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1、。The Golden Touch (Minas)Midas，was a King of Macedonian Bromium, where he ruledover the Brigiansand planted his famous rose gardensOneday,the oldhero Silenus ，Dionysusformerteacher,was found sleepingand drunken intherose gardens The gardenerstied him and led him beforeMidas. Then Silenus told some w
2、onderful tales to Midas. Midas enjoyedthe tales very much and entertained Silenus for five days and nights,and then ordered a guide to lead him to Dionysus headquartersDionysus ，who had been worryingabout Silenus， was glad to see him backand asked how Midas wished to be rewarded He repliedwithouthes
3、itation ：Please turn all I touch into gold. However, not only stones, flowersand the furniture of his house turned to gold. Midas was delighted atfirst then he found the water he want to drink and the food he want toeat turned to gold too. Midas soon begged to be freed from his wish,because he was f
4、astdying of hunger and thirst.Dionysus toldhim to visitthe source of the river Pactolus and there wash himself. He obeyed, andwas at once freed from the golden touch, but the sands of the riverPactolusare bright with gold to this day点金术弥达斯是马其顿勃洛弥恩的国王。他统治勃里癸亚人民，种植闻名遐迩的玫瑰花。一天，狄俄尼索斯以前的老师森林之神老西勒诺斯喝醉了，躺在
5、弥达斯的花园里酣然大睡。园丁发现了他，把他捆起来领去见弥达斯。西勒诺斯给弥达斯说了一些很有意思的故事，让弥达斯很高兴。于是他盛情款待老山神五天五夜，然后派向导护送他回到狄俄尼索斯的大本营。狄俄尼索斯一直在为西勒诺斯担心，看到西勒诺斯平安回来很高兴。他询问问弥达斯有什么要求，他应该怎样报答他。弥达斯毫不迟疑地回答说， “请恩准使我摸到的一切都变成金子。 ”然而，变成金子的不仅仅是石块、花朵和屋内的陈设。他坐下吃饭时，他吃的食物和喝的水也都变成金子。过了不久，弥达斯恳求狄俄尼索斯使他从他那愿望中解脱开来，因为他饥渴交加，快死了。狄俄尼索斯逗弄弥达斯，开心得很。他叫弥达斯前往帕克托罗斯河的源头，在河
6、里洗个澡。弥达斯依法行事，立即解除了点金术，但帕克托罗斯河的沙子至今因含金而闪闪发光。1。Baucis and PhilemonZeus and Hermes like visiting the world in disguise One day they cameto a village At a thousand houses they knocked， and a thousand timesthey were refused At last they arrived at a humble cottage， where theoldcoupleBaucis and her husban
7、d Philemon livedAlthoughthey were poor ，they made the best to offer them . They offered their guests their bestseat ，and immediatelysetabout preparing dinner forthemMoved at thehospitalityof the house，the gods told theirtrueidentity“Weare gods”，saidZeus “Whiletheneighborswouldpaysthepenaltyfortheirw
8、ickedness you shallbe free from misfortune Coming alongwithus”Whenthey were near thetopof thehill，Bancis andPhilemon looked back andsaw all thevillagebelow coveredby amarsh ，and that among thegeneralruin and destruction their old cottage alone survived，changed into agrand temple At theirrequestthey
9、were madethe guardians ofthesacredplace of Zeus After they died, they turned into an ash and linden，standing side by side in front of the temple鲍西丝和费莱蒙奥林波斯山上的神都喜欢乔装改扮到人间察看。有一天，宙斯和海尔墨斯乔装来到一个村子里。他们敲了许多人家的门，却一次又一次地被拒之门外。最后他们来到一间简陋的小茅屋前，这里住着鲍西丝和她的老伴费莱蒙，老俩口虽然很贫穷，却尽力去款待两位天神，给他们最好的座位，并立即为他们准备晚餐。两位天神深深地被他们的
10、盛情款待所感动，说明了自己的真实身分。 “我们是天神 ”宙斯说， “你们将脱离不幸，但你们的邻人们将因他们的邪恶受到惩罚。跟我们走吧！ ”当他们快到奥林波斯山顶时，鲍西丝和费莱蒙回头看见整个村庄淹没在一片沼泽之中；而他们的旧茅屋却始终完好无损，并且变成了一座金碧辉煌的神殿。出于二老的要求，他们被指派为宙斯所住宫殿的看护者。他们死后，他们变成了白蜡树和菩提树，并肩站在神殿前。2。MarpessaMarpessa was theonlydaughterof KingEvenus Shewas nobleandgracefulThe kingproposed thatwhoever can beat
11、 him ina carriageracewould win his daughter. Death would be the penalty for the loser. Theking was sure of his victory，for his horses came from Ares stables.Many young princes lost their livesLast came Idas ， prince of Messenia. He was confident， because he hadPoseidon on his side He borrowed horses
12、 from Poseidon and then win theking. Then the King Evenus drowned himself in a river cause he lose hisdaughter Idas and Marpessa arrivedat a riverside.Theyspent thenight ina templenearby When morning came，Idas found that Marpessa had been stolen byApollo, who was attracted by her beauty. Idas decide
13、d to fight die forhis love Apolloheld hisarrowsIdasdrew his swordThe duelwas aboutto start when suddenly they heard a thunderbolt round about，and Zeushimselfarrivedtostop the unequalcontest He gave Marpessa the choicebetween immoralityand eternalgloryon one side and on the othera mortallife of faith
14、ful love mixed with endless care sand grieves. Marpessaturneddown thesweet promisesofApolloand chose Idas.Apolloleftwithdisappointment.玛彭莎玛彭莎是国王伊万诺斯的独生女，她高贵优雅。国王提出：如果有人想得到玛彭莎，必须在战车较量中战胜他。死亡将作为对失败者的惩罚。国王确信自己能够胜利，因为他的马来自阿瑞斯的马厩。许多年轻的王子就这样丧了命。莫塞尼亚的王子伊达斯最后出场，他很有信心，因为他有海神波塞冬的支持。海神借给了他马，使他最后赢得了比赛。而国王伊万诺斯因为失去了女儿最后投江自尽。不
