简易英语读物《希腊神话-Greek Mythology》-19. Stopping an Unwanted Wedding
英语典故
希腊罗马神话和《圣经》中的英语典故1.An Apple of Discord争斗之源；不和之因；祸根An Apple of Discord直译为“纠纷的苹果”，出自荷马史诗Iliad中的希腊神话故事传说希腊阿耳戈英雄(Argonaut)珀琉斯(Peleus)和爱琴海海神涅柔斯的女儿西蒂斯(Thetis)在珀利翁山举行婚礼，大摆宴席。
他们邀请了奥林匹斯上(Olympus)的诸神参加喜筵，不知是有意还是无心，惟独没有邀请掌管争执的女神厄里斯(Eris)。
这位女神恼羞成怒，决定在这次喜筵上制造不和。
于是，她不请自来，并悄悄在筵席上放了一个金苹果，上面镌刻着“属于最美者”几个字。
天后赫拉(Hera)，智慧女神雅典娜(Athena)、爱与美之神阿芙罗狄蒂(Aphrodite)，都自以为最美，应得金苹果，获得“最美者”称号。
她们争执不下，闹到众神之父宙斯(Zeus)那里，但宙斯碍于难言之隐，不愿偏袒任何一方，就要她们去找特洛伊的王子帕里斯(Paris)评判。
三位女神为了获得金苹果，都各自私许帕里斯以某种好处：赫拉许给他以广袤国土和掌握富饶财宝的权利，雅典娜许以文武全才和胜利的荣誉，阿芙罗狄蒂则许他成为世界上最美艳女子的丈夫。
年青的帕里斯在富贵、荣誉和美女之间选择了后者，便把金苹果判给爱与美之神。
为此，赫拉和雅典娜怀恨帕里斯，连带也憎恨整个特洛伊人。
后来阿芙罗狄蒂为了履行诺言，帮助帕里斯拐走了斯巴达国王墨涅俄斯的王后---绝世美女海伦(Helen)，从而引起了历时10年的特洛伊战争。
不和女神厄里斯丢下的那个苹果，不仅成了天上3位女神之间不和的根源，而且也成为了人间2个民族之间战争的起因。
因此，在英语中产生了an apple of discord这个成语，常用来比喻any subject of disagreement and contention;the root of the trouble;dispute等意义这个成语最初为公元2世纪时的古罗马历史学家马克•朱里•尤斯丁(Marcus Juninus Justinus)所使用，后来广泛的流传到欧洲许多语言中去，成为了一个国际性成语。
简易英语读物《希腊神话-Greek Mythology》-7. cleaning the Stables
简易英语读物《希腊神话-Greek Mythology》-（7）cleaning the StablesOf course, King Eurystheus was very angry at Hercules, because he had once again been embarrassed in front of his men.Because of this, Eurystheus thought of the dirtiest and most awful job he could."Hercules," said the king."King Augeashas ten-thousand cows which he cares for very much”.“The king keeps his cows in stables near his castle”.“Of course, the stables are very large”.“Because of their size, no one has been able to clean them in many years”.“Your next task is to clean them so that they look like new".Hercules thought that this was a very awful task indeed, hut he did not want to let his cousin see that he was upset.Therefore he put a smile on his face and said, "Why, Cousin, this is an easy task, I will return to you in a few days!".When Hercules arrived in the land of King Augeas, He first went to introduce himself."I am Hercules, My cousin has sent me here to clean your great stables"."I know who you are, Hercules, for your fame is known everywhere”.“You are welcome to stay in my land as long as you want", The king said.The next day, Hercules went out to the stables to think of how to clean them.Truly, they were so dirty that they could not be cleaned by one man, or even many hundred.He noticed that the stables were at the bottom of a large hill, and that a river ran along the top of the hill.This gave him an idea.The next day he went to see King Augers and told him,"Great king, I can clean your stables for you in just one day, But you must first take all of your cows out into the fields".Of course, Augeasdid not believe that Hercules could complete his task in just one day.But he wanted his stables cleaned so much that he ordered his men to take all of the cows out into the fields.When this was done, Hercules climbed up the hill above the stables and found a sharp rock.He used this rock to dig a hole leading from the river into the stables.As the river water flowed through the stables, All the dirt inside was cleaned away.When the stables were clean, Hercules again filled the hole with dirt and allowed the river to continue with its natural flow.Heracles then returned to see his cousin.When he arrived, King Eurystheus could not believe that Hercules had completed his task so quickly.Only three days had passed since Hercules had left him.But later that day, a messenger arrived from King Augeasthanking Hercules for his great deed.When he heard the news, King Eurystheus was very angry.译文和注释打扫牛厩当然，国王欧律斯透斯对赫拉克勒斯很恼火，因为他再一次使他在他的手下面前丢脸。
简易英语读物《希腊神话-Gree...
