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1、PartOne:MythsofGreeceI.TheStoryofPrometheus1.HowFireWasGiventoMenInthoseold,oldtimes,therelivedtwobrotherswhowerenotlikeothermen,noryetlikethoseMightyOneswholiveduponthemountaintop.TheywerethesonsofoneofthoseTitanswhohadfoughtagainstJupiterandbeensentincha
2、instothestrongprison-houseoftheLowerWorld.ThenameoftheelderofthesebrotherswasPrometheus,orForethought;forhewasalwaysthinkingofthefutureandmakingthingsreadyforwhatmighthappentomorrow,ornextweek,ornextyear,oritmaybeinahundredyearstocome.TheyoungerwascalledEp
3、imetheus,orAfterthought;forhewasalwayssobusythinkingofyesterday,orlastyear,orahundredyearsago,thathehadnocareatallforwhatmightcometopassafterawhile.ForsomecauseJupiterhadnotsentthesebrotherstoprisonwiththerestoftheTitans.Prometheusdidnotcaretoliveamidthecl
4、oudsonthemountaintop.Hewastoobusyforthat.WhiletheMightyFolkwerespendingtheirtimeinidleness,drinkingnectarandeatingambrosia,hewasintentuponplansformakingtheworldwiserandbetterthanithadeverbeenbefore.Hewentoutamongstmentolivewiththemandhelpthem;forhisheartwa
5、sfilledwithsadnesswhenhefoundthattheywerenolongerhappyastheyhadbeenduringthegoldendayswhenSaturnwasking.Ah,howverypoorandwretchedtheywere!Hefoundthemlivingincavesandinholesoftheearth,shiveringwiththecoldbecausetherewasnofire,dyingofstarvation,huntedbywildb
6、eastsandbyoneanother——themostmiserableofalllivingcreatures.“Iftheyonlyhadfire,”saidPrometheustohimself,“theycouldatleastwarmthemselvesandcooktheirfood;andafterawhiletheycouldlearntomaketoolsandbuildthemselveshouses.Withoutfire,theyareworseoffthanthebeasts.
7、”ThenhewentboldlytoJupiterandbeggedhimtogivefiretomen,thatsotheymighthavealittlecomfortthroughthelong,drearymonthsofwinter.“NotasparkwillIgive.”saidJupiter.“No,indeed!Why,ifmenhadfiretheymightbecomestrongandwiselikeourselves,andafterawhiletheywoulddriveuso
8、utofourkingdom.Letthemshiverwithcold,andletthemlivelikethebeasts.Itisbestforthemtobepoorandignorant,thatsoweMightyOnesmaythriveandbehappy.”Prometheusmadenoanswer;buthehadsethisheartonhelpingmankind,andhedidno
