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Unit 7Greek Stories Zhang Yanyan Wuhan University * Important gods and goddesses in Olympus? Zeus Hera Hades Poseidon Apollo Athena * Thrace [θreis] a region and ancient country and wine producing region in the east of the Balkan Peninsula north of the Aegean Sea; colonized by ancient Greeks; later a Roman province; now divided between Bulgaria and Greece and Turkey * Hades (Pluto) Pluto [plu:t?u] the god of the underworld in ancient mythology brother of Zeus and husband of Proserpine * 1. What’s the main idea of the text? Orpheus, a great musician, went to Hades to get his wife Eurydice back, but failed. * Section A. 2. What type of writing is the text? a myth mythology: myths collectively 3. What are the features of myths? Group discussion. * a myth: a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people Ancient Greek and Roman mythology Chinese “Shan Hai Jing” (Classics of Rivers and Mountains) Influences on the literature and language E.g. Homer’s poem The Odyssey Movie Troy * Fast reading: (1) Apollo Who is Apollo? * Zeus (Jupiter) Zeus [zju:s] the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods, e.g. Apollo, Hephaestus, Athena; counterpart of Roman Jupiter * Hera (Juno) Hera [hi?r?] queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno * Artemis (Diana) Artemis [ɑ:timis] (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; daughter of Leto (Goddess of Darkness) and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana * Fast reading: (2) Pandora What is Pandora’s box? * Hephaestus (Vulcan) Hephaestus [hifi:st?s] (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology; identified