简易英语读物《希腊神话-Gree...简易英语读物《希腊神话-Greek Mythology》-（22）Jason and the Argonauts-a murdered fatherIolcus was the king of a great land, and he had only oneson , Jason, who he hoped would rule the land after he died.But the story of Iolcus is an unhappy one, for henever saw his son grow to manhood and stand beside him.Instead, while Jason was still young, the king's brother, Pelias, killed lolcusand made himself king of the land.But Pelias was afraid he would lose the land he had violently taken, so he planned to kill Jason as well.But Jason's mother tricked Pelias, pretending that Jason had died from sickness. Meanwhile, she gave her baby son to Chiron, the Centaur.Chiron was half man and half horse and was both strong and wise.He taught Jason skills with a sword and much knowledge from great books.When Jason turned sixteen years old and became a man,Chiron told him the story of his father's murder.Immediately Jason left to find Pelias and take back his father’s land.Jason was not Pelias’ only enemy.In fact, Pelias had a terrible enemy in heaven among the gods.Jason's uncle, the murderer king, had prayed and given gifts to all the gods except Hera, the wife of Zeus.Because of this, Hera hated King Pelias and wanted to see him lose his power.She decided to test Jason to see if he was a good man who deserved to become king.Hera's test was a dangerous one; only a true hero would pass it.As Jason walked, Hera caused a great storm to begin.She then turned herself into an old woman and stood beside a fast and terrible river. When Jason saw the old woman, he asked herwhat she was doing, not knowing that a goddess stood before him."There used to be a bridge here" ， said the old woman, " but now the storm has destroyed it”.“I need to get home, would you carry me across the water'?"Now the storm had caused the river to fill with water and crossing it will be very dangerous，but Jason didn’t stop to think about his own safety and carefully picked up the old woman.As he carried her crossing the river, Hera decided to make the test even harder and made herself heavier and heavier.Jason was stronger enough and succeeded in reaching the other side.Hera was impressed with Jason ‘deed an d decided to help him to became a King.译文于注释伊阿宋和阿尔戈英雄父亲被谋杀伊奥尔科斯是一个伟大的国家的国王，他只有一个儿子伊阿宋，他希望在他死后，伊阿宋接替他统治这片土地。
简易英语读物《希腊神话-Gree...
简易英语读物《希腊神话-Gree...简易英语读物《希腊神话-Greek Mythology》-（24）T HE A RGO AND A RGONAUTSThe day after his conversation with Pelias, Jason began his preparations.The Golden Fleece was owned by king Ae?tes, ruler of land of Colchis.The journey to Colchis would take many months by ship and Jason knew that only the best ship would make it safely.Jason hired Argus the most famous ship-builder and asked him to build the greatest ship of all time.Argus used all his skill and made ship that was both fast and strong.Then Hera, who wished to help Jason on his quest, visited Argos and gave him a magic figure head to hang on the front of ship.The figure head could see the direction of wave and wind, and would warned Jason storm and other dangers.Argus was so proud of his ship that he gave his own name to call it Argo.Jason then searched for companions to help him in his dangerous task.To complish this, he sent massage to find strong men interested in adventure. From around the Greece, many hers learned Jason’s journey for the fleece and came to join him.These men were called Argonauts since they would all sail on Argo.Among them were Zetes and Cala?s who were sons of the North wind that able to fly, Tiphys the world’s greatest shipsailor, Heracles the world’s strongest man, Heracles’s good friend Hylas and even the greatest musician Orpheus.They all joined Jason in his great adventure.Within a month, all the preparation was made.Jason said goodbye to his uncle and promised to return soon with fleece.The Argonauts each began their work on the ship and Orpheus played sweat music to cheer them.They sailed for a week before coming to a small island where they stopped to gather more food and fresh water.Once the Argonauts were on land, they were quickly surrounded by armed women. Without noting it they had landed on Isle of Lemnos an island where the women had joined together to kill all the men.The queen of Lemnos was called Hypsipyle and she was both beautiful and strong. Hypsipyle felt that men were troublesome and should all be killed, but she changed her mind when she saw how strong and handsome Jason was.Hypsipyle invited Jason and all Argonauts to stay in Lemnos. They rested there for more than a month.They spent their days eating great meals and drinking wine.At night the women would pay a great attention to each of them.Jason was so happy lying Hypsipyle’s arm that he never wanted to leave.But finally Heracles convinced him that they should continue they journey.译文与注释阿尔戈号船和船上的英雄们与珀利阿斯谈话的次日，伊阿宋开始准备工作。
