Chariots of the Gods
Chariots of the Gods?
Unsolved Mysteries of the Past
Written in 1968 by Erich von Däniken. This author presents a
hypothesis that many ancient civilizations' technologies and religion were given to them by space travelers who were welcomed as gods. The book shows photographs and gives detailed information that sheds serious light on his theory. Von Däniken claims ancient art throughout the world can be interpreted to illustrate astronauts, air and space vehicles, non-human but intelligent creatures, and artifacts of high technology. Von Däniken also points out details that are similar in art of unrelated cultures around the world.
According to von Däniken, the oral and literal traditions of most religions contain references to visitors from 'stars' and vehicles traveling through air and space. One such is Ezekiel's revelation in Old Testament, which he interprets as a detailed description of a landing
spacecraft. As a real-life example, von Däniken uses the "cargo cults" that formed during and after World War II, when once-isolated tribes in the South Pacific mistook the advanced American and Japanese soldiers for gods.
Artifacts have been found which
represent higher technological knowledge than is presumed to have existed at times when they were manufactured. Von Däniken maintains that these artifacts were produced either by extraterrestrial visitors or by
humans who learned the necessary
knowledge from them. Such artifacts include
the Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge, the head statues of Easter Island and the Antikythera mechanism
Further examples include a medieval Turkish map known as the Piri Reis Map,
Von Däniken wrote several other follow up books that attempt to support his theory, but his first is the most extraordinary, in my opinion.。
古希腊神话72位全神名字英文版
古希腊神话72位全神名字英文版English: The 72 gods in ancient Greek mythology include well-known figures such as Zeus, the king of the gods; Hera, the queen of the gods; Poseidon, the god of the sea; Demeter, the goddess of agriculture; Athena, the goddess of wisdom and warfare; Apollo, the god of the sun and music; Artemis, the goddess of the hunt and wilderness; Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility; Ares, the god of war; Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty; Hephaestus, thegod of fire and craftsmanship; Hermes, the messenger god; Hestia, the goddess of the hearth; Hades, the god of the underworld; Persephone, the goddess of spring and queen of the underworld;and many others. Each of these gods and goddesses played a distinct role in the mythology and religious practices of ancient Greece, and their stories continue to capture the imagination of people around the world.中文翻译: 古希腊神话中的72位神祇包括众所周知的泽维斯（宙斯），诸神之王；赫拉，诸神之后；波塞冬，海神；狄密特，农业之神；雅典娜，智慧与战争之女神；阿波罗，太阳与音乐之神；阿尔忒弥斯，狩猎与荒野之女神；狄俄尼索斯，酒神与生育之神；阿瑞斯，战神；阿芙罗黛蒂，爱与美之女神；赫淮斯托斯，火神与手艺之神；赫尔墨斯，信使神；赫斯提亚，家庭之女神；哈迪斯，冥界之神；珀耳塞福涅，春天女神和冥界之后；以及许多其他神祇。
希腊神话人物表
希腊神话人物表一、God and GoddessGaeaThe goddess of the earth who bore and married Uranus and was the mother of the Titans and the Cyclopes.大地女神盖亚，嫁给了天神乌拉诺斯，是泰坦诸神和独眼巨人库克罗普斯的母亲。
UranusThe eariest supreme god, a personification of the sky who was the son and consort of Gaea and the father of the Cyclopes and Titans.乌拉诺斯，最早的主神，是天的化身，大地女神的儿子和配偶，泰坦诸神和库克罗普斯的父亲。
CyclopsAny of the three one-eyed Titans who forged thunderbolts for Zeus.库克罗普斯：帮助宙斯制造雷电的三个独眼泰坦神之一。
TitanAny of a family of giants, the children of Uranus and Gaea who sought to rule heaven and were overthrown and supplanted by the family of Zeus.泰坦：巨人家庭成员，是乌拉诺斯和盖亚的子女，他们试图统治天国，但被宙斯家庭推翻并取代。
HyperionA Titan, the son of Gaea and Uranus and the fathter of Helios,Selene,Eos.许珀里翁：泰坦神，盖亚和乌拉诺斯之子，是太阳神赫利俄斯、月之神塞勒涅和黎明女神厄俄斯的父亲。
