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1、GreekMythsandLegendsInGreece,therestoodahighmountainrangewhosesummitrushedintotheheavens.Onthetopoftherange,OlympuswasthehomeoftheGods.Zeusruledasthefatherofgodsandmen.Heisalsotheuserofthunderbolt.(雷电,霹雳)NexttohimwasHera,hisProudandjealousqueen.Neptunewastherulerofthesea.Hadeswaskingofthelowerworld
2、.Apollowasthegodofthesun,music,poetryandprophecy.Athena,thegoddessofwisdomandpatronessofdomesticarts,personifiedpureintellect.Marswasthegodofwar.ThecharmingVenuswasthegoddessofloveandbeauty……Narcissus(水仙花)Narcissuswasahandsomeyoungmanwhohadhairasyellowasgoldandeyesasblueasthesky.Hehadatwinsisterwho
3、mhelovedbetterthananyoneelseintheworld.Thissisterdiedwhenshewasyoungandverybeautiful.Narcissusmissedherverymuchthathewishedhemightdietoo.Oneday,ashesatonthegroundbyariver,lookingabsently(心不在焉地)intothewaterandthinkingofhislostsister,hesawafacelikehers,lookingupathim.Itseemedasifhissisterhadbecomeawa
4、ter–nymphandwereactuallythereinthewater,butshewouldnotspeaktohim.OfcoursethefaceNarcissussawwasreallythereflectionofhisownfaceinthewater,buthedidnotknowthat.SoNarcissusleanedoverthewaterandlookedatthebeautifulfacesolikehissister’s,andwonderedwhatitwasandwhetherheshouldeverseehissisteragain.Afterthi
5、s,hecamebacktotheriverdayafterdayandlookedatthefacehesawthere,andmourned(哀悼,悲伤)forhissister.Atlast,thegodsfeltsorryforhimandchangedhimintoaflower.Thisflowerwasthefirstnarcissus.Alltheflowersofthisfamily,whentheygrowbythesideofapondorastream,stillbendtheirbeautifulheadsandlookatthereflectionoftheiro
6、wnfacesinthewater.NowpeopleoftenuseNarcissustorefertothepeoplewholovethemselvesverymuch.Pandora’sBox潘朵拉的盒子Averylongtimeago,intheGoldenAge,everyonewasgoodandhappy.Itwasalwaysspring;theearthwascoveredwithflowers,andonlygentlewindsblewtosettheflowersdancing.Andpeoplewereneverill;theyhadnotroublesofany
7、thing;andnevergrewold.Thetwobrothers,PrometheusandEpimetheus,livedinthosewonderfuldays.Afterstealingthefireforman,Prometheus,knowingthatZeuswouldbeangry,decidedtogoawayforatimeonadistantjourney;butbeforehew