经典英语希腊神话故事
经典英语希腊神话故事潘多拉Pandora after the stealing of fire，zeus became increasingly unkind to men.one day he ordered his son hephaestus tobuild an image of a beautiful maiden out of clay.he then asked the gods and goddesses to award her with different kinds of gifts.among others ，athena clothed her in an attractivecoat and hermes gave her the power of telling lies.a charming young lady，she was the first woman that everlived.zeus called her pandora.because she had received from each of the gods and goddesses a gift.the gift was harmful to men. zeus decided to send her down to men as a present.so hermes them essenger brought her to epimetheus ，brother of prometheus.the greatness of her beauty touched the hearts of all who looked upon her ，and epimetheus happily received her into his house.he had quite forgotten pometheus'warning ：never to accept anything from zeus.the couple lived a happy life for some time.then trouble came on to the human world. when he was busy with teaching men the art of living，prometheus had left a bigcask in the care of epimetheus.he had warned his brother not to open the lid.pandora was a curious woman.she had been feeling very disappointed that her husband did not allow her to take a look at the contents of the cask.one day，when epimetheus was out ，she lifted thelid and out itcame unrest and war ，plague and sickness ，theft and violence， grief sorrow ，and allthe other evils.the human world was hence to experience these evils. Only hope stayed within the mouth of the jar and never flew out.so men always have hope within their hearts.潘多拉偷窃天火之后，宙斯对人类的敌意与日俱增。
经典古希腊神话中英双语故事
经典古希腊神话中英双语故事Just as Heracles was the chief hero of Peloponnesus，so Theseus was the most famous half god of Attlca．His father was king Aegeus of Athens and his mother a princess of Troezen．When he was still an infant his father left him in the care of his motherand went back to his own kingdom．Before he left，Aegeus buried his sword and sandals under a huge stone，and told his mother to direct him to Athens as soon as he was big enough to lift the rock and take the hidden gifts with him. At the age of sixteen he became a strong young man，intelligent and with lots of nerve．Taking the sword from under the rock，he joyfully set out to look for his father．It was a journey of adventures．But he cleared the roads of various monsters he met and appeared harmless in his father's palace at Athens．Little did he suspect that here would be an attempt on his life there．King Aegeus had recently married Medea，a bad woman．She was anxious to have the Athenian thronefor her own child. She had persuaded the king to poison the newer at a feast．As the feast was in progress，King Aegeus saw Theseus' sword and recognized his son in the young man ．Quickly pushing the poisoned cup aside，he took his son in his arms and declared him his successor．Thus troubled by her own evil designs，Mede fled in her dragon drawn carriage，never to return．for a time Theseus stayed with his father at Athens．When the Cretan bull escaped into the area of Marathon he set out alone to fight with the beast and offered it up as a sacrifice to the gods．At this time the city of Athens was bothered by the respect it had promised to pay to King Minos of Crete ． The Cretans hade to attack Athens，and the gods had ordered that the Athenians would have to meet the demand of the Cretan king that seven boys and seven girls be sent to Crete every year to feed the half man，half bull Minotaur．Determined to kill the Minotaur and save his people from further grief，Theseus decided to go as one of the fourteen chosen victims．Before he left he promised his father that if he succeeded in his work he would change the black sails of his ships to white ones．He went，and with the help of princess Ariadne of Crete，he killed the Minotaur and carried the Princess with him on his way back．At Naxos he left the girl in her own care．For when he neared Athens he fot to put up the promised white sails，and his anxious father，standing on a hill-top，saw the black sails，threw himself down into the sea in despair．