Greek Mythology

Why shouldn't the childhood of human society -- the stage at which it attained its most attractive development -- exercise an eternal charm, as an age that will never return?

---- Karl Marx

Lecture Outline

The OlympiansOther Gods and Goddesses to KnowIdioms from the mythsOther related information

Mount Olympus and The Olympians

Apollo

Aphrodite

Ares

Artemis Hades Poseidon

Athena

HeraZeus

Hestia

Hermes

Other Gods

Hephaestus

Zues

The god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods

Lord of the sky, the rain god and the cloud gatherer

His weapon is a thunderbolt His bird was the eagle, his tree the oak.Represented as the god of justice and

mercy, the protector of the weak, and the punisher of the wicked

Hera

The supreme goddess, goddess of marriage and childbirth

Her sacred animals are the cow and the peacock. Her favorite city is Argos.

Apollo

The son of Zeus and Leto The god of music, healing, lig

ht and truth His tree was the laurel. The cr

ow his bird. The dolphin his animal.

Famous for his oracle at Delphi

Athena

The goddess of reason, intelligent activity, arts and literature

The daughter of Zeus The goddess of the city,

handicrafts, and agriculture.The embodiment of wisdom,

reason, and purityHer tree is the olive. The owl is

her bird.

Artemis

The goddess of the hunt, animals, childbirth and moon

Aphrodite

The goddess of love, desire and beautyThe myrtle is her tree. The dove, the

swan, and the sparrow her birds. Her favorite lover is the god of war, Ares.

Names Greek Roman

天神  Zeus 宙斯 Jupiter 朱庇特天后  Hera 赫拉 Juno 朱诺智慧与战争女神 Athena 雅典娜 Minerva 密涅瓦太阳神 Apollo 阿波罗 Apollo 阿波罗 月亮女神 Artemis 阿尔特弥斯 Diana 黛安娜战神  Ares 阿瑞斯 Mars 玛尔斯锻冶神，工匠神  Hephaetus 赫淮斯托

斯Vulcan 伏尔甘 

爱神，美神 Aphrodite 阿芙洛迪特  Venus 维纳斯信使，商业之神 Hermes 赫尔墨斯 Mercury 默丘利海神  Poseidon 波赛冬 Nepturne 尼普頓农耕女神 Demeter 得墨忒尔 Ceres 赛莱斯酒神 Dionysus 迪俄尼索斯 Bacchus 巴卡斯

Prometheus

Muses

The goddesses of inspiration, learning, the arts, and culture.

Idioms

The muse worked her magic. From that day on, Winston was in love with painting.

The relations between Bulgaria and Yugoslavia became ever more strained. The immediate apple of discord was the control of Macedonia, of which the greater part by far belonged to Yugoslavia, …

With an Adonis like Mark at your side, you had better watch out. Half the girls in Tonbridge will be after him!

At the beginning of the 20th century , there were many girls who thought that to be a Diana meant to be independent.

The shortage of fortitude is his heel of Achilles.

It is unfair that historians always attribute the fall of kingdoms to Helen of Troy.

The superpowers are always sending the Trojan horses to many countries in the world.

We must try to solve the problem even if it is really a Gordian knot.

He is always buying you expensive clothes,I'm afraid they are Greek gifts for you.

Getting an A in chemistry almosst cause Mike to rest on his laurels.

The senator told me under the rose that there is to be a chance in the cabinet.

Names Greek Roman

天神  Zeus 宙斯 Jupiter 朱庇特天后  Hera 赫拉 Juno 朱诺智慧与战争女神 Athena 雅典娜 Minerva 密涅瓦太阳神 Apollo 阿波罗 Apollo 阿波罗 月亮女神 Artemis 阿尔特弥斯 Diana 黛安娜战神  Ares 阿瑞斯 Mars 玛尔斯锻冶神，工匠神  Hephaetus 赫淮斯托

斯Vulcan 伏尔甘 

爱神，美神 Aphrodite 阿芙洛迪特  Venus 维纳斯信使，商业之神 Hermes 赫尔墨斯 Mercury 默丘利海神  Poseidon 波赛冬 Nepturne 尼普頓农耕女神 Demeter 得墨忒尔 Ceres 赛莱斯酒神 Dionysus 迪俄尼索斯 Bacchus 巴卡斯

Earth

Eight Planets in the Solar System

Gaea, Earth goddess (ancient Greeks thought of her as Terra Mater)

水星 Mercury

金星  Venus

火星  Mars

木星  Jupiter

土星  Saturn

天王星   Uranus

海王星  Neptune

冥王星  Pluto

Nine Planets in the Solar System

Idioms

The muse worked her magic. From that day on, Winston was in love with painting.

The relations between Bulgaria and Yugoslavia became ever more strained. The immediate apple of discord was the control of Macedonia, of which the greater part by far belonged to Yugoslavia, …

With an Adonis like Mark at your side, you had better watch out. Half the girls in Tonbridge will be after him!

Group Discussion

1. Prometheus stole fire for human beings. Is his deed heroic or simply a symbol of human pride?

2. Think about Zeus’ counterpart in Chinese mythology, the Jade Emperor. Find out similarities and differences in both figures.