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• Athena (Minerva 密涅瓦): Goddess of wisdom, arts and crafts (制造技艺), and war; daughter of Zeus. • Apollo (Apollo): God of sun, prophecy, medicine, music, poetry, and archery (箭术); son of Zeus. • Artemis (Diana): Goddess of Moon, hunting, and chastity (贞 洁); daughter of Zeus and twin sister of Apollo. - 阿耳忒弥斯
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Vocabulary
• • • • 1. Demeter (Ceres): cereal: 谷物 2. Ares (Mars) marshal: n.& v. (陆军,空军) 元帅, 列举,排列,整理 martial: 好战的,军事的 martial art: 武艺,武术 (kungfu功夫) martial law: 军事管制法,戒严令 3. Hestia (Vesta) vestal: adj. & n. 贞洁的,纯洁的,贞 洁的女人,处女
Hestia(Vesta)
• Hestia (Vesta) was the Greek goddess of the hearth (壁炉前的地板) or fireplace (壁炉) and symbol of the home and family, the eldest daughter of Cronus and Rhea. Because of the importance of fire in life, the hearth was worshiped daily throughout the Greek world, with her sacred fire (圣火) burning and prayers offered to her before and after meal. In Rome, there was a small round temple honoring Vesta in the Forum of Rome (罗马广 场). In the temple she was represented not by a statue but by a fire burning on an altar (祭坛), which was kept burning continuously by priestesses known as vestal virgins. There were six vestal virgins, young unmarried women, and each of them served for 30 years, enjoying certain special rights in Roman political affairs and greatly respected by the people.