So stricken with grief was Theseus that he never recovered from regret．He succeeded his father as king，and introduced many good measures to improve the life of his people．To rid his kingdom of the threat by the Amazons，he led an expedition into the woman country and took its queen prisoner．The queen，Antiope by name，ws in fact so passionately in love with him that she agreed to marry him．At a later date the Amazons came to lay attack on Athens on the excuse of recovering their queen．In the battle that followed，the queen was wounded by a chance arrow and died，leaving Theseus a sad widower．Theseus' friendship with Pirithous，king of the Lapithae，grew from a dramatic beginning．Pirithous was invading Attica and Theseus was marching his men out to meet him． In the first personal encounter beeen the o heroes each was so filled with admiration for the other that they both laid down their weapons and became faithful friends．At the wedding of Pirithous，to which Theseus and Heracleswere invited，a number of horsemen present were angry with the shining beauty of the bride，so that they attempted to take her by force．Both Theseus and Heracles were enraged at their wild behaviour ．In what was known as the coldblooded fight beeen the horsemen and the Lapithae they beat the horsemen and saved the bride．But she did not have long to live．Both Theseus and Pirithous were full of the ambition of marrying a lady of holy birth．At one time they got Helen by force，she was the beautiful daughter of Zeus，but as she was not yet of marriageable age，Theseus left her with his mother．Later she was rescued by her brothers，Castor and Pollux．So proud were the o friends that they were now planning to invade the lower world and carry Persephone up by force，for Pirithous was eager for her beauty．They went，but they found it impossible to get out again．One of them，Pirithous，was bound to a turning wheel while Theseus himself was chained to a rock．If it had not been for Heracles，who came in for Cerberus，Theseus would never have been able to return to the upper air again．When he returned to Athens he was quite old and unhappy with life．As king he acted like a tyrantand went successfully away from his people． He was sent away to the island of Scyros，where he fell into sea from a cliff． Nothing more was heard of him until the battle of Marathon centuries later．When the Athenians saw a mighty soldier leading them in their ruthless attack against the invading Persians，they recognized him as Theseus and after the war they devoted a grand temple to his memory and offered sacrifice at his altar．正如海格立斯是珀罗普妮萨斯的大英雄，特修斯当之无愧地成了安提卡闻名遐尔的人神。
简易英语读物《希腊神话-GreekMythology》-20.ReturntoArgos
简易英语读物《希腊神话-GreekMythology》-20.ReturntoArgos简易英语读物《希腊神话-Greek Mythology》-（20）Return to ArgosSoon after killing Polydectes, Perseus decided to take his bride Andromeda and his mother back to his home country.Meanwhile, King Acrisius felt sure that his grandson would never return to kill him as the fortune-teller had predicted.Surely, he thought, his daughter and grandson had died in thesea twenty years before.Before Perseus left Serapis, he made Dictys king of theisland and thanked him once again for all his kindness.The three arrived in Argos, where Perseus was born, and learnedthat his grandfather, Acrisius, had gone away for a while.Then, while Perseus was waiting for the king to return, he heard ofsome athletic games happening in the north.He went north to join the games and hoped to win fame for his skills.His wife and mother waited in Argos for Acrisius’ return.Perseus entered the athletic games but he did not give his name or meet the king and his guests.If he had done so, he might have seen that his grandfather was among them. Acrisius, too. had no idea that one of the athletes was his grandson Perseus. Perseus won the first two contests, running and jumping,and was admired by all the women and men in the crowd.The third event was the spear throw.When Perseus’ turn came, he held the spearperfectly, for he had great experience using one.Then, with great strength, he threw it forward and watched it go straightdown the field.But suddenly, the spearchanged direction in the air and flew toward the crowd of people watchingthe games.The sharp head of the spear hit one of the king's guests, who fell down dead. Perseus ran forward and asked the king why the spear had moved so wildly in the air.The king spoke sadly, "It must have been the wish of the gods".Perseus learned later that the man who had died was Acrisius, his grandfather.He stayed for the funeral and then told the news to Danae and Andromeda. Danae was sad, but the memory of herself and herson cruelly locked in the tower and then thrown in the sea made herfeel less bad about her father's death.Perseus and Andromeda ruled Argos well for many years to come.After their deaths, they were placed in the sky as stars.译文与注释回到阿尔戈斯杀死波吕德克忒斯不久，珀尔修斯决定带她新娘安德洛墨达和母亲回到他的祖国。
