六个经典的希腊神话、丘比特和普赛克故事(中英文双语)

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1、TheGoldenTouch(Minas)Midas，wasaKingofMacedonianBromium,whereheruledovertheBrigiansandplantedhisfamousrosegardens．Oneday,theoldheroSilenus，Dionysus'formerteacher,wasfoundsleepinganddrunkenintherosegardens．ThegardenerstiedhimandledhimbeforeMidas.ThenSilen

2、ustoldsomewonderfultalestoMidas.MidasenjoyedthetalesverymuchandentertainedSilenusforfivedaysandnights,andthenorderedaguidetoleadhimtoDionysus'headquarters．Dionysus，whohadbeenworryingaboutSilenus，wasgladtoseehimbackandaskedhowMidaswishedtoberewarded．Here

3、pliedwithouthesitation：‘PleaseturnallItouchintogold.'However,notonlystones,flowersandthefurnitureofhishouseturnedtogold.Midaswasdelightedatfirstthenhefoundthewaterhewanttodrinkandthefoodhewanttoeatturnedtogoldtoo.Midassoonbeggedtobefreedfromhiswish,beca

4、usehewasfastdyingofhungerandthirst.DionysustoldhimtovisitthesourceoftheriverPactolusandtherewashhimself.Heobeyed,andwasatoncefreedfromthegoldentouch,butthesandsoftheriverPactolusarebrightwithgoldtothisday．点金术弥达斯是马其顿勃洛弥恩的国王。他统治勃里癸亚人民，种植闻名遐迩的玫瑰花。一天，狄俄尼索斯以

5、前的老师森林之神老西勒诺斯喝醉了，躺在弥达斯的花园里酣然大睡。园丁发现了他，把他捆起来领去见弥达斯。西勒诺斯给弥达斯说了一些很有意思的故事，让弥达斯很高兴。于是他盛情款待老山神五天五夜，然后派向导护送他回到狄俄尼索斯的大本营。狄俄尼索斯一直在为西勒诺斯担心，看到西勒诺斯平安回来很高兴。他询问问弥达斯有什么要求，他应该怎样报答他。弥达斯毫不迟疑地回答说，“请恩准使我摸到的一切都变成金子。”然而，变成金子的不仅仅是石块、花朵和屋内的陈设。他坐下吃饭时，他吃的食物和喝的水也都变成金子。过了不久，弥达斯恳求狄

6、俄尼索斯使他从他那愿望中解脱开来，因为他饥渴交加，快死了。狄俄尼索斯逗弄弥达斯，开心得很。他叫弥达斯前往帕克托罗斯河的源头，在河里洗个澡。弥达斯依法行事，立即解除了点金术，但帕克托罗斯河的沙子至今因含金而闪闪发光。BaucisandPhilemonZeusandHermeslikevisitingtheworldindisguise．Onedaytheycametoavillage．Atathousandhousestheyknocked，andathousandtimestheywererefuse

7、d．Atlasttheyarrivedatahumblecottage，wheretheoldcoupleBaucisandherhusbandPhilemonlived．Althoughtheywerepoor，theymadethebesttoofferthem.Theyofferedtheirgueststheirbestseat，andimmediatelysetaboutpreparingdinnerforthem．Movedatthehospitalityofthehouse，thegod

8、stoldtheirtrueidentity．“Wearegods”，saidZeus．“Whiletheneighborswouldpaysthepenaltyfortheirwickednessyoushallbefreefrommisfortune．Comingalongwithus”．Whentheywerenearthetopofthehill，BancisandPhilemonlookedbackandsawallthevillagebelo