古希腊罗马神话故事2.ppt

Greek and Roman Myth 2 The early days of mortals: Prometheus, Pandora, The flood Olympians (1): Zeus, Hera, Poseidon Prometheus Prometheus and man Creator of man with Epimetheus Trick on Zeus/Jupiter who got the excuse to punish man Theft of fire and punishment Bound to a rock in the Caucasus Mountains; Eagle eating his liver and finally saved by Hercules Pandora Creation of the first woman Opening the box/jar and out came plagues, disease, pains, and sins but hope The flood Zeus resolved to clear the earth of men Deucalion, and his wife Pyrrha survived in a chest Re-creation of man: D and P followed the oracle to “cast behind them the bones of their mother” Olympians: divide the dominions Zeus—the heavens: thunderbolts, eager Poseidon– the ocean: trident Hades—the underworld Zeus/Jupiter The supreme god and ruler of Olympus Able to be tricked and deceived by gods and men alike Have no control over the Fates Be subject to pleasure, pain, grief, anger, and most of all , to Eros-love Not participate in arguments and petty revenge Have Hermes as his messenger Hera/Juno goddess of marriage and family Her sacred animal: peacock Have Irs (rainbow) as her messenger Palace revolt Zeus and his children + Hera → Hebe, Ares (Mars), Hephaestus (Vulcan) + Demeter (Ceres) → Persephone (Proserpina) + Leto (Latona) → Apollo, Artemis (Diana) + Dione → Aphrodite (Venus) + Themis → the Fates + Mnemosyne (Memory) → the Muses + Eurynome → the Charites + Semele → Dionysus (Bacchus) + Maia → Hermes (Mercury) + Alcmene → Heracles (Hercules)… Zeus and his love stories Zeus and Ganymede Zeus and Calisto Zeus and Europa: Minos Zeus and Io Zeus and Leda: Helen Zeus and Semele: Dionysus Zeus and Ganymede Ganymede, a beautiful lad As Zeus’ cup-bearer Zeus and Callisto Callisto, a companion of Artemis Hera turned her into a bear Callisto encountered her son, Arcas,ready to be killed Zeus turned them into the Great and Little Bear Hera went to Oceanus for further revenge The Great and Little