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1、1•)。Minoanculture2600BC-1400BCMinotaurTheseusandAriadne:AriadenefellinlovewithThesuesandgavehimaswordandalsoathreadtohelphimfindhimwaybackoutofthelabyrinth.ThesueskilledMinotaurabandonedAriadene^failedtochangetheship'sblacksailtoawhiteone,whichhadbeenagreedasthesigna
2、lforsuccess.Hisfathersawtheblacksailandthoughthissonwasdead，sohethrewhimselfintothesea.Labyrinth:acommonmetaphorinwesternliteraturetodowithconfusionandentrapinentMinotaur:asymbolofbrutalityanddangerMycenaeculture:greatfortresses,liongate,manyhugeunderground,royaltomb
3、sAgamemnonwasmurderedbyhiswife,Clytemnestra,andherlover,Aegisthus,whenhereturnedafetertheten-yearTrojanWar.2.)TrojanWar:causedwhentheTrojanprinceParistookHelen,thewifeofthekingofSparta,backtoTroywithhim.Greeks1.Agamemnon2.MenelausThekingofSparta,Menelausisthehusbando
4、fHelen,thecausecelebreofthewar.HetriestowinHelenbackbyfightingParisinsinglecombatbutAphroditecarriedParisoffwhenitseemsthatMenelauswillwin.DespitehisnotionallyequalsayincommandingthetroopswithhisbrotherAgamemnon,inpracticeAgamemnonoftendominates.3.AchillesThisHswift-
5、footedHwarrioristhegreatestontheGreekside.HisfatherisPeleus,agreatwarriorinhisownright,andhismotherisThetis,aseanymph.TheconsequencesofAchilles1rageatAgamemnonforconfiscatinghisgeras(prizeofhonor)arethesubjectoftheIliad.AchilleskillsHector,butiskilledbyapoisonedarrow
6、intheheel,theonlyvulnerableplaceonhisbody.4.PatroclusAchilles'fosterbrotherandclosestfriend.AlthoughPatroclusisaformidablehero,heisvaluedforhiskindandgentlenature.PatroclusiskilledbyHectorwhilewearingthearmorofAchilles.5.OdysseusThissonofLaertesisknownforhisclevernes
7、sandglibtongue.HisaccomplishmentsincludeasuccessfulnightraidagainstKingRhesus,winningthearmorofAchilles,andengineeringthefamousTrojanHorse.Histen-yeartriphometoIthaca(wherehiswife,Penelope,awaits)isthesubjectoftheOdyssey.Trojans1•Hectorheisprobablythenoblestcharacter
8、oneitherside.AfavoriteofApollo.HekillsPatrocluswhenthatGreekgoesintobattlewearingthearmorofhisfriend,Achilles.KilledbyAchillestoave
