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1、Introduction of the Myths of Greece and RomecontentscontentsGreek mythsRoman mythsInterrelationshipsMythological storiesGreek mythsGreek myths0101 Greek Mythology is a group of traditional tales told by the ancient Greeksabout the deeds of gods, heroes and their relations with human beings. The Gree

2、k mythology is an important part of the ancient culture which has vast and deep influence on the whole western culture. Its great influence upon the English language and literature is beyond description. A great number of words and idioms in the English language come from the Greek mythology. The an

3、cient Greeks worshiped many gods.The ancient Greeks worshiped many gods. Greek Greek gods cangods can bebe divided into several groups.The divided into several groups.The earliestearliest group was Titansgroup was Titans , , ledled by Cronusby Cronus . . The The most powerful groupmost powerful grou

4、p was the Olympianswas the Olympians . . TheThe Olympians are a group of Olympians are a group of gods whogods who ruled afterruled after the overthrow the overthrow of the Titans.of the Titans. All theAll the OlympiansOlympians areare related in some wayrelated in some way . . TheyThey areare named

5、 afternamed after their their d dwelling place welling place Mount OlympusMount Olympus. . One of the characteristics of the Greek mythology is the complex relationshipZeus is the King of the Gods in Greek Mythology. Zeus was viewed as a king who oversaw the universe. In the Homeric Hymns he is refe

6、rred to as the chieftain of the gods. He is also called the Father of Gods and men. He ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus in ways representative as both a father as head of the family and a king. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull, an

7、d oak. In addition to his Indo-European inheritance, the classical cloud-gatherer also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the Ancient Near East, such as the scepter. Roman mythsRoman myths0202Roman myths The Roman gods can be divided into two parts. The first is the original go

8、d in Rome, the second is introduction of god in a particular period in the history . Their special tasks, shows the need of daily life at that time the Roman society. Roman mythology inherited and developed the Greek myth, also is the culture and art to the world. The image of hero is taking more of

9、 a political who are willing to sacrifice themselves and stand of the state to see in everything. They would be very rational rather than be closed to the side of human nature. Roman mythsVenus is the Roman god who is a symbol of love and beauty, also a symbol of fertility goddess. Roman mythsVenus

10、de Milo, it is believed to depict Venus, the goddess of love and beauty , It is a marble sculpture, slightly larger than life size at 203 cm high. Part of an arm were lost following its discovery. Roman mythsGods of Mount Olympus, the most helpless, is small Cupid. Cupid has been as a symbol of love

11、, he has a very beautiful golden hair, white and tender face, there could be free to fly wings. Cupid and his mother Venus are the head of love and marriage. Venus represents the rational love. On the contray, Cupid represents the crazy love. Cupids images are blindfolded, it shows that, love is bli

12、nd.Interrelationships0303 The strength of Greek mythology lay in its collective nature . A myth always stood on its own , with a plot and a set of characters readily understood by those who listened to the storyteller or dramatist making use of it. The Romans were no less impressed by the range and

13、interest of Greek mythology .They adopted it wholesale and identified many of their own Italian deities with those in the Greek pantheon ,even adopting others for whom they possessed no real equivalent.There were just too many myths for the Romans to resist ,although they chose to impose a typical r

14、estraint on Greek extravagance.0404Mythological storiesApolloThe sun-god Apollo On one occasion，invited to a contest by the human musician Marsyas，he won and then flayed him to death for his prideOn another occasion，he lost out toPan at a musical contest and turned the ears of the judge，King Midas，i

15、nto those of an ass Apollo stood for youthful and manly beautyHis goldenhair，stately manner and air all combined to make him the admiration of the worldA beautiful girl，by the name of Clytle，was so fond of his beauty and glory that from dawn to dusk she knelt on the ground，her hands outstretched towards the sungod，and her eyes looked at his golden wheeled carriag