A comparative analysis on Greek and Roman mythology.docVIP

Abstract Greek and Roman mythology is of great academic value concerning the origin of western culture. However, it is often very hard to differ Greek mythology from Roman mythology since the modern scholars usually study them as a whole. The paper will make a comparasion between the two system of myths form three aspects, including the view of world construction, the nature of gods and the values reflected from the heroic legends. Key words: Greek mythology; Roman mythology; world construction; value 摘要 希腊罗马神话在探究西方文化起源方面具有重要的学术价值。然而，现代的研究通常都是不加区分的将他们作为整体研究，因而人们