MetisA Titan, the mother of Athena.墨提斯：泰坦神，雅典娜的母亲。
英文版经典古希腊神话
《英文版经典古希腊神话》1 The Olympian GodsBetween Macedon（马其顿王国）and Thessaly of eastern Greece there stood a high mountain．Its cloudy top rushed into the very heavens．On the top of the mountain，the home of the gods was bathed in brightness．At Olympus Zeus ruled as the father of gods and men．Zeus was not a crude ruler by any standards．All the gods listened to his final words，it was true．But Zeus made them all sit on a committee of twelve members，including six gods and six goddesses．The first in the Olympian crowd sat Zeus himself．He was the overlord of gods and men and the operator of the thunderbolt ．Next to him was Hera，his proud and green-eyed queen．Poseidon was ruler of the sea，And Hades，king of the lower world，had no seat in the committee．Apollo was the god of the sun，music and poetry，while his twinsister Artemis was the goddess of the moon and the chase．Athena was the goddess of wisdom and patroness of house holdarts．Hestia，the goddess of the family，represented home life and family happiness．The frightening Ares was the god of war，and the charming Aphrodite the goddess of love and beauty．The god of fire，Hephaestus，was the forger(铁匠) of the thunderbolts of Zeus．The wing footed messenger Hermes was the god of invention and commerce；and the goddess of grains and harvests，Demeter，looked after agriculture and stood for mother of civilization．All the chief gods mentioned above took human forms of incomparable beauty and grace．Often moved by human feelings and desires，they frequently gave way to anger and jealousy．They became involved in ceaseless battles with the world of man．Among themselves at Olympus they plotted and struggled for power．In the human world they experienced competitions and difficulties．They enjoyed earthly friendships and loves．A crowd of everlasting gods looked and acted in a perfectly human fashion that is what all gods at Olympus actually were．1.Macedon: [史]马其顿王国(古代巴尔干半岛中部一奴隶制国家)2.Thassaly: A region of east-central Greece between the Pindus Mountains and the Aegean Sea. Settled before 1000 b.c., it reached the height of its power in the sixth century b.c. but soon declined because of internal conflicts.塞萨利希腊中东部一地区，位于屏达思山和爱琴海之间。
希腊神话中英文对照
希腊神话连载1The Olympin GodsBetween Macedon and Thessaly of eastern Greece there stood a high mountain．Its cloudy top r ushed into the very heavens．On the top of the mountain，the home of the gods was bathed in brightness．At Olympus Zeus ruled as the father of gods and men．Zeus was not a crude ruler by any standards．All the gods listened to his final words，it was true．But Zeus made them all sit on a committee of twelve members，including six gods and six goddesses．The first in the O lympian crowd sat Zeus himself．He was the overlord of gods and men and the operator of the thunderbolt ．Next to him was Hera，his proud and greeneyed queen．Poseidon was ruler of the sea，And Hades，king of the lower world，had no seat in the committee．Apollo was the god of the sun，music and poetry，while his twinsister Artemis was the goddess of the moon and the ch ase．Athena was the goddess of wisdom and patroness of house holdarts．Hestin，the goddess of the family，represented home life and family happiness．The frightening Ares was the god of w ar，and the charming Aphrodite the goddess of love and beauty．The god of fire，Hephaestus，w as the forger of the thunderbolts of Zeus．The wing footed messenger Hermes was the god of in vention and commerce；and the goddess of grains and harvests，Demeter，looked after agricultur e and stood for mother ofcivilization．All the chief gods mentioned above took human forms of incomparable beauty and grace．Often moved by human feelings and desires，they frequently gave way to anger and jealousy．They be came involved in ceaseless battles with the world of man．Among themselves at Olympus they p lotted and struggled for power．In the human world they experienced competitions and difficulties．T hey enjoyed earthly friendships and loves．Acrowd of everlasting gods looked and acted in a perf ectly human fashion that is what all gods at Olympus actually were．奥林波斯山神在马其顿和希腊东部的色萨利之间矗立着一座高山。
