希腊神话之十二主神.ppt

英语 与希腊神话的那些事儿 The Characters Gods the old theogony : the Tians （ 旧 神 谱 : 奥 林匹斯十二泰坦） the old theogony : the Gods （ 新神 谱奥 林匹斯十二主神） Hero es Perseus ( 珀尔修斯 ) Jason ( 伊阿宋 ) Heracles ( 赫拉克勒斯 ) Theseus ( 忒修斯 ) Mons ters Medusa( 美杜莎 ) Minotaurus ( 米 诺 陶洛斯 ) Cerberus ( 刻耳柏洛斯 ) The Olympian Gods other Deities The Olympians are a group of 12 gods who was the most powerful and ruled after the overthrow of the Titans. They are named after their dwelling （ 住宅 , 住所 ） place Mount Olympus. 古希腊人尊奉为“神山”，他们认为奥林匹斯山位 于希腊中心，而希腊又居地球的中心，于是奥林匹 斯山也就是地球的中心。 Zeus 宙斯 King of the sky and the earth. Ruler of the Olympian gods. He was the rain god , and the cloud gatherer,who holds the terrible thunderbolt. His bird the eagle, his tree is the oak . He is married to Hera, but is famous for his many affairs. He is also known to punish those that lie or break oaths. Hera 赫拉 Zeus wife and sister. Queen of the gods. Goddess of marriage and childbirth and takes special care of married women. Most stories concerning Hera have to do with her jealous revenge for Zeuss infidelities. Poseidon 波塞冬 Brother of Zeus . God of the sea , Protector of all waters. His weapon is a trident ( 三叉戟 ) , which can shake the earth , and shatter any object. He is second only to Zeus in power among the gods. He was widely worshiped by seamen. Neptune Hades 哈迪斯 Brother of Zeus. God of the dead. Ruler of the underworld. God of wealth , due to the precious metals mined from the earth. A three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades. He has a helmet that makes him invisible. He rarely leaves the underworld. Hestia 赫斯提 亚 Zeus sister. Goddess of the hearth( 灶 台 ). Of all the Olympians, she is the mildest, most upright and most charitable （仁慈的） . Ares 阿瑞斯 Son of Zeus and Hera. God of war. He is considered murderous （ 行凶的） and bloodstained （血污的） but also a coward. He was disliked by both parents. All that you have, is dead ! He was the one god who ever had to submit to the power of his