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1、希腊神话与花的传说(Greekmythologyandthelegendofflowers)AccordingtoGreekmythology,theoriginofmanyplantsisrelatedtogodsandheroes,whichiscloselyrelatedtothemythofgreeks.Someplantsarenamedfromancientgods,whileothersarederivedfromdeformedgoddesses.Thispartwilldealwiththesestoriesa
2、ndprovideuswiththemeaningandrelationshipofancientGreekpeoplegiventoeachplant.ThePanandtheGreekfirandreed:Inadditiontotheevergreenpine,alsoknownastheGreekGreek(Grecianfir,AbiescephalonicaandPitys),itisendemictoGreece,widelydistributedinthefollowing800metersabovesealev
3、el,itandcentralEuropeansilverfir(silverfir,Abiesalba)isdifferent,sharpneedlesandcoveredwithresinballfruit.ThesacredFaunassociatedwithPan,PanandBoreastogetherwiththelegendofBoreaspursuitofnaturegoddessPitys,PityslovePan,thewindhadblownherGodandthecliff,whenPanfoundher
4、dead,putherintothetree,thetreehasbecomethesacredtreeofPan.Butevenso,whenwindblows,stillmakethedeformationofPitystears,soinautumn,tearsliketransparentresinappearedinfircones.AnotherplantrelatedtoPanisPhragmitesaustralis.PanfellinlovewiththegoddessofnatureSyrinx,whileS
5、yrinxhasbecomeavarietyofthingstoavoidhim,finallyshebeggedhersistertookherintoaclumpofreeds(giantreeds,Arundodonax),hidinginaCartier(Arcadia)oftheradonRiver,Panoffthedifferentlengthofthereed,andwithbeeswaxseams,hencecreatingashepherd'sflute.ThesacredobjectsofPanarepil
6、larsandpinetrees.TheofferingstoPancontaingrapejuice..TheApolloandlaurel,cedarandspicetree:ApollofellinlovewithAlpheusLadon'sdaughterDaphne,sheisabeautifulandshygirl,inordertoavoidthepursuitofApollo,shefledtohermotherGaiathere,andwasturnedintoalaureltree(LaurelLaurusn
7、obilis).SothelaurelhasbecomeApollo'ssacredtree,andbecauseofitsstrongfragrancewithfastmeans,soitwasApollo.ThelegendofApollokilledbyDelphi(Delphi)thefiercedragonPythonaftercleaninginthevalleyofTempe,thisplaceisstilllongfullmoonlaurel.Afterthat,hewaswearingmadewithlaure
8、lcrowninDelphicityasaconquerorofidentity,solaurelbecamethesymbolofvictory,respect,reputation.Later,thevictoryinthecompetition,willb