Greek_Mythology.ppt

Greek Mythology; Greek Mythology is a group of traditional tales told by the ancient Greeks about the deeds of gods, heroes and their relations with human beings. The Greek mythology is an important part of the ancient culture which has vast and deep influence on the whole western culture. Its great influence upon the English language and literature is beyond description. A great number of words and idioms in the English laguage come from the Greek mythology. ; In the beginning, the universe is a cosmos evolving from Chaos. Chaos and Gaea (the earth) generate everything that exists, including seas, mountains, gods and monsters. Then Gaea’s mating with her son Uranus （the sky), which produces 12 Titans with Gronus as their leader. Advised by his mother, Grouns beats Uranus, severs the link between sky and earth, and becomes the new king of the cosmos. Gronus copulates with his sister, Rhea to bring about Zeus and siblings, the future of older Olympians.; Gods ; The ancient Greeks worshiped many gods. Greek gods can be divided into several groups.The earliest group was Titans , led by Cronus . The most powerful group was the Olympians . The Olympians are a group of １２ gods who ruled after the overthrow of the Titans. All the Olympians are related in some way . They are named after their dwelling（住宅,住所）place Mount Olympus. ;the Gods（十二主神）; King of the sky and the earth. Ruler of the Olympiangods. He was the rain god , and the cloud gatherer,who holds the terrible thunderbolt. His bird the eagle, his tree is the oak . ; He is married to Hera but,is famous for his many affairs. He is also known to punish those that lie or break oaths.; Zeus wife and sister. Queen of the gods. Goddess of marriage and childbirth and takes special care of married women. ; Most stories concerning Hera have to do with her jealous revenge for Zeus‘s infidelities（不信神，不忠）.; Brother of Zeus . God of the sea , prote