英语毕业论文-古希腊神话故事研究【定稿】

摘要希腊神话是希腊艺术的“武库”和“土壤”，也是欧美文艺取之不尽的艺术源泉。马克思曾说“希腊神话不只是希腊艺术的武库，而且是它的土壤”。希腊神话凸显的是人的精神，回荡着昂扬、乐观、健康的现世气息。本研究通过古希腊神话故事背景及其故事的内容进行探究，将神话故事进行大致分类。再将各类神话故事进行细致分析并找出运用其中的英语俗语，了解并探究这些英语俗语的特点及其类型和运用等方面。本研究还对希腊神话中的俗语对后来的影响进行了探究，了解到它们对现代语言，文学，艺术等方面都有着重要的影响。关键词希腊神话俗语文学ABSTRACTGREEKMYTHOLOGYISTHE“ARMORY“AND“SOIL“OFGREEKART,ISALSOTHEINEXHAUSTIBLESOURCEOFARTINEUROPEANANDAMERICANLITERARYMARXONCESAID“GREEKMYTHOLOGYISNOTONLYTHEARMORYOFGREEKART,BUTALSOITSSOIL“GREEKMYTHOLOGYHIGHLIGHTTHEHUMANSPIRIT,ECHOEDWITHGREATENTHUSIASM,OPTIMISTICANDHEALTHYLIFETHROUGHTHEANCIENTGREEKMYTHSTORYBACKGROUNDANDCONTENTOFTHESTORY,THISRESEARCHWILLCLASSIFYTHETALESANDANALYSISALLKINDSOFMYTHSANDFINDOUTTHEUSEOFITTOUNDERSTANDANDEXPLORETHECHARACTERISTICSANDTHETYPESOFTHESEENGLISHPROVERBANDETC,THISSTUDYALSOEXPLORESTHEGREEKMYTHOLOGYPROVERB,THEINFLUENCEOFMODERNLANGUAGE,LITERATURE,ART,ETCKEYWORDSGREEKMYTHOLOGYLITERATUREPROVERB目录摘要11INTRODUCTION52SUMMARYOFMYTH621ANOVERVIEWOFGREEKMYTHS63RESEARCHONCLASSIFICATIONOFENGLISHIDIOMSINANCIENTGREEKMYTHOLOGY731SOMEENGLISHPROVERBSFROMTHETWELVEOLYMPIANSINGREEKMYTHOLOGY7311HORNOFPLENTYANDABUNDANCE7312ANAPPLEOFDISCORD732SOMEENGLISHPROVERBSFROMTHEOTHERGODSINGREEKMYTHOLOGY8321THEWHEELOFFORTUNE8322WEBOFLIFE933SOMEENGLISHPROVERBSFROMTHESTORIESOFHEROSINGREEKMYTHOLOGY9331ACHILLESHEEL9332CADMEANVICTORY1034SOMEENGLISHPROVERBSFROMTHESTORIESOFHALFDEMIGODSINGREEKMYTHOLOGY10341PILEPELIONONOSSA1035SOMEENGLISHPROVERBSFROMTHESTORIESOFMORTALSINGREEKMYTHOLOGY10351MIDASTOUCH104TODAYSENGLISHPROVERBSDERIVEDFROMGREEKMYTHOLOGY1241THEDIRECTUSEOFPROVERBSINGREEKMYTHOLOGY1242THEINDIRECTUSEOFPROVERBSOFGREEKMYTHOLOGY135THEINFLUENCEOFGREEKMYTHOLOGYPROVERBSONTHECURRENTLITERATURE1451GREEKMYTHOLOGYPROVERBSPROVIDEASOLIDFOUNDATIONFORTHEDEVELOPMENTOFBRITISHANDAMERICANLITERATURE1452GREEKMYTHOLOGYPROVIDESTHEUNIQUEWAYOFTHINKINGFORLITERARY1453FORTHEBRITISHANDAMERICANLITERATUREWORKSPROVIDEARICHSOURCEOFSTORY156CONCLUSION167BIBLIOGRAPHY178ACKNOWLEDGEMENT181INTRODUCTIONMYTHOLOGYISTHEFIRSTPRECIOUSSPIRITUALWEALTHOFHUMANCREATIONITISNOTONLYAKINDOFPURELITERATURE,BUTALSOANINTEGRATEDMASSOFSOCIALIDEOLOGYWHICHINCLUDESRELIGION,PHILOSOPHY,POLITICS,ART,CUSTOMS,SCIENCE,HISTORYINTHEPRIMITIVESOCIETYEVERYCOUNTRYANDNATIONHASITSOWNMYTHSANCIENTGREEKPLAYEDAHUGEROLEINTHEDEVELOPMENTOFEUROPEANLITERATUREITSNOTONLYTHESOURCEOFWESTERNCULTURE,BUTALSOAKEYOFVITALITYANDDEEPROOTSINEVERYLANGUAGEANDCULTUREINTHEWESTWITHREGARDTOENGLISHLANGUAGE,THEPROFOUNDINFLUENCEOFTHEGREEKMYTHCANBESEENEVERYWHERE2SUMMARYOFMYTH21ANOVERVIEWOFGREEKMYTHSGREEKMYTHOLOGYISTHESPIRITOFTHEPRIMITIVECLANSOCIETY,ITSALSOTHEORIGINALEUROPEANFOLKORALCREATIONWHICHPRODUCEDINTHE12THCENTURYBCTOTHE8THCENTURYBCITMERGEDTHELEGENDSANDSTORIESHAPPENEDINASIAMINOR,THEAEGEANREGIONANDEGYPTGREEKMYTHOLOGYCONSISTSOFTWOPARTSOFTHESTORYOFGODANDTHELEGENDOFHEROESTHEANCIENTGREEKPOETHOMERSTWOEPICPOEMILIADANDTHEODYSSEYCONTAINSMOSTOFTHEGREEKMYTHOLOGYZEUSISTHECENTEROF12GODSWHOAREINCHARGEOFNATUREANDALLKINDSOFPHENOMENAANDTHINGSINLIFETHEHEROOFTHELEGENDAREMOSTLYDESCENDANTSOFGODSANDNORMALPEOPLE,THEYAREBRAVE,HEROICANDEMBODIESTHEPERSEVERANCETHATHUMANTRYTOCONQUERNATURETHEMYTHICALGODANDMANAREISMORPHYANDHAVETHESAMETEMPERAMENTINMANYFAIRYTALES,GODSHAVETHESAMEENVY,SELFISH,CRUEL,CUNNINGANDSTRONGREVENGEWITHORDINARYPEOPLEBUTTHEREAREALSOGREATGODSLIKEPROMETHEUSWHOBENEFITMANKINDTHEBASICDIFFERENCEBETWEENTHEGODANDMANISTHEGODSSPECIALABILITY,THEYCANFOREVERLIVEANDHAVEALEISURELIFEHUMANWILLDIEANDHAVEAHARDLIFEGREEKMYTHOLOGYOFTHEGODSANDHEROESAREUNINHIBITED、PUBLICIZINGINDIVIDUALITYANDPAYATTENTIONTOINDIVIDUALCHARACTERWHICHISOURFAMILIARINDIVIDUALISMANDITSALSOTHECOREOFAMERICANVALUESINLIFENOWADAYSBESIDES,GREEKMYTHOLOGYHASIMPORTANTINFLUENCEONENGLISHROOTANDIDIOMS3RESEARCHONCLASSIFICATIONOFENGLISHIDIOMSINANCIENTGREEKMYTHOLOGY31SOMEENGLISHPROVERBSFROMTHETWELVEOLYMPIANSINGREEKMYTHOLOGY311HORNOFPLENTYANDABUNDANCEAFTERZEUSWASBORN,HISMOTHERRHEAWASAFRAIDOFHIMBEINGSWALLOWEDBYHISFATHERCRONUS,SOSHEHIDHIMINACAVEOFCRETEANDENTRUSTEDTOTHEFAIRYAMALTHEATORAISEZEUSAMALTHEAFEDHIMWITHSUPPORTMILKONESAYINGWASTHATALMAWASAFEMALEGOAT,SHEUSEDHERBREASTMILKTOFEEDZEUSTHEGOATHADONEBROKENHORN,SHEGAVEZEUSTHEBROKENHORNFULLOFFLOWERSANDFRUITAFTEROVERTHREWTHERULEOFHISFATHER,ZEUSBECAMETHEKINGOFTHEGODS,HEBROUGHTAMALTHEAANDTHEHORNTOTHESKYTHECLAWISATREASURE,THEOWNERWILLGETWHATTHEYWANTITSVIEWEDASASYMBOLOFINFINITEWEALTHANDABUNDANCEPEOPLECALLIT“THECORNUCOPIA“HORNOFPLENTYANDHORNOFABUNDANCECANBESEENASAMALTHEASHORNFOREXAMPLENATURE,VERYODDLY,WHENTHEHORNOFPLENTYISQUITEEMPTY,ALWAYSFILLSITWITHBABIESITISTHEUSEOF“HORNOFPLENTY”ITMEANSTHATTHEREAREMANYBABIESBORNWITHAPOORLIFEITCARRIEDTHEMYTHCOLORANDSOMETHINKINGOFTHEGODLIKE“WHYTHEGODSDIDTHIS,MAYBETHEYWANTEDTOEXERCISEASTRONGHEART”312ANAPPLEOFDISCORDATTHEWEDDINGPARTYOFPELEUSANDTHETISALLTHEGODSWEREINVITEDWITHTHEEXCEPTIONOFERISOFDISCORDENRAGEDATHEREXCLUSION,ERISTHREWAGOLDENAPPLEWITHTHEINSCRIPTIONAMONGTHEGUESTS,“FORTHEFAIREST“THEREUPONHERA,VENUS,ANDATHENAEACHCLAIMEDTHEAPPLETHEYCAMETOZEUSFORJUDGMENTZEUSWASNOTWILLINGTODECIDEINSODELICATEAMATTER,HESENTTHEGODDESSESTOMOUNTIDAWHERETHEBEAUTIFULSHEPHERDPARISWASTENDINGHISFLO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