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Course Description Greek Myths Are Everywhere--daily language Plants: cereal-谷物; narcissus-水仙花; laurel-月桂，etc. Geographical names: Aegean爱琴海;Europe; Atlantic; Common words: chaos, panic, echo, fortune, siren汽笛, Idioms: the Trojan horse, Achilles’ heel, apple of discord, What else can you think of? Greek Myths Are Everywhere--modern commerce Many modern brands use names or images of Greek gods/goddesses, such as Olympus, Nike, Amazon, Ajax, Greek Myths Are Everywhere--the unconscious thought Subject matter of arts: Subject matter of literature: Without adequate knowledge of Greek mythology, we can’t understand western art, literature and philosophy. Literature Shakespeare (1564-1616) Troilus and Cressida (tragedy) Venus and Adonis (poem) Literature Shelley (1792-1822) Prometheus Unbound Hymn of Apollo Literature Greek Myths Are Everywhere--the planetary system Mercury--水星 Venus--金星 Earth--地球 Mars--火星 Saturn--土星 Jupiter--木星 Uranus--天王星 Neptune--海王星 Pluto--冥王星 Greek Myths Are Everywhere--the zodiacal constellations 摩羯座—Capricorn—Saturn; 水瓶座—Aquarius—Uranus; 双鱼座—Pisces—Neptune; 白羊座—Aries—Mars; 金牛座—Taurus—Venus; 双子座—Gemini—Mercury; 巨蟹座--Cancer—Diana; 狮子座—Leo—Apollo; 处女座—Virgo—Mercury; 天秤座—Libra—Venus; 天蝎座—Scorpio—Pluto; 射手座—Sagittarius--Jupiter Apollo Program Poseidon Submarine Trident I II missile …… Course Description Greek mythology consists of 3 parts: ＊ Origins of the world ＊ Lives and adventures of gods goddesses ＊ Lives and adventures of heroes heroines Course Description Recommended Reading 希腊罗马神话欣赏（英文） 王 磊编著， 上海外语教育出版社，2008 A Brief Introduction to Ancient Greece Greek Civilization (2000?-?1400 BC) Minoan Age Centering on the island of Crete Named after the legendary king Minos Mycenaean Age Named for the kingdom of Mycenae High cultural achievement Basis for subsequent myths of the heroes The Dark Ages (1100?-?750 BC) 1100 BC -- fall of the Mycenean civilizations 750 BC -- readoption of wr