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。
希腊神话和英语典故
1.An Apple of Discord争斗之源；不和之因；祸根An Apple of Discord直译为“纠纷的苹果”，出自荷马史诗Iliad中的希腊神话故事传说希腊阿耳戈英雄(Argonaut)珀琉斯(Peleus)和爱琴海海神涅柔斯的女儿西蒂斯(Thetis)在珀利翁山举行婚礼，大摆宴席。
他们邀请了奥林匹斯上(Olympus)的诸神参加喜筵，不知是有意还是无心，惟独没有邀请掌管争执的女神厄里斯(Eris)。
这位女神恼羞成怒，决定在这次喜筵上制造不和。
于是，她不请自来，并悄悄在筵席上放了一个金苹果，上面镌刻着“属于最美者”几个字。
天后赫拉(Hera)，智慧女神雅典娜(Athena)、爱与美之神阿芙罗狄蒂(Aphrodite)，都自以为最美，应得金苹果，获得“最美者”称号。
她们争执不下，闹到众神之父宙斯(Zeus)那里，但宙斯碍于难言之隐，不愿偏袒任何一方，就要她们去找特洛伊的王子帕里斯(Paris)评判。
三位女神为了获得金苹果，都各自私许帕里斯以某种好处：赫拉许给他以广袤国土和掌握富饶财宝的权利，雅典娜许以文武全才和胜利的荣誉，阿芙罗狄蒂则许他成为世界上最美艳女子的丈夫。
年青的帕里斯在富贵、荣誉和美女之间选择了后者，便把金苹果判给爱与美之神。
为此，赫拉和雅典娜怀恨帕里斯，连带也憎恨整个特洛伊人。
后来阿芙罗狄蒂为了履行诺言，帮助帕里斯拐走了斯巴达国王墨涅俄斯的王后---绝世美女海伦(Helen)，从而引起了历时10年的特洛伊战争。
不和女神厄里斯丢下的那个苹果，不仅成了天上3位女神之间不和的根源，而且也成为了人间2个民族之间战争的起因。
因此，在英语中产生了an apple of discord这个成语，常用来比喻any subject of disagreement and contention;the root of the trouble;dispute等意义这个成语最初为公元2世纪时的古罗马历史学家马克·朱里·尤斯丁(Marcus Juninus Justinus)所使用，后来广泛的流传到欧洲许多语言中去，成为了一个国际性成语。
简易英语读物《希腊神话-Greek Mythology》-(21)King Midas and his Golden Touch
简易英语读物《希腊神话-Greek Mythology》-（21）King Midas and his Golden TouchLong ago, Greece was divided into many different small kingdoms.One of these kingdoms was ruled by a man named King Midas.King Midas was very rich.Many people said that he had more gold than any other king in the world.Even though he was rich, Midas was so greedy that healways wanted to be richer.His favorite thing was gold, and he would do anything to get more. Truly, he wished that everythingin his kingdom could be gold, and he hated looking at any object that wasn’t. He wore yellow robes and slept in a yellow bed because they reminded him gold.He even used a golden knife and fork to eat.Midas loved gold so much that he named his only daughter Marygold. If there was anything that King Midas loved asmuch as gold, it was his young daughter.She was a beautifullittle girl and she loved to play in the castle's garden.Each morning she would pick flowers and bring them to her father, and each morning her father would say the same thing:"What beautiful flowers, my daughter, The only thing thatcould make them more beautiful is if they were gold."One day, while out playing in the garden, Marygold foundan old man sleeping in a bed of flowers.She called to her father, and he came out quickly to see who it was. The man was not an ordinary man; in fact, he was not a man at all. His name was Silenus, and he was a SatyrHe was good friends with Bacchus, the god of wine.When King Midas found Silenus, he did not punish himfor destroying his garden.Actually, Midas just laughed at theold man because he was drunk on too much wine.The noise awoke Silenus, and King Midas invited him inside to have dinner and wine.Silenus stayed as the king's guest for ten days,and the two men merrily drank wine and ate great dinners the whole time.After ten days, Bacchus came to find Silenus.When he arrived at the castle, he found Silenus and Midas walking in the garden."So there you are, Silenus", began Bacchus, "have youbeen enjoying yourself here?"Silenus told Bacchus what a wonderful time he had been having,and about King Midas' kindness.Bacchus was impressed and decided to reward Midas for his good treatment of Silenus."Good King Midas", said Bacchus, "thank you for taking care of my good friend, Silenus.As a reward, I will give you one wish".Midas only thought about it for a second and said, "Iwish that everything I touch be turned into beautiful, yellow gold". "But Midas, you are the richest king in the world", said Bacchus."No other man has as much gold as you.Do you truly want more?”"I may be the richest", said the king, "but I would like much more;for gold is the best and the most wonderful thing in the world"."Are you sure you will not regret your wish?" ，asked Bacchus."I am very sure, answered King Midas”."I will give you your wish then", said Bacchus."At sunrise tomorrow