公共英语Unit 3-10.ppt

Argus Guarding the Heifer (Io) Hermes (Roman: Mercury) the son of Zeus and the nymph Maia; the messenger of the gods; Hermes is the god of shepherds, travellers, merchants, oratory, and thieves; known for his cunning and shrewdness. Satyr 半人半兽的森林之神 Gods of the woods; Attenants of Dionysus; They looked like men, but had legs and feet of goats, with short horns on their heads; drank and danced and chased the nymphs ; Allusion It was a slow smile, starting and sometimes ending in the eyes; it was very sensual, neither cruel nor kindly, but suggested rather the inhuman glee of the satyr. ---- Moon and Sixpence by Maugham Artemis (Roman: Diana) The virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; Twin sister of Apollo. Pan A satyr; Son of Hermes; He could inspire irrational terror in humans, and the word panic comes from his name. Pan and Syrinx syrinx or panpipe:潘神箫, 潘之笛，排萧 Peacock is sacred to Hera Unit 9 Zeus and Europa Agenor: Agenor was a son of Poseidon and Libya. He became king of Phoenicia(腓尼基）. He married Telephassa who bore him Europa, Cadmus, Phoenix and Cilix. Zeus and Europa When Europa disappeared on the back of the Bull, Agenor sent out his sons in search of her, ordering them not to return until they had found their sister. Europa’s brothers Cilix, ended up in Cilicia in Asia Minor, a region called after him, where he became king after giving up the search. Cadmus, went with his mother，founded the city of Thebes. Phoenix, another brother, set out for Africa, and remained there. Callisto Callisto was a nymph who was a follower of the goddess of the hunt, Artemis. Young women who were devoted to the goddess hunted with her regularly, and remained virgins, like Artemis herself. Callisto had upheld these ideals faithfully, and she quickly became Artemis favorite. Callisto caught the eye of Zeus. Knowing that the maiden had taken a vow of chastity, Zeus resorted to deception to get at Callisto. He came to her disguised as Artemis, a