Greek Mythgy文档.ppt

One of Apollos more importaint daily tasks is to harness his chariot with four horses and drive the sun across the sky. During the day hed rove his carriage of gold and ivory , and brought light , life and love to the great world below . Late in the afternoon he came to the end of his journey in the far western sea and got on his golden boat to return to his eastern home. * Daughter of Zeus. Her twin brother is Apollo. Goddess of the hunt , the moon, chastity, virginity, and the natural environment. She is the protector of the young women. Artemis 阿尔忒弥斯 * She is the master of wild animal. She is a good archer , the crescent moon is her bow. * Daughter of Zeus. Goddess of wisdom victory and war. She sprang full grown inarmour（盔甲）from his forehead ，thus has no mother . Athena 雅典娜 * She is fierce and brave in battle but, only wars to defined the state and home from outside enemies. She is the goddess of the city, handicrafts, and agriculture. She invented the bridle（缰绳）, the trumpet, the flute, the pot, the plow, the yoke, the ship, and the chariot. She is the embodiment（化身） of wisdom, reason, and purity. * She was Zeuss favorite child and was allowed to use his weapons including his thunderbolt. Her favorite city is Athens. Her tree is the olive. The owl is her bird. * She is fierce and brave in battle, but only wars to defined the state and home from outside enemies. * Goddess of love ，desire and beauty. She represented sex, affection, and the attraction that binds people together. Aphrodite 阿弗洛狄德 * In addition to her natural gifts , she has a magical girdle that compels （迫使）anyone she wishes to desire her. Her tree is myrtle (桃金娘；爱神 木) . Dove (白鸽) is her bird. * Prometheus（普罗米修斯） Creator of mankind. 人类的创造者 Man’s protector and benefactor. 人类的保护者和拯救者。 He shaped man out of mud. 他用泥捏成人形，创造了人类。 He stole fire for ma