世界未解之谜(Crop circle)
• 百慕大三角，又称魔鬼三角或丧命地狱，位于北大西洋的马尾
藻海，是由英属百慕大群岛、美属波多黎各及美国佛罗里达州南端所 形成的三角区海域，据称经常发生超自然现象及违反物理定律的事件， 面积约390万平方公里（150万平方英里）。
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百慕大三角 伸到佛罗里达州南部的迈阿密，然后通过巴哈马群岛，穿过波多 黎各，到西经40°线附近的圣胡安，再折回百慕大，形成的一个三角 地区，称为百慕大三角区或“魔鬼三角”。在这个地区，已有数以百 计的船只和飞机失事，数以千计的人在此丧生。从1880到1976年间， 约有158次失踪事件，其中大多是发生在1949年以来的30年间，曾发 生失踪97次，至少有2000人在此丧生或失踪。这些奇怪神秘的失踪事 件，主要是在西大西洋的一片叫“马尾藻海”地区，为北纬20°40°、西经35°-75°之间的宽广水域。这儿有世界著名的墨西哥暖 流以每昼夜120-190千米流过，且多漩涡、台风和龙卷风。不仅如此， 这儿海深达4000-5000米，有波多黎各海沟，深7000米以上，最深达 9218米。
• UFO全称为不明飞行物，也称飞碟（unidentified
flying object，简称UFO）是指不明来历、不明空间、不 明结构、不明性质，但又漂浮、飞行在空中的物体。一些 人相信它是来自其他行星的太空船，有些人则认为UFO属 于自然现象。20世纪40年代开始，美国上空发现碟状飞 行物，当时称为“飞碟，这是当代对不明飞行物的兴趣的 开端，后来人们着眼于世界各地的不明飞行物报告，但至 今尚未发现确实可信的证据。许多不明飞行物照片经专家 鉴定为骗局，有的则被认为是球状闪电，但始终有部分发 现根据现存科学知识无法解释。
• • 此外，还有一些巨大的图案在地面上，如：猴子、蜘蛛、蜂鸟等。 令人们费解的是，为什么要绘制如此庞大比例的图形，这些图形只有 从空中才能进行观看。它们有什么重大意义呢？一些人认为它们与天 文学有关，还有人将这些图案与宗教仪式联系在一起。目前，最新的 观点认为这些图案指示着宝贵的水源。但事实上，以上的观点都没有 确切的依据，迄今没有人真正揭晓其中的谜团。
埃米莉迪金森2
1.it is saying how her soul has selected a single person to love and spend her life with. 2.She is shutting a figurative door. The door represents her affection, and she is keeping her love from the 'divine' majority. By using divine, it shows she shows no affection not only from humans, but also for Gods or religious beings, when compared to this one thing that she loves. 3.Even when chariots, which is a symbol of courtship, are showing up in front of this door, she denies these suitors entrance to her door or heart. Even when the emperor himself kneels before her door, she is unmoved, showing her dedication to this single figure. The author is saying how she has known her own soul for this long time, and she talks about how when her soul finds a mate, she closes this figurative valve of affection (the door) and is as steadfast as stone.
盘点全球60个惊人的未解之谜
盘点全球60个惊人的未解之谜世界上有很多事情超出人类的想象，用科学都无法解释清楚。
下面为你解读一下世界上60个令人不解之迷...1、风动石----东山风动石位于福建省东山岛，被誉为―天下第一奇石‖，重约200 吨。
其奇妙之处在于它前后左右重量平衡极佳，大风吹来时，石体左右晃动。
人力也能晃动风动石，选择适当的位置，一个人就能把这硕大的奇石轻轻摇动起来。
这块奇石是怎样形成的呢?至今是个难解的谜。
2、希特勒到底死了吗---根据史料作出的推断是，希特勒没有自杀，而是消失。
莫斯科对据说是希特勒开枪自尽留下的血迹鉴定表明，这不是血，而是色泽相像的液体。
被认为是希特勒的那具焦尸上的血型，同希特勒的真实血型也不符。
种种迹象表明，是替身掩盖了―元首‖潜逃的踪迹：4月30日13时，希特勒同下属告别，同埃娃一起进了地堡。
此后在生还的证人中，只有林格一人见过死后的希特勒。
其余人只见过裹在毯子里的尸体从希特勒办公室抬出，毯子里究竟是谁，他们并不知道。
希特勒是否真的逃走，谁也不知道。
3、水下―黄金城‖--- 前几年，科学家在印度海域发现9500年前的一处远古水下废墟。
这处水下神秘古城具有完整的建筑结构以及许多人体残骸。
更有意义的是，这项研究发现将印度坎贝湾地区所有考古发现的历史提前了5000年，使历史学家能够更好地理解该地区的历史文化。
据称，这座水下古城被命名为―德瓦尔卡‖(Dwarka)，或者叫做―黄金城‖4、流泪的圣母像---在泰国购买的圣母像竟流眼泪，数以百计的信众涌往拜圣像。
虔诚天主教徒帕蒂鲍威尔8年前以150澳元在曼谷一家宗教商店购买了这尊圣母马利亚像，最近她发现神像的眼睛流出散发玫瑰香味的油类物质。
不仅在西方，东方信仰的佛像近年也出现了神迹。
2005年，韩国的很多佛像上优昙婆罗花开放，佛经中说是吉兆，预示转轮圣王下世。
5、地球为何银多金少---地球上的一些贵金属，包括金和银，都源自于超新星的爆发，大部分的轻元素，包括氢和氦，都是在大爆炸中形成的，而更重一些的元素，如碳和氧，则是在恒星内部通过核聚变的方式形成的。
5 other terms
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Identifying knowledge is not sufficient
Unicorn
最早提到独角兽的是古希腊历 史学家、医生凯特西亚斯作于 公元前389年的一篇手稿，据 他说这是一种与马差不多大小 的野兽，身体为纯白色，头部 为暗红色，眼睛为深蓝色，头 顶有一犄角，长约一英尺半。 罗马科学家普林尼曾对它作了 比较详细的描述，说这是一种 “非常暴躁凶残的野兽，体似 马，头似鹿，足似象，尾似野 猪，吼声低沉有力，额头上的 犄角为黑色，大约两尺来长。”
(4) The problem of lost rigidity
Natural kind terms apply to a set of objects, they can be rigid appliers.
