希腊罗马神话题库.ppt

Ajax Ajax Ajax (Aias) the Great is described as second only to Achilles in Homers and he is the only one of the great heroes who does not receive assistance from any of the gods. The great-grandson of Zeus, he is, basically, on his own and yet manages to excel in a way that puts him far above all the other Greeks. Ajax and Achilles were close friends, with Ajax going out to fight in Achilles‘ stead（代替） when Achilles was sulking（生气） in his tent over his argument with Agamemnon（阿伽门农，特洛伊战争中希腊军队的统帅） . Ajax also personally rescued the armor and body of Achilles after the latter was killed by Paris. He did not, however, fare so well in his competition with Odysseus over that armor - at the behest of Athena（命令，吩咐）, Agamemnon awarded the prize to Odysseus. Ajax Incensed at the injustice, Ajax was mad and proceeded to slaughter the sheep, thinking that they were actually the Greek leaders. After he came to his sense he killed himself with the sword given to him by Hector(赫克特和帕里斯是为建立特洛伊的和平外交才漂洋过海到了斯巴达) in order to make up for his shame. Greek legends say that he lives on with Achilles on the island of Leuke. Ajax was venerated on the island of Salamis(萨拉米斯，塞岛东部法马古斯塔以北，在古代为特洛伊战争中的英雄所建） where the people built a temple in his honor. Notes: Peleus 珀琉斯(Peleus)：阿耳戈英雄之一，忒提丝的丈夫，阿喀琉斯之父。 Notes: Thetis 海洋女神，海神涅柔斯(Nereus)和海洋女神多丽斯(Doris)的女儿，是他们的女儿之中最贤慧者。在提坦之战（Titanomachy）时曾召来百臂巨人（Hekatonchires）帮助宙斯反抗提坦(泰坦)神们。 Notes: Eris Eris: Notorious Goddess of Strife and Discord She is the sister of ARES the War God and could certainly teach him a thing or two about conflict. In one of her most famous exploits, she stole one of the Golden Apples of Immortality, given to HERA as a wedding present by GAIA, and turned it into the Sour Apple of Discord. Notes: Eris What caused the Trojan War? Thanks to ERIS and her apple, it was chaos, confusion and top quality bitching! Miffed at not being invited to the all-star OLYMPUS wedding of King Peleus of Thessaly, and THETIS, the future mother of ACHILLE