Achilles神话论文英语版本

Achilles神话论文英语版本

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1、AchillesKeywords:AchillesHeelBirthTrojanWarAbstract;WhenAchilleswasstillababy,Thetiswasshockedbyaprophecythathersonwoulddieinwar.Tosaveherson,theseagoddessdippedherbabyinthewatersofStyxwhichcouldprotectthehumanbodyfromthefireandsword.Butastheheelbywhichsheheldhimwasd

2、ryitbecametheonemortalspotinthewholebodyofAchilles.Thustheexpression“theheelofAchilles”hascometomean“aweakspot”.BirthAchilleswasthesonofthenymphThetisandPeleus,thekingoftheMyrmidons.ZeusandPoseidonhadbeenrivalsforthehandofThetisuntilPrometheus,thefore-thinker,warnedZ

3、eusofaprophecythatThetiswouldbearasongreaterthanhisfather.Forthisreason,thetwogodswithdrewtheirpursuit,andhadherwedPeleus.Aswithmostmythology,thereisatalewhichoffersanalternativeversionoftheseevents:inArgonauticaZeus'sisterandwifeHeraalludestoThetis'chasteresistancet

4、otheadvancesofZeus,thatThetiswassoloyaltoHera'smarriagebondthatshecoollyrejectedhim.Thetis,althoughadaughterofthesea-godNereus,wasalsobroughtupbyHera,furtherexplainingherresistancetotheadvancesofZeus.AccordingtotheAchilleid,writtenbyStatiusinthe1stcenturyAD,andtonosu

5、rvivingprevioussources,whenAchilleswasbornThetistriedtomakehimimmortal,bydippinghimintheriverStyx.However,hewasleftvulnerableatthepartofthebodybywhichsheheldhim,hisheel(seeAchillesheel,Achilles'tendon).Itisnotclearifthisversionofeventswasknownearlier.Inanotherversion

6、ofthisstory,Thetisanointedtheboyinambrosiaandputhimontopofafire,toburnawaythemortalpartsofhisbody.ShewasinterruptedbyPeleusandabandonedbothfatherandsoninarage.However,noneofthesourcesbeforeStatiusmakesanyreferencetothisgeneralinvulnerability.Tothecontrary,intheIliadH

7、omermentionsAchillesbeingwounded:inBook21thePaeonianheroAsteropaeus,sonofPelagon,challengedAchillesbytheriverScamander.Hecasttwospearsatonce,onegrazedAchilles'elbow,"drawingaspurtofblood".Also,inthefragmentarypoemsoftheEpicCycleinwhichwecanfinddescriptionofthehero'sd

8、eath,Cypria,AithiopisbyArctinusofMiletus,LittleIliadbyLescheofMytilene,IlioupersisbyArctinusofMiletus,thereisnotraceofanyreferencet

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