大学英语课--希腊罗马神话GM Week 12.ppt

Greek Myth Week 12 QUIZ Relate the following in the following order: EUROPA ? CADMUS ? HERCULES ? ZEUS ? PERSEUS For example: Bow and Arrows ? Venus The bow are arrows are the tools of Cupid, who is the son of Venus 00 QUIZ ANSWERS EUROPA ? CADMUS ? HERCULES ? ZEUS ? PERSEUS Europa and Cadmus are brother and sister Cadmus founded Thebes, which is Hercules’ hometown, also Cadmus’ sister is loved by Zeus, who is also Hercules’ father, also Cadmus killed a snake and so did Hercules Zeus is Hercules’ father and also the father of Perseus RELAX! LOTUS EATERS Odysseus and his men sailed to the land of the lotus eaters Whoever ate the lotus forgot everything and only wanted to keep eating the lotus fruit Odysseus made his men leave LAND OF THE CYCLOPS This was an island with many caves where Cyclops lived They herded sheep and lived off of them One of the Cyclops was named Polyphemus He was a son of Poseidon ENTER THE CAVE Odysseus and 12 other men explored the island and the cave belonging to Polyphemus They ate his food When he returned that night he rolled a huge stone across the entrance to keep his sheep in HOSPITALITY Then Polyphemus discovered the men and ate 2 for dinner The next morning he had another 2, took his sheep and left, first rolling the stone back across the entrance That night he returned and ate 2 more men WILY Odysseus gave him wine and Polyphemus thanked him and asked his name, Odysseus replied “Nobody” Polyphemus said he would eat “Nobody” last STAKE Polyphemus soon fell asleep from the wine Odysseus and his men took a huge sharpened wooden stake and heated it in a fire Then they stabbed Polyphemus in his eye His screams brought the other Cyclops to his cave and they asked what’s wrong? WHAT’S WRONG Polyphemus replied “Nobody is killing me” The other Cyclops left Next morning, Polyphemus rolled the stone away and let his sheep out Odysseus tied himself and his men to the bellies of the sheep CURSE As he was sailing away Odysseus shouted back