morning, your touch will turn anything into gold".The next day Midas awoke very early.He was very excitedto use his magic power and make his whole kingdom into gold.As soon as the sun came up above the mountains, Midastried his magic power by touching the bed lightly with his hand.Instantly the bed turned into gold.He then walked around the room touching many other things.He touched the chair and table, the mirror hanging on the wall, and all of his clothing - all of them turned to gold.King Midas was wild with joy.He put on some of his, nowgold, clothing and ran around the castle, touching everything he could see.His magic gift turned it all into shining, yellow gold.He even ran out into the garden and touched all of thetrees and flowers and they all became gold as well.The king soon felt hungry and went back inside to eat his breakfast. Before sitting down, he touched the table, chairs, andplates, and they all turned into gold.He was so happy that heordered his cooks to make him a great meal of all his favorite foods. The servants came in carrying many plates of food and King Midas looked out at all the delicious meats and cakes.Now a strange thing happened.He reached for an egg and put it on his plate.When he looked down, he saw that the egg had turned into gold. He then lifted a glass of clear cold water to drink, but it became gold too.The same thing happened with all ofhis food: the cakes turned to gold; the meat was hard,and yellow, and shiny.As much as he tried, he could not get anything to eat.It had all become gold, gold, and gold!Just then, Marigold came running in from the garden.She was holding a flower in her hand and crying."Why are you crying, my love?” King Midas asked."Something terrible has happened to the flowers!"Cried Marigold and held up a gold rose."Why, there isn't anything wrong with the flowers", saidthe king to his daughter, "they are better than before- they are gold." Marygold did not care though."Before the flowers were any different colors and they had a beautiful smell”. Now they are all one color and hard and they don't smell at all", she cried.Midas did not like to see his daughter crying and reachedhis arms around her and held her tightly."It will be okay", he said."Daddy will plant new flowers for you".Marigold did not answer.When Midas looked down ather, he saw that she, too, had become gold!Suddenly the king became very afraid.He had lost his daughter, the most wonderful thing in the world to him. Also he knew that he would not be able to eat and would soon die. He put his head down on the table and cried loudly."Is something wrong?" ，asked a voice.The king looked up and saw Bacchus."Oh, great Bacchus, I was wrong", Midas cried."I do not want the golden touch”.“Please take away this horrible power!”“You may have my kingdom and my castle and all of my money; just give me back my daughter"."But don't you think that gold is the greatest thing in the world?" , asked Bacchus."No, I hate it and cannot bear to even look at it!" , cried Midas."Are you sure that you do not want the golden touch?" asked Bacchus. "I am sure; I understand better now", said the king."I now see that gold isn't the greatest thing in the world"."So you now see that there are things in life more valuable than gold", said Bacchus."I will take away your golden touch, Take this bucket to the river behind the castle and fill it with water,Pour this water on anything you have turned into gold andit will return to its original state".King Midas took the bucket and rushed to the river.He returned just a few minutes later and poured the bucket ofwater on his daughter.Instantly she became flesh again.Midas felt as happy as he had ever felt and held his daughter tightly.The king then used the water to change back his food and water.He and Marigold sat down together and had a great meal.King Midas was amazed at how good everything tasted and how cold and fresh the water felt.After breakfast, he and Marigold walked around the castletogether changing back everything that he had touched earlier.The only thing that never changed back was Marigold’s hair.It had turned from black into a golden yellow, and it stayed thatway for the rest of her life.译文与注释迈达斯国王和他的点金术很久以前，希腊被划分成许多不同的小王国。
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简易英语读物《希腊神话-Greek Mythology》-（19）
Stopping an Unwanted Wedding
Perseus did not stay long on this island, for he needed to return home.
