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Western civilization has been deeply influenced by Greek Culture. Many words from Greek mythology (神話) contributed to English vocabulary today. Greek mythology tells of the myths of ancient Greece, concerning its gods,heroes and the nature of the world. It attempts to explain the origin of the world and the adventures and lives of the gods, heroes and natural creatures. The following words exactly come from Greek mythology.
Echo; Narcissus
Echo was a fairy (仙女). She got the punishment of saying nothing but repeat others, last sentence said to her because she kept talking and talking before. Echo fell in love with Narcissus, but she was refused. Narcissus told Echo never to fall in love with him. Depressed and heartbroken by the hopeless love, Echo died, leaving “I fall in love with you” echoing in the cave. Nemesis, the god of revenge, determined to punish Narcissus for his coldness by making Narcissus love his own reflection in water. Finding it impossible to get together with his image, Narcissus died with sadness and transformed into a daffodil (水仙花) by the riverside.
Daphne
Daphne, one daughter of a river-god, was shot by Cupid’s lead arrow. Cupid, the god of love, shot a golden arrow at Apollo, the god of the sun, which made Apollo fall in love with Daphne. Crazily chased by Apollo, Daphne had no way to escape. However, Daphne was too shy to accept Apollo, so she begged to have her transformed into a laurel (月桂樹). In English, Daphne refers to laurel. There also exists an idiom “as shy as Daphne”.
Atlas
Atlas was one of the Greek gods. Because he offended (冒犯) Zeus, the ruler of Gods and men, Atlas was ordered to carry the sky cm his shoulder. A Belgium geographer used Atlas to name his collection of maps with the pictures of Atlas who was carrying the Earth in it. Later, people refer to Atlas as the collection of maps.
16. Which of the following is NOT the theme of Greek mythology?
A. The origin of the world.
B. The nature of the world.
C. People’s lives of ancient Greece.
D. The adventures and lives of the gods and heroes.
17. Why was Echo punished?
A. Because she offended Zeus.
B. Because she talked too much.
C. Because she fell in love with Narcissus.
D. Because she was too shy to accept Apollo.
18. is referred to as the collection of maps.
A. Daphne B. Echo C. Narcissus D. Atlas
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