Gods and goddesses in Greek Mythology.pdf

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1、UMYTHOLOGYUGODSANDGODDESSESINGREEKMYTHOLOGYMichelleM.HouleCopyright©2001byMichelleM.HouleAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedbyanymeanswithoutthewrittenpermissionofthepublisher.LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataHoule,MichelleM.GodsandGoddessesinGreekMythology/Miche

2、lleM.Houle.p.cm.—(Mythology)Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.Summary:DiscussesvariousGreekmyths,includingcreationstoriesandtalesofprincipalgodsandgoddesses.ISBN0-7660-1408-81.Mythology,Greek—Juvenileliterature.[1.Mythology,Greek.]I.Title.II.Mythology(BerkeleyHeights,N.J.)BL782.H68

3、2000398.2’0938’01—dc2100-028782PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica10987654321ToOurReaders:AllInternetAddressesinthisbookwereactiveandappropriatewhenwewenttopress.Anycommentsorsuggestionscanbesentbye-mailtoComments@enslow.comortotheaddressonthebackcover.CoverandillustrationsbyWilliamSautsBock

4、CONTENTSChartofMajorGodsandGoddesses....................4Preface...........................6Map.............................81Creation..........................172TheWarBetweentheTitansandtheOlympians.................263PrometheusandEarth’sFirstInhabitants.............394Pandora...........

5、...............515DemeterandPersephone...........606DionysusandHisFollowers.........757BaucisandPhilemon..............898EchoandNarcissus................999HeliusandPhaethon...............109Glossary..........................119ChapterNotes.....................121FurtherReading............

6、.......124InternetAddresses.................125Index............................127PREFACEThewordmythcomesfromtheGreekwordmythos,1whichmeans“story”or“speech.”Mythisoftenthewordusedtodescribeastorythatexplainseventsorobjectsthatoccurinnature,suchasthecreationofcertainflowersoranimals,theloc

7、ationofdesertsoroceans,andeventheoriginandcycleoftheseasons.Mythsmayalsobestoriesabouttheoriginsofcustomsortraditions.Whilesomerealeventsorcharactersmayberepresentedinmyths,thesestoriesshouldnotbereadasiftheyarehistory.Thoughtheremaybeelementsoffactintertwined