Greek Mythology
希腊神话
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Greek Mythology is a group of traditional tales told by the ancient
Greeks about the deeds of gods, heroes and their relations with
Apollo(阿波罗): the god of light. Artemis(阿尔忒弥斯): the goddess of chastity,virginity,the hunt,
the moon, and the natural environment.
Athena(雅典娜): the Greek virgin goddess of reason,
Its great influence upon the English language and literature is beyond description. A great number of words and idioms in the English laguage come from the Greek mythology.
它在英语和文学作品方面的巨大影响力是无法形容的。英语中
的很多单词和语言表达方式都是来自希腊神话。
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Gods Heroes
the old theogony : the Tians （旧神谱:奥林匹斯十二泰坦） the new theogony : the Gods （新神谱奥林匹斯十二主神）
Perseus (珀尔修斯) Jason (伊阿宋)
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PART1：The Olympian Gods and other Deities
1、the Gods 2、other Deities
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The ancient Greeks worshiped many gods. Greek gods can be divided into several groups.The earliest group was Titans , led by Cronus . The most powerful group was the Olympians . The Olympians are a group of １２ gods who ruled after the overthrow of the Titans. All the Olympians are related in some way . They are named after their dwelling（住宅,住所）place Mount Olympus.
He is also known to punish those that lie or break oaths.
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Hera 赫拉
Zeus' wife and sister.
Queen of the gods.
Goddess of marriage and childbirth and
takes special care of married women.
Heracles (赫拉克勒斯) Theseus (忒修斯)
Monsters
Medusa(美杜莎) Minotaurus (米诺陶洛斯) Cerberus (刻耳柏洛斯)
PART1：The Olympian Gods and other Deities PART2：Heroes PART3：Monsters
古希腊崇拜很多神, 古希腊的神被分为几组, 最古老一 组的被称为泰坦 , 由克罗诺斯领导。最强大的一组被称为奥林 匹斯山神。奥林匹斯山神由１２个神组成 ，他们颠覆了泰坦时 期的规律。所有的奥林匹斯山神在某个方面都有着或多或少的 联系。他们的名字来自于他们居住的奥林匹斯山。
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the Gods（十二主神）
Hestia(赫斯提亚): the goddess of the Hearth(灶台).
Ares(阿瑞斯):
the god of war.
Hermes(赫尔墨斯): the god of thieves and commerce.
Hephaestus(赫斯菲托斯): the god of fire and the forge(熔炉).
human beings. 希腊神话讲了很多古希腊的故事，有神、英雄的故事以及他们和 普通人类之间的关系。
The Greek mythology is an important part of the ancient culture
which has vast and deep influence on the whole western culture. 希腊神话是古文化重要的一部分，与整个西方文化有着广泛而 又紧密的联系。
intelligent activity, arts and literature.
Aphrodite(阿弗洛狄德): the goddess of love, desire and beauty.6
Zeus 宙斯
King of the sky and the earth. Ruler of the Olympian gods. He was the rain god , and the
Zeus(宙斯):
the god of the sky.
Hera(赫拉):
the goddess of marriage and childbirth.
Poseidon(波塞冬): the god of the sea,protector.
Hades(哈迪斯): the god the dead and wealth.
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Most stories concerning Hera have to do with her jealous revenge for Zeus‘s infidelities（不忠）.
cloud gatherer,who holds the terrible thunderbolt.
His bird is the eagle, his tree is the oak .
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He is married to Hera but,is famous for his