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标 题: Mythology(2)
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Coeus + Phoebe - Coeus was a titan of Intelligence, the father of Leto, hus
band of Phoebe.
Oceanus + Tethys - The personification of the vast ocean. Together with his
wife Tethys, they produced the rivers and six thousand offsprings called the
Oceanids. He ruled over Ocean, a great river encircling the earth, which wa
s believed to be a flat circle. The nymphs of this great river, the Oceanids
, were their daughters, and the gods of all the streams on earth were their
sons.
Hestia - Virgin goddess of the hearth. She was the symbol of the house, arou
nd which a new born child was carried before it was received into the family
. Although she appears in very few myths, most cities had a common hearth wh
ere her sacred fire burned. I
Hades - He was made lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead. He is a gr
eedy god who is greatly concerned with increasing his subjects. Those whose
calling increase the number of dead were seen favorably by him. He was also
the god of wealth, due to the precious metals mined from the earth. His wife
was Persephone whom Hades abducted.
The underworld itself was often called Hades. It was divided into two region
s: Erebus, where the dead pass as soon as they die, and Tartarus, the deeper
region, where the Titans had been imprisoned. It was a dim and unhappy plac
e, inhabited by vague forms and shadows and guarded by Cerberus, the three-h
eaded, dragon-tailed dog. Sinister rivers separated the underworld from the
world above, and the aged boatman Charon ferried the souls of the dead acros
s these waters.
Poseidon - God of the sea. His weapon was a trident, which could shake the e
arth, and shatter any object. He was second only to Zeus in power amongst th
e gods. Under the ocean, he had a marvelous golden palace. Poseidon was the
husband of Amphitrite, one of the Nereids, by whom he had a son, Triton. Pos
eidon had numerous other love affairs. At one point he desired Demeter. To p
ut him off Demeter asked him to make the most beautiful animal that the worl
d had ever seen. To impress her Poseidon created the first horse. In some ac
counts his first attempts were unsucessful and created a varity of other ani
mals in his quest. By the time the horse was created his passion for Demeter
had cooled.
Zeus + Hera - The god of the sky and ruler of the gods of Mount Olympus. He
displaced his father and assumed the leadership of the gods of Olympus. Zeus
was considered the father of the gods and of mortals. He did not create eit
her gods or mortals; he was their father in the sense of being the protector
and ruler both of the Olympian family and of the human race. His weapon was
a thunderbolt. His breastplate was the aegis, his bird the eagle, his tree
the oak. He was married to Hera but, is famous for his many affairs, which r
esulted in many known children and probably many more that were not known to
be his. Athena was his favorite child. He bore her alone from his head. One
of the greatest feasts for Zeus was the Olympic games. They were taking pla
ce every four years in Olympia. Even if there was a war between the city-sta
tes of Greece they were stopping the war to take part on that games.
Hera's marriage was founded in strife with Zeus and continued in strife. Wri
ters represented Hera as constantly being jealous of Zeus's various amorous
affairs. She punished her rivals and their children, among both goddesses an
d mortals, with implacable fury. The peacock (the symbol of pride; her wagon
was pulled by peacocks) and the cow (she was also known as Bopis, meaning "
cow-eyed", which was later translated as "with big eyes") were her sacred an
imals. Her favorite city was Argos.
Demeter + Zeus - Goddess of corn and the harvest. She taught mankind the art
of sowing and ploughing so they could end their nomadic existence. She was
of a severe, a beauty scarcely relieved by her hair. which was as fair as ri
pened grain. Poseidon coveted her, but Demeter refused herself to him. To es
cape him she fled to Arkadia where, assuming the shape of a mare, she mingle
d with the herds of King Oncus. Poseidon, however, succeeded in finding her,
changed himself into a stallion and made her the mother of the horse Arion.
When her daughter Persephone was abducted by Hades, god of the underworld, D
emeter's grief was so great that she neglected the land; no plants grew, and
famine devastated the earth. Dismayed at this situation, Zeus, demanded tha
t his brother Hades return Persephone to her mother. Hades agreed, but befor
e he released the girl, he made her eat some pomegranate seeds that would fo
rce her to return to him for four months each year. In her joy at being reun
ited with her daughter, Demeter caused the earth to bring forth bright sprin
g flowers and abundant fruit and grain for the harvest. However, her sorrow
returned each autumn when Persephone had to return to the underworld. The de
solation of the winter season and the death of vegetation were regarded as t
he yearly manifestation of Demeter's grief when her daughter was taken from
her. Demeter and Persephone were worshipped in the rites of the Eleusinian M
ysteries.
Persephone - Persephone was the Queen of the Underworld and the daughter of
Demeter. Persephone is the goddess of the underworld in Greek mythology. She
is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, goddess of the harvest. Persephone was
such a beautiful girl that everyone loved her, even Hades wanted her for hi
mself. Although Zeus gave his consent, Demeter was unwilling. Hades, therefo
re, seized the maiden as she was gathering flowers and carried her off to hi
s realm. Persephone was a personification of the revival of nature in spring
. Her attributes in iconography can include a torch, a crown, a sceptre, and
stalks of grain.
Leto + Zeus - The mother of Artemis, goddess of the bow and of hunting. She
was loved by the god Zeus, who, fearing the jealousy of his wife, Hera, bani
shed Leto when she was about to bear his child. All countries and islands we
re also afraid of Hera's wrath and refused the desperate Leto a home where h
er child could be born. Finally, in her wanderings, she set foot on a small
island floating in the Aegean Sea, which was called Delos.
Iapetus - The son Uranus and Gaea. Iapetus' wife was Clymene.
Athena - or Pallas-Athene, is one of the most important goddesses in Greek m
ythology. Goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, justice and skill. Ath
ena sprang full-grown and armoured from the forehead of the god Zeus and was
his favourite child. She was fierce and brave in battle but, only fights to
protect the state and home from outside enemies. She was the goddess of the
city, handicrafts, and agriculture. She invented the bridle, which permitte
d man to tame horses, the trumpet, the flute, the pot, the rake, the plow, t
he yoke, the ship, and the chariot. Her attributes in iconography include th
e aegis (a fringed cloak, sometimes decorated with a Gorgon's head), the hel
met, and the spear.
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is one more than we deserve
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