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1、CulturesofAncientGreeceandRome GreekandRomanMythology GreekandRomanMythologyareagroupoftraditionaltalestoldbytheancientGreeksandRomanaboutthedeedsofgods heroesandtheirrelationswithhumanbeings So lookatthedifferencebetweentheRomanMythologyandtheGreekMythology TheFirstDifference Theoriginofthetwosyste
2、msofMythology ThearchaicRomansdidnothavemyths UntiltheiroetsbegantoborrowfromGreekmodelsinthelaterpartoftheRepublic theRomanshadnosequentialnarrativesabouttheirgods TheSecondDifference ThedifferentideasabouttheGods TheRomanmodelinvolvedaverydifferentwayofdefiningandthinkingaboutthegodsthanwearefamil
3、iarwithfromGreece ThearchaicRoman mythology atleastconcerningthegods wasmadeupnotofnarratives butratherofinterlockingandcomplexinterrelationsbetweenandamonggodsandhumans Thethirddifference Thenameofthetwosystems MostoftheGreekdeitieswereadoptedbytheRomans althoughinmanycasestherewasachangeofname The
4、PrincipalGodsFamilyTree MajorGods Goddesses Zeus Hera Poseidon Hephaestus Ares Artemis Apollo Hermes Dionysus Athene Aphrodite Demeter TheBeginningoftheWorld Beforeearthandseaandheavensbecameknown thefaceofnaturewasoneformlessmassandwholespacewaslifeless Theuniversewasauniformdarkness withoutsunandm
5、oon ChaosandGaea theearth generateeverythingthatexists includingseas mountains godsandmonsters ThenGaea smatingwithhersonUranus thesky whichproduces12TitanswithGronusastheirleader theTitans 十二泰坦 Cronus 克罗诺斯 天空之神 Rhea 瑞亚 时光女神 Oceanus 俄刻阿诺斯 水之神 Tethys 泰西斯 沧海女神 俄刻阿诺斯之妻 Crius 克瑞斯 生长之神 Lapetus 伊阿佩托斯 灵魂之神
6、 阿忒拉斯 普罗米修斯 厄庇米修斯和墨诺提俄斯之父 Phoebe 福柏 月之女神 月之女神勒托与阿斯特瑞亚之母 Coeus 科俄斯 智力之神 Themis 忒弥斯 秩序和正义女神 宙斯第二位妻子 时序三女神母 Mnemosyne 谟涅摩叙涅 记忆之神 宙斯第五位妻子 九缪斯之母 Hyperion 许配利翁 光之神Thea 忒亚 许配利翁之妻 theGods 十二主神 Zeus 宙斯 thegodofthesky Hera 赫拉 thegoddessofmarriageandchildbirth Poseidon 波塞冬 thegodofthesea protector Hades 哈迪斯 th
7、egodthedeadandwealth Hestia 赫斯提亚 thegoddessoftheHearth 灶台 Ares 阿瑞斯 thegodofwar Hermes 赫尔墨斯 thegodofthievesandcommerce Hephaestus 赫斯菲托斯 thegodoffireandtheforge 熔炉 Apollo 阿波罗 thegodoflight Artemis 阿尔忒弥斯 thegoddessofchastity virginity thehunt themoon andthenaturalenvironment Athena 雅典娜 theGreekvirgingo
8、ddessofreason intelligentactivity artsandliterature Aphrodite 阿弗洛狄德 thegoddessoflove desireandbeauty Kingoftheskyandtheearth SupremegodoftheOlympians Godofthunder lighteningMarriedhissisterHera Zeus wifeandsister Queenofthegods Goddessofmarriageandhildbirthandtakesspecialareofmarriedwomen Hera赫拉 Bro
9、therofZeus Godofthesea protectorofallwaters Hisweaponisatrident 三叉戟 whichcanshaketheearth andshatteranyobject Poseidon波塞冬 BrotherofZeus Godofthedead Ruleroftheunderworld Godofwealth duetothereciousmetalsminedfromtheearth Hades哈迪斯 Perseus 珀尔修斯 ThesonofZeus GotthehelpformAthenaandHermes hekilledtheGor
10、gon 蛇发女妖 Medusa HefixedhiseyesonMedusa sreflectioninthepolished 光滑的 surfaceofhisshield 盾 andthencutoffherhead Medusa 美杜莎 Agorgon whoturnedintostoneanyonebeholdingher TheGreekandRomemythologyisanimportantpartoftheancientculturewhichhasvastanddeepinfluenceonthewholewesternculture 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 ItsgreatinfluenceupontheEnglishlanguageandliteratureisbeyonddescription AgreatnumberofwordsandidiomsintheEnglishlaguagecomefromtheGreekandRomemythology 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 GreekandRomanMythology杰西 M 塔特洛克 JessieM Tatlock Thankyou
