希腊神话介绍.ppt

Greek myth
Hellenism(希腊主义) is the origin of European culture, and Greek myth ,which plays an imperial role in the western history, even in the whole human history, is regarded as the greatest achievement of Hellenism. Greek myth has a profound(深远的) influence on the aspects of literature,language,philosophy,religion,arts and so on. As an English learner, we should know something about the related English culture.
Greek myth around us
English learning
Advices on reading
Greek myth
●Western culture:奥林匹克,欧罗巴
●The name of science and technology:
阿波罗计划、波塞冬号、
● The name of brand:Nike 、达芙妮
●影视歌曲:特洛伊、诸神之战、月桂女神等
●星座传说、星占学;俄狄浦斯弑父娶母(弗洛伊德解释的恋母情结);黑桃Q上持武器的皇后
Have you heard of these?
English vocabulary
Muses:music 、museum、amusement
Titan- :titanic (巨大的,极大的)
Pan(潘): panic (惊慌的)
Pandora‘ box (潘多拉魔盒)、
Achilles’ heel (阿喀硫斯的脚踝)
Prometheus
(普罗米修斯)
Zeus
(宙斯)
Athena
(雅典娜)
Apollo
(阿波罗)
Muses
(缪斯)
Pandora
(潘多拉)
PK
Aphrodite
(阿弗洛狄忒)
The relations between deities
Trojan Horse
(特洛伊木马)
Sphinx’s Riddle
(斯芬克斯之谜)
Zeus(宙斯)
Zeus is the King of the Gods in Greek Mythology. Zeus was viewed as a king who oversaw the universe. In Hesiod‘s Theology(神谱), he assigns the various gods their roles. In the Homeric Hymns(荷马史诗) he is referred to as the chieftain of the gods. He is also called the “Father of Gods and men”.He ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus in ways representative as both a father as head of the family and a king.
Zeus was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His symbols are the thunderbolt(雷电), eagle(鹰), bull(公牛), and oak(橡胶). Zeus is frequently depicted by Greek artists in one of two poses(身份): standing, striding forward, with a thunderbolt leveled in his raised right hand, or seated in majesty(王权).
Apollo(阿波罗)
Apollo is one of the most important and diverse of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology. The ideal of the kouros(不同) (a beardless, athletic youth), Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun; truth and prophec