希腊罗马神话ppt.ppt

Greek and Roman Mythology Greek and Roman Mythology A Review A Review of of The Principal Gods and Goddesses The Principal Gods and Goddesses What is a myth? What is a myth? n n A traditional story rooted in primitive A traditional story rooted in primitive folk beliefs of cultures folk beliefs of cultures n n Uses the supernatural to interpret Uses the supernatural to interpret natural events natural events n n Explains the culture Explains the culture ’’ s view of the s view of the universe and the nature of humanity universe and the nature of humanity In the beginning... In the beginning... n n…… was Chaos (shapeless nothingness) was Chaos (shapeless nothingness) n n Chaos had two children: Chaos had two children: –– Night (darkness) Night (darkness) –– Erebus (death) Erebus (death) n n““ All was black, empty, silent, endless. All was black, empty, silent, endless. ”” n n Mysteriously, Love was born of Mysteriously, Love was born of darkness and death. darkness and death. And then... And then... n n When Love was born, order and beauty When Love was born, order and beauty began to flourish. began to flourish. n n Love created Light and Day. Love created Light and Day. n n Earth was created. Earth was created. –– She was the solid ground, but also a She was the solid ground, but also a personality. personality. n n The Earth bore Heaven to cover her The Earth bore Heaven to cover her and be a home for the gods. and be a home for the gods. The First Parents The First Parents n n Mother Earth = Gaea (Gaia) Mother Earth = Gaea (Gaia) n n Father Heaven = Father Heaven = Ouranos Ouranos (Uranus) (Uranus) n n They had three kinds of children: They had three kinds of children: –– Three monsters with 100 hands and 50 Three monsters with 100 hands and 50 heads heads –– Three Three cyclopes cyclopes –– The titans The titans n n These were the first characters that had the appearance of life, These were the first characters that had the appearance of l