典范英语10-弗莱克斯坦问题思考.pptVIP

朱蓓蕾编辑 The Title and Its Meaning . The full title of the novel is Frankenstein: or the New Prometheus（普罗米修斯）. It compares Victor Frankenstein, to the Greek god Prometheus. Prometheus was the son of the gods Iapetus（拉匹特斯） and Clymene（水泽仙女克吕墨斯 ）, both Titans（泰坦巨神）. The Titans, led by Cronos（克洛诺斯）, were the original rulers of the universe; they were later overthrown by the Olympians（奥林匹斯山神）, led by Zeus（宙斯）. ......The name Prometheus was formed from the Greek pro (before) and methes (thinking); thus, his name means forethought（先见之明）. He is associated with t