种植在古希腊和罗马神话.ppt

The plants in the Greek Myths ----Made by Daniel Vikey Lydia Natalie Aretha Myrtle [m??t(?)l] (桃金娘） Aphrodite’s representative objects are dove、peony 、poppy 、apple and myrtle . Since the evergreen leaves and pretty white flowers just represent youth and beauty ,like the goddess herself ,the Greeks respected myrtle very much. She has this plant to represent her identity because it was said that she once used the flower to cover her body when she rise naked from the sea. Crops（稻穗） Demeter’s sacrificial offerings are cattle 、 fruits and crops. This is mainly because she is the goddess of harvest 、agriculture and plants. Oak tree(橡树） Oak tree is generally tall and flourish, so ,it’s natural for the Greeks to connect the oak tree with the most powerful and mighty god ----Zeus. White poplar(白杨） 　　 Because of the one bright ,one dark leaves of white poplar ,it has always being a symbol of Hades who bring life to an end . Therefore the bright side represents life and the dark side death. Olive （橄榄） In an archaic Athenian foundation myth, Athena won the patronship of Attica from Poseidon with the gift of the olive. And olive became Athenas sacred plant. Laurel[‘l?r(?)l] （月桂树） It was said that Cupid had two kind of arrows, one kind was made of gold which gave people a strong desire for love, another kind was made of bronze which gave people a disgust of love.And Cupid shot Apollo with the gold arrow and shot Daphne with the bronze one. When Apollo met Daphne, he hopelessly fell in love with Daphne. While Daphne resist Apollo all the time, then she became a Laurel tree with the help of her father. Since then, Apollo made the Laurel tree as his sacred plant. Iris tectorum（鸢尾花） In honor of Iris (霓虹女神), one kind of flower get the name of iris tectorum. It was said that Iris would accompany souls through the rainbow bridge made of irises to help those souls to arrive at the land of peace. Viole