希腊罗马神话Pygmalion

第八组
14 .Venus and Adonis
Main idea
Venus was captivated (迷住)by Adonis.One day she dressed like huntress and rambled (漫步)through the woods.She charged Adonis to beware of the dangerous animal.But Adonis was too noble to heed (注意)such counsel(忠告)。

At last,he was killed by the boar(野猪).Venus was so sad and spoke that Adonis’s blood will be changed into a flower.The flower is short-lived and the wind blows the blossom open,and afterwards blows the petals(花瓣) away.So it is called Anemone(银莲花) or Wind Flower.
QUESTION
1.How did Venus come to love Adonis,a mortal youth(凡人)?
Venus was hurt by Cupid’s arrows,before it healed she beheld Adnis,and was captivated with him.
2.Why did Venus advise Adonis against attacking wild animal?
The animals were dangerous.
3.What did Venus do to commemorate(纪念) her ill-fated(不幸的) lover?
Adonis’s blood will be changed into short-loved flowers and its blossom open when the wind blows.名词解释
Aphrodite’s girdle: the girdle made her irresistible(极为诱人的) to men.
Aphrodisiac: a drig or other agent that stimulates sexual desir
Vneral/venery/veneration: a profound(深厚的) emotion inspired by a deity(神)
Adonis: any handsome young man
人物介绍
Venus: goddess of love
Cupid: the son of venus ;god of love Adnonis: the son of king of Cinyras and his daughter; a handsome youth
15:Pyramus and Thisbe
故事简介：Pyramus和Thisbe是巴比伦城中一对年轻的恋人，他们是邻居，因为父母不准他们两人在一起，他们只能透过墙缝偷偷地互诉衷肠。

终于有一天他们忍不住要跑出去幽会，约在尼努斯王墓旁的一棵桑树下见面，Thisbe先到，但是看见一只母狮走来，嘴边还有猎物的血，Thisbe吓得跑去山洞躲起来，慌乱中面纱掉在地上。

母狮在泉中饮水之后，偶然撕碎了面纱，离开了。

Pyramus 来到这里，看见撕碎的面纱，以为Thisbe已经丧生猛兽之口，悲痛之下拔剑自
杀，鲜血喷在桑树上，将白色的桑葚染成深红色。

Thisbe回来看见此情此景悲
痛欲绝，痛哭哀号了一阵，也用同一把剑自杀。

最后，众神因为听到Thisbe的
哀歌被感动，决定让桑葚永远成为深红色的，以纪念这对不幸的恋人。

Qustion:
1,How did the lovers send their messages of love when separated?
答：They pressd their lips upon the wall.
2,Where did they agree to meet one evening?
答：The Tomb of Ninus.
3,What object do you think was the direct cause of the tragedy(悲剧）？
答：Two families' opposition.或(Pyramus's character,he was too
impulsive(冲动）.
4,What aspect does this story show about love?
答：The miserable and beautiful(凄美）aspect of love.
16.Echo and Narcissus
人物介绍：
Echo:she was a beautiful nymph(女神），fond of the woods and hills,where
she devoted herself to woodland sports.She was a favourite of Diana,and
attended her in the chase.But Echo had one failing;she was fond of
talking,and whether in chat or argument,would have the last word. Narcissus:he was the son of the blue Nymph Leiriope of Thespia.he was a
beautiful youth. but he was intolerably(无法忍受地；到难耐的程度） proud，
fastidious（挑剔的，苛求的）and disdainful(轻蔑的，倨傲的）。

He led a
solitary life in the woods and hunting grounds with a few companions. 故事简介：One day when Narcissus was out hunting stags,Echo stealthily
followed him but unable to speak first.Finally she showed herself and
rushed to embrace him.He pulled away from the nymph and told her to get
lost.Narcissus shunned all the rest of the nymphs.Echo's bones were
changed into rocks and there was nothing left of her but her
voice.Narcissus fell in love with himself.At last he died and became a
flower.
一天Narcissus在猎鹿，Echo偷偷地跟着他但是不能先对他说话。

最后她现身并跑到Narcissus面前拥抱他。

他推开她并叫她消失。

回避了其他所有女神。

Echo 的骨头变成了石头你，只留下她的声音。

Narcissus爱上了他自己，死后变成了一朵花。

Questions:
1.Her talk that contrived to detain Juno till Zeus and the nymphs made their escape.
2.No power to speak first.
17.Pygmalion
【课文简介】
Pygmalion:古希腊的一个雕塑大师
Galatea:沉睡的爱
Aphrodite:爱之女神
皮格马利翁是希腊神话中的塞浦路斯国王，善雕刻。

他不喜欢塞浦路斯的凡间女子，决定永不结婚。

他用神奇的技艺雕刻了一座美丽的象牙少女像，在夜以继日的工作中，皮格马利翁把全部的精力、全部的热情、全部的爱恋都赋予了这座雕像。

他像对待自己的妻子那样抚爱她，装扮她，为她起名加拉泰亚，并向神乞求让她成为自己的妻子。

爱神阿芙洛狄忒被他打动，赐予雕像生命，并让他们结为夫妻。

“皮格马利翁效应”成为一个人只要对艺术对象有着执着的追求精神，便会发生艺术感应的代名词。

【课后习题】
I
1.Because Pygmalion saw so much to blame in woman.
2.A beautiful statue of ivory which was indeed the perfect semblanmce of a maiden that seemd to be alive.
3.By giving the statue of life.
II
Pygmalion effet:is the phenomenon in which the greater the expectation placed upon people, the better they perform T，he effect is named after the greek myth of p ygmalion.。