It had been twenty years since Danae and Perseus were found by Dictys, and
soon his mother would have to marry King Polydectes.
Andromeda's father gave him a boat, and with his new wife he sailed back
to Serapis.
They arrived just a day before the wedding.
Perseus went first to see his mother.
She was sitting in her room crying.
"Oh, my son"， she said, "tomorrow I must marry Polydectes”.
“I know that Zeus will be angry and bring terrible things to this island”.
“Tonight I will kill myself, so that I do not have to wed".
"No, mother", said Perseus, "I will go see Polydectes and change his mind”.
“You must promise me not to kill yourself tonight".
Before going to see the king, Perseus carefully put
Medusa's head in a beautiful box and tied it up to look like a
wedding present.
He then carried the box in his arms and went to see the king.
Entering the king’s great hall, Perseus smiled
and held out the box to Polydectes and spoke in a friendly voice.
"King Polydectes, tomorrow you will marry my mother at last”.
“How happy you must be! I have brought you a wedding
gift to celebrate the event".
Perseus handed him the box and bowed low.
The king was surprised to see Perseus, for he
thought that Medusa would certainly have killed him.
"Have you killed the monster, Medusa?" , asked the king;
“Yes, I have done exactly as I Promised", answered Perseus.
The king was shocked that Perseus had succeeded, but
did not want to show his disappointment.
He thanked Perseus for the wedding gift and opened the box.
Looking inside, he saw Medusa’s ugly face staring up at him and was instantly
turned into stone.
译文与注释
阻止不情愿的婚礼
珀尔修斯在这个岛上住了不长时间，他需要先返回家园。
从达那厄和珀尔修斯被迪克提斯发现已经二十年了，他的母亲很快就将不得
不嫁给国王波吕德克忒斯。
安德洛墨达的父亲给了他一条船，他带着他的新婚妻子驶回塞拉皮斯。
他们在婚礼的前一天到达塞拉皮斯。
珀尔修斯首先去看他的母亲。
她正坐在她的房间里哭泣。
"哦，我的儿子"，她说，"明天我要嫁给波吕德克忒斯”。
“我知道宙斯一定会生气，给这个岛带来可怕的灾难”。
“今晚我会杀了我自己，这样就不用嫁给国王了”。
"不，妈妈"，珀尔修斯说，"我将去见波吕德克忒斯，让他改变主意”。
“你一定要答应我，不要自杀"。
去见国王前，珀尔修斯小心翼翼地把美杜莎的头放在漂亮的盒子里，扎好盒
子，看起来就像一件结婚礼物。
然后，他拿着盒子去见国王。
进入国王的大厅，珀尔修斯就面露微笑，把盒子递到波吕德克忒斯面前，用
非常客气的语气说话。
"波吕德克忒斯国王，明天你终于要娶我的母亲”。
“你一定很幸福 ！我带你一份结婚礼物来庆祝这一事件"。
珀尔修斯递给他盒子，深鞠一躬。
国王看到珀尔修斯很惊讶，他以为美杜莎肯定杀了他。
"你杀死了怪物美杜莎?"，国王问。
珀尔修斯回答说，"是的，我严格按照我的承诺，杀死了美杜莎"。
国王对珀尔修斯成功非常失望，但他不想显示自己的失望。
他感谢珀尔修斯的结婚礼物，打开了盒子。
他向盒子里面看，看到了美杜莎丑陋，死死盯着他，他立刻变成石头。
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