么Achilles
The hero of Homer’s Iliad, the son of Peleus and Thetis and slayer of Hector
阿基里斯：荷马史诗《伊利亚特》中的英雄，是珀琉斯和西蒂斯之子，杀害赫克托耳的人
Achilles heel/Achilles' heel艾基利斯之踵的弱点, 要害；
Achillean adj.阿基里斯的, 勇敢的
Adonis
n. A strikingly beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite.
阿多尼斯被阿佛洛狄忒所恋的美少年
常作adonis：A very handsome young man.美少年很英俊的年轻男子；美少年, 小白脸
Agamemnon
The king of Mycenae and leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War, who was the son of
Atreus and the father of Orestes, Electra, and Iphigenia；His wife Clytemnestra killed
him upon his return from Troy.
阿伽门农：迈锡尼的国王，特洛伊战争中的希腊联军统帅，阿特柔斯的儿子，俄瑞斯忒斯、伊莱克特拉以及依菲琴尼亚的父亲。他刚从特洛伊返回就被其妻克吕泰尼丝特拉杀害
n.[希神]阿伽门农, 特洛伊战争中希腊军队的统帅
Andromeda
The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia and wife of Perseus, who had rescued her
from a sea monster。
安德洛墨达：塞弗斯和卡西欧匹亚的女儿，其丈夫珀修斯曾把她从海妖手里救出
【希神】安德罗米达(埃塞俄比亚公主, 后与 Perseus 结婚) ；
第 1 页共 22 页 1 The Beginning of the world
Before earth and sea and heavens became known the face of nature was one crude,
formless mass. Land and sea and air were mingled together. The universe was a
uniform darkness, without sun and moon, and the earth was no more than an embryo
heap. In the middle of the pervading gloom sat Chaos and his wife, the goddess of
Night (Nyx), who reigned but did not rule, for the whole space was lifeless. Centuries
later, with the birth of Light and Day, earth and sea and air came into existence. Still
later, the union of Gaea (Earth) and Uranus (Heaven) gave birth to the Titans, the
Cyclopes and the Centimani, all giants in stature and strength. Afraid that his own
gigantic children might usurp his throne, Uranus drove them all back to the earth, and
thus roused the resentment of the mother Gaea. At her instigation one of her sons,
普洛克儒斯忒斯的床 A Procrustean Bed
普洛克儒斯忒斯是一个凶狠的拦路大盗，他被人们称为“铁床匪”。他有两张铁床，一张很短，一张很长。他强迫着过路的客人躺在床上，如果床比人长，就用一把巨钳夹住人的四肢把客人抻长，抻坏客人的筋骨；如果床比人短，他就用刀砍掉客人的双脚。虽然他穷凶极恶，但还是败在了希腊伟大的英雄忒修斯之手，忒修斯抓住他，把他按在那张短床上，然后就像他平时对待过往的客人那样，用刀砍掉了他的双腿，让他在痛苦中慢慢死去。
削足适履的“普洛克儒斯忒斯之床”于是就成了保守僵化、不知变通的象征。
诗人齐别根纽•赫伯特写过一首深含哲理的诗，通过这位“铁床匪”的第一人称叙述表达一种深刻思想：我渴望取消高人与矮人的差异/我想给讨厌的多样化人类单一的式样/为使人们整齐划一我竭尽全力„„诗题就叫做《普洛克儒斯忒斯如是说》。
著名哲学家尼采《偶像的黄昏》一书中批评了“想把人类带回到、拧紧在一种过去的道德规范上”的“牧师和道德家”，也把他们比喻成普洛克儒斯忒斯。
the sword of Damocles(达摩克利斯之剑)
“达摩克利斯”是希腊神话中暴君迪奥尼修斯的宠臣。他常说帝王多福，以取悦于迪奥尼修斯。有一次，迪奥尼修斯请他到王宫赴宴时，让他坐在帝王的宝座上，头顶上挂着一把仅用一根马鬃系着的利剑。其用意是使达摩克利斯意识到虽然身在宝座，可利剑却随时都可能掉下来，以示帝王并不多福，而是时时刻刻存在着忧患。后来人们就常用“达摩克利斯剑”这一典故，来比喻随时可能发生的潜在危机。因此the sword of Damocles就成了“富贵中隐藏的危险”的同义语，也可以指形势危急，千钧一发。
Midas touch赚大钱的本领;事事处处能赚钱的本领
典出古希腊传说.小亚细亚中西部有一古国叫弗里吉亚(Phrygia),国王迈达斯(Midas)贪恋财富,一心想成为世界上最富有的人.酒神狄俄尼索斯(Dionysus)感恩于迈达斯对他以前一位老师的帮助,答应满足迈达斯请求的一切.于是迈达斯祈求神赐予他点物成金的法术.他如愿以偿的得到了点金术之后,到处点金,凡他所出没的东西都变成了金子.然而,变成金子的不仅只是石块,花朵和屋内的陈设,连食物和饮料,乃至他最心爱的小女儿也都变成了金子.最后,他只好祈求神解除他的点金术.酒神便让他到帕克托洛斯(Pactolus)河里去洗澡,以此收回他的魔力,一切才恢复了原样. 根据这一故事,人们便用the Midas touch喻指 ―赚大钱的本领‖，―事事处处能赚钱的本领‖.该短语常与动词have连用。
