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Athena
Athena
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Name: Athena
Other name: Minerva
Role: goddess of wisdom, warfare and crafts
the patron goddess of the city of Athens
Symbols: aegis, owl ,olive tree
In the epics and poetry of Greece:
She was the divine sponsor of warriors and
heroes, she introduced several of the arts and
crafts necessary for civilization, and she
represented wisdom.
Athena
• Birth of Athena:
• Mother: Metis (thought)
• Father : Zeus
The birth of Athena from the head of Zeus underscores her
relationship with men, both divine and human.
• In the human realm , Athena becomes a protector of heroes;
• In the divine , she avoids sexual liaison with gods
• Athena and the contests for Athens:
• Myths of Athena: Arachne
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Medusa
( hubris)
Athena & Arachne
• The story of Arachne demonstrates the ancient
Greek belief that one ought not compare oneself
with the gods, lest a deity should suddenly
materialize and punish the offending mortal.
hubris: roughly excessive pride, often
brings great misfortune to the person
who shows it.
Medusa
Medusa
• Gorgon: any of three imaginary sisters in
ancient Greek stories who had snakes on their
heads instead of hair, and turned anyone who
looked at them to stone
• gorgon. adj. (Infml )an ugly angry-looking
woman whose appearance causes fear
• gorgnize v.使变成石头,把..吓呆
• Gorgon looks
• medusan 水母的
medusoid 水母状的 ,像水母的
Gorgonites
The movie Small Soldiers is about action toys that
begin a real war against each other, as a result of being
inadvertently equipped with intelligent military computer
chips.
The toy industry has leaped into the 21st Century and the
products of that leap are the Commando Elite and their
enemy, the Gorgonites. These high tech action figures,
using a military grade processor chip, are capable not
only of action but of learning, too.
Hephaestus
Hephaestus
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Name: Hephaestus
Role: god of smiths and metal-workers
Symbols : axe
Father: Zeus Mother: Hera
Roman name: Vulcan
Depicted as : lame , an intense man wearing a
workman’s cap in front of a smithy
• Hephaestus in Greek myth:
• The celestial artist, born lame
Paradise Lost
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Milton
… From morn
To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve,
A summer’s day; and with the setting sun
Dropped from the zenith, like a falling star,
On Lemnos, the Aegean isle
Words derivated from Vulcan
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vulcanian a. 火山的
vulcanic a. 火山的,火山爆发的
Vulcan
volcano
volcanian/volcanic
volcanicity n.火山性;火山活动
volcaniciam n.火山作用,火山现象
volcanist n. 火山学家
volcanology n.火山学
Volcanogenic a.火山生成的
Volcanize v. 由火山活动造成\改变\影响的
Words derivated from Vulcan
sit/sleep/stand on a volcano
置于火山口，处境危险
volcanic activity
Volcanic eruption
A volcanic island
A volcanic temper
Volcanic rock
Volcanic tuff 火山凝灰岩
Words derivated from Vulcan
An active volcano
A dormant volcano
a volcano of hatred
Volcanogenic sediments火山沉积物
Eg. He nursed this volcano of wrath in
his breast.
她满腔怒火，一触即发。