestus was understandably angry.

  40. Hephaestus planned to catch the couple “in the act” and he made it. • At last Ares and Aphrodite had three children, one of which was very famous—Cupid • Later he fell in love with Ilia (vestal virgin) and she bore him the twins (Romulus and Remus)

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