(5) The problem of ignorance and error: it is neither necessary nor sufficient for speakers to have identifying knowledge of the kind in question
2. A causal theory of natural kind terms
Reference fixing: how a term is linked to its referent in the first place, the causal grounding of the term in its referent. Reference borrowing: the social transmission of a term to those having not contact with its referent.
神话起源介绍英文作文
神话起源介绍英文作文In the beginning, there was chaos. Out of this chaos emerged the first gods and goddesses, powerful beings who shaped the world with their divine powers.Some say that the world was created by a great cosmic egg, which cracked open to reveal the earth, the sky, andall living things. Others believe that the gods fashioned the world out of the body of a giant primordial being,using its bones to form the mountains, its blood to create the seas, and its breath to give life to the first humans.The gods and goddesses themselves were not perfect beings. They were often capricious and prone to jealousyand anger, which led to many epic battles and conflicts among them. These clashes shaped the landscape of the world, creating mountains, rivers, and valleys as the gods fought for supremacy.One of the most famous myths tells the story of how thesun and the moon came to be. It is said that the sun was a great warrior who was banished to the sky for his arrogance, while the moon was a gentle goddess who was placed there to keep him company. Every day, the sun chases the moon across the sky, but she always manages to stay just out of his reach.Another popular myth explains the changing of the seasons. It is said that the goddess of the harvest fell in love with a mortal man, but when he died, she was so grief-stricken that the crops stopped growing. Her mother, the earth goddess, was able to bring him back to life for half the year, and during that time, the crops flourished. But when he returned to the underworld, the earth grew cold and barren once more.These myths and many others have been passed down through generations, shaping the beliefs and traditions of cultures around the world. They continue to inspire storytellers, artists, and scholars, keeping the ancient tales alive in the modern world.。
希腊神话人物简介英文版
●Gods:The old theogony——the TitansCronus(克罗诺斯）: God of the sky.Rhea(瑞亚）: Goddess of time.Oceanus(俄刻阿诺斯）: God of water.Tethys(泰西斯）:Goddess of the sea.Wife of Cronus.Crius(克瑞斯）: God of growth。
Lapetus (伊阿佩托斯）: God of soul.Father of Prometheus、Atlas、Epimetheus and MenoetiusPhoebe(福柏）: Goddess of the moon. Leto与阿斯特瑞亚之母。
Coeus (科俄斯）: God of intelligence.Themis (忒弥斯）: Goddess of order and justice.Second wife of Zeus.时序三女神母Mnemosyne(谟涅摩叙涅）: God of memory。
Firth wife of Zeus.Mother of the ninth Muse. Hyperion(许配利翁）: God of light.Thea(忒亚）: Wife of Hyperion.The old theogony——the GodsZeus(宙斯): the god of the sky.Zeus King of the sky and the earth. Ruler of the Olympian gods. He was the rain god , and the cloud gatherer,who holds the terrible thunderbolt.eagle, His bird the eagle, his tree is the oak . He is married to Hera but,is famous for hismany affairs. He is also known to punish those that lie or break oaths.Hera(赫拉): Zeus' wife and sister. Queen of the gods. Goddess of marriage and childbirthand takes special care of married women.Most stories concerning Hera have to do withher jealous revenge for Zeus‘s infidelities.Poseidon(波塞冬): Brother of Zeus . God of the sea , protector of all waters. His weaponis a trident , which can shake the earth , and shatter any object.He is second only to Zeusin power among the gods.He was widely worshiped by seamen。