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1、西方文化素质专题讲座之GreekMythology(6)lvchenming@sina.comTalesofPunishmentCadmusOedipusEuropaEncouragedbythetamenessofthebull,Europamountedhisback,whereuponZeusadvancedintotheseaandswamwithhertoCrete.3children:Minos,Rhadamanthus,SarpedonMinos,thekingMinos,thekingPasiphae,thequeenInordertobeth
2、eking,heaskedPoseidontosendthebestbullandpromisedtoreturnit.MinotaurHebrokehispromiseandsentanotherbull.Poseidonavengedhimbymakinghiswife,Pasiphae,fallbadlyinlovewiththebull.Minotaur,whichwaskilledbyTheseus.APhoenicianprinceSentbyhisroyalparentstoseekoutandescorthissisterEuropaFound
3、edthecityofThebesIntroducedthePhoenicianalphabetCadmusCadmusandtheOracle神谕TheOracle神谕Heshouldfindacowinthefieldandfollowherwherevershemightwander,andwhereshestopped,shouldbuildacityandcallitThebes底比斯.ThecowstoppedattheplainofPanope.TheDragonWishingtoofferasacrificetoZeus,hesenthisse
4、rvantstoseekpurewater.KilltheDragonHefoundthelifelessbodiesofhismenandthemonsterwithhisbloodyjaws.“Ofaithfulfriends,I’llavengeyou,orshareyourdeath.”CivilWarAthenacommandedhimtosowhalfthedragon’steethintheearth,andkepthalfherself.Theclodsbecamearmedwarriors,whofoughtagainsteachother.
5、FivesurvivedandtheyhelpedCadmusbuildThebesCadmusandtheSownMenCadmusmarriedtheillegitimatedaughterofAresandVenus,Harmonia.Venus’husband,Vulcan,gaveHarmonia“thenecklaceofHarmonia”,whichhadthemagicalpowerofallowingthewomantobeeternallyyoungandbeautifulbutcursedatthesametime.CadmusandHa
6、rmoniaIll-fortunesHarmoniagavebirthtofiveourdaughtersIno:herhusbandkilledoneoftheirsonsSemele:loverofZeus,turnedtoashesAutonoePolydorusAgave:great-grandmotherofOedipusCadmusrealizedtheresultofkillingthesacreddragon.“Ifaserpent’slifeissodeartothegods,IwouldIweremyselfaserpent.”Hiswif
7、eprayedtosharehisfate.TheyspenttheirafterlifeintheElysianFields.Butthecursecontinued,culminatinginthetragedyofOedipus.AfterlifeofCadmusandHarmoniaOedipus（俄狄浦斯）www.themegallery.comCompanyLogoOedipus（俄狄浦斯）WhowasOedipus?SonofLaius,KingofThebes,andJocasta.Prophecysaidtheirsonwasgoingtok
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