本书是英文版《希腊神话》经典系列丛书的第一本,主要介绍希腊神话中最重要的部分,即主神宙斯和奥林匹斯山上的希腊十二主神,另加冥王哈得斯(Hades)及其妻冥后珀耳塞福涅(Persephone),共十五位神 。他们主宰世界,呼风唤雨,争风吃醋,颐指气使,尔虞我诈。几乎所有的希腊故事都有他们的影子,他们干预人类的事务,无处不在,他们既是人类的朋友,又把人类攥在手中,任意把玩。了解这十五位主神,可以说是学习博大精深的希腊神话的入门,这个基础打好了,我们才会以更浓厚的兴趣和更饱满的热情去进一步地学习和研究西方文化的源头。
Table of Contents
编者的话
1.Zeus:King of the gods and the greatest of the twelve Olympians
2.Hera:Queen of the gods and goddess of the heavens,women and marriage 3.Poseidon:King of the sea and god of horses,rivers and earthquakes 4.Demeter:Goddess of agriculture and the fertile
5.Athena:Goddess of war and crafts
6.Hephaestus:God of fire,volcanism,smiths and craftsmen
7.Ares:God of war,battle-lust,and manly courage
8.Aphrodite:Goddess of love,beauty,and procreation
9.Apollo:God of prophecy,music and healing
10.Artem is:Goddess of hunting,wild animals,childbirth and children
11.Hermes:God of husbandry,trade,messengers and travel
12.Dionysus:God of wine,vegetation and festivity
13.Hestia:Goddess of hearth and home
14.Hades:King of the underworld and god of death and the dead
15.Persephone:Goddess,queen of the underworld and wife of Hades
附录:主要参考书目和网址