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. ●Gods:The old theogony——the Titans Cronus(克罗诺斯）: God of the sky. Rhea(瑞亚）: Goddess of time. Oceanus(俄刻阿诺斯）: God of water. Tethys(泰西斯）:Goddess of the sea.Wife of Cronus. Crius(克瑞斯）: God of growth。Lapetus (伊阿佩托斯）: God of soul.Father of Prometheus、Atlas、Epimetheus and MenoetiusPhoebe(福柏）: Goddess of the moon. Leto与阿斯特瑞亚之母。Coeus (科俄斯）: God of intelligence. Themis (忒弥斯）: Goddess of order and justice.Second wife of Zeus.时序三女神母Mnemosyne(谟涅摩叙涅）: God of memory。Firth wife of Zeus.Mother of the ninth Muse. Hyperion(许配利翁）: God of light. Thea(忒亚）: Wife of Hyperion.The old theogony——the Gods Zeus(宙斯): the god of the sky.Zeus King of the sky and the earth. Ruler of the Olympian gods. He was the rain god , and the cloud gatherer,who holds the terrible thunderbolt. eagle, His bird the eagle, his tree is the oak . He is married to Hera but,is famous for his many affairs. He is also known to punish those that lie or break oaths. Hera(赫拉): Zeus' wife and sister. Queen of the gods. Goddess of marriage and childbirth and takes special care of married women.Most stories concerning Hera have to do with her jealous revenge for Zeus‘s infidelities. Poseidon(波塞冬): Brother of Zeus . God of the sea , protector of all waters. His weapon is a trident , which can shake the earth , and shatter any object.He is second only to Zeus in power among the gods.He was widely worshiped by seamen。Hades(哈迪斯): Brother of Zeus. God of the dead. Ruler of the underworld.God of wealth , due to the precious metals mined from the earth. He has a helmet that makes him invisible. He rarely leaves the underworld. Hestia(赫斯提亚): Zeus’ sister.Goddess of the Hearth.The symbol of the house around which a new born child is carried before it is received into the family. Of all the Olympians, she is the mildest, most upright and most charitable Ares(阿瑞斯): Son of Zeus and Hera. God of war. He is considered murderous and bloodstained but also a coward. He was disliked by both parents. He was the one god who ever had to submit to the power of his inferiors. At one time lack of tact and good judgment led to his shame. He was fighting with two giants , and finding himself no match for the two monstrous creatures , laid down his arms and was imprisoned in chains. He was set free in the end by the artful Hermes, but not before he had suffered all the humiliations. Ares: All that you have, is dead! Hermes(赫尔墨斯): Son of Zeus. God of thieves and commerce.Messenger for all the other gods. Guide for the dead to go to the underworld. He was the cleverest of the Olympian gods. He is the fastest of the gods. He wears winged sandals, a winged hat, and carries a magic wand . Hephaestus(赫斯菲托斯) :Son of Zeus and Hera. God of fire and the forg . He is the smith .
