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Zeus
Zeus’ lovers
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Zeus and
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Zeus
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Zeus: god of the sky; ruler of Olympus
Symbols: thunderbolt, eagle, aegis
Other names: Jupiter Jove
Aegis: a garment made of goatskin,
posses the power to terrify and
disperse the enemy or to protect friends
Under the aegis of /under one’s aegis在…的庇
护/保护下
Zeus
Zeus
Some expressions
Eg.
1) He thought he was under the unfailing
aegis of law.
2) This is a refugee program under the aegis
of the United Nations.
Words: Jovian朱庇特的,威风凛凛的
joviality 快活,愉快
a jovial old fellow
speak in a jovial mood
greet sb. with customary joviality
Jupiter’s beard 长生草
Zeus’ Wives
Hera : Ares
Hebe
Hephaestus
Leto :
Apollo
Artemis
Mnemosyne
:The Nine
Muses
Metis (海洋
女仙）：
Athena
Demeter ：
Persephone
Zeus’ Love Affairs
(P17)
(p18):
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of the
and little
Zeus & Europa
Zeus & Europa
Zeus & Europa
Zeus & Io
Zeus & Callisto
Zeus and Olympics of Ancient Greece
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the symbol of power, rule, and law.
the father god and the upholder of morality
god of weather and fertility
worshiped in connection with almost every
aspect of life
Zeus and Olympics of Ancient Greece
• The Olympics of ancient Greece:
The ancient Greek games were held,
every fourth summer, at Olympia, in honor
of Zeus.
The events: at first, only running
later, the long run ,pentathlon , boxing ,
chariot racing, wrestling, the foot race
were added.
Zeus and Olympics of Ancient Greece
Features:
1. Greek athletes competed without clothing
gymnos: naked (Greek meaning )
gymnasium
2. The principal event remained :
a sprint of about 200 yards : stadion
stadium
Zeus and Olympics of Ancient Greece
The Heraea: the games held by ancient
Greek women in honor of Hera, unmarried
young women competed on the Olympic
track in a foot race 5/6as long as the
men’s stadion.
The image of Zeus
--- from Iliad
• Jove said, and
nodded with his
shadowy brows;
• Waved on th’immortal
head th’ambrosial
locks,--• And all Olympus
trembled at his nod.
• 天帝说完， 点了点头
， 抖了抖他那浓黑的
眉毛，
• 在那永生的头上，他
的卷发散发着香气，
摇晃着，
• 他这一点头啊， 真个
奥林匹斯神山都在颤
抖。
Hera
Hera
• Name: Hera
• Other name: Juno
• Role : goddess/patroness of marriage, the queen of Greek
gods
• Symbols: scepter, diadem (crown of jewels and flowers),
• Animals: cuckoo , cow peacock
• Fruits: apple, pomegranate
• Characteristics: jealousy, beauty, guile
• Marriage: full of quarrels and infidelities on the part of
Zeus
• Children: Ares (god of war) Hebe (goddes of youth)
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Hephaestus (god of forge)
Hera
• Hera, the queen of the Olympian gods, appears
both in the Iliad and the Odyssey of Homer.
Hesiod mentions Hera in his introduction to the
Theogony :
Queenly Hera, the Lady of Argos who walks in golden sandals.
Hesiod is in effect justifying the legitimacy of
Hera’s claim as the queen of the heavens by
stating:
Hera
Zeus made Hera his buxom bride,
And she lay in love with the king
of gods and men and bore Hebe
and Ares and Eleithyia.
In this way , Hera’s status as wife and mother
also serves as the divine model for the role of
women in human marriage.
Words: Junonian Junoesque 华贵美丽的