希腊神话终极版.ppt

Content Introduction of Heracles ……….. Status and Common Statement of Heracles ……….. Birth , Childhood and His Youth ……….. Labors of Heracles ……….. Conclusion (Quality) Ｃｏｍｍｅｎｔ　ｏｎ　Ｈｅｒａｃｌｅｓ Heracles ，ａｌｓｏ　ｎａｍｅｄ　Ｈｅｒｃｕｌｅｓ　ｉｎ　Ｒｏｍａｎ　ｍｙｔｈｓ． Ｈｅ　is the strongest of the Greek myth’s heroes. He is also more well-known than any others to this day. Modern society is filled with Heracles movies and merchandies, however, is not instantly considered as a hero. He has to show he is of hero qualities to the god. Heracles’ unmatched strength, bravery and arrogance ultimately proves his heroism across the land of Greece. Birth and childhood Alcmena YouthAfter killing his music tutor Linus with a lyre, he was sent to tend cattle on a mountain by his foster father Amphitryon. Here, according to an allegorical parable, The Choice of Heracles, invented by the sophist Prodicus(c. 400 BC) and reported in Xenophons Memorabilia 2.1.21-34, he was visited by two nymphs—Pleasure and Virtue—who offered him a choice between a pleasant and easy life or a severe but glorious life: he chose the latter. This was part of a pattern of ethicizing Heracles over the fifth century BC. Ｒｅａｓｏｎｓ　ｏｆ　１２　ｌａｂｏｒｓ Because of Hera’s enmity, Heracles is driven mad by Hera, and therefore slew his own children. To expiate the crime, Heracles is required to carry out 10 labors set by his archenemy, Eurysthes, who had become king in Heracles’ place. Eurystheus set 2 more tasks( fetching the Golden Apples of Hesperids and capturing Cerberus), which Heracles performs successfully, bringing the total number of tasks up to 12. Differences Birth The purpose of their adventures The help from others Birth Heracles is the only man born of mortal woman to become a god upon his death. While Jason, Theseus, Perseus were born of noble family. Such as ① Perseus’s mother Danae is the daughter of King Acrisius. ②Theseus’s mother Aethra is the daughter of King Pittheus. ③Jason is the son of?Aeson, the ri