上課筆記
1【cracy】 democracy 民主政治
治理 theocracy 神權統治
bureaucracy 官僚政治
【cide】homocide
kill insecticide
suicide
【fury】furious
復仇 ferocious
2 pomegranates 石榴
wikipidia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomegranate
3 persephone
wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persephone
In Greek mythology, Persephone (/pərˈsɛfəniː/, per-seh-fə-nee; Greek: Περσεφόνη), also called Kore (/ˈkɔəriː/; "the maiden"), is the daughter of Zeus and the harvest goddess Demeter, and is the queen of the underworld. Homer describes her as the formidable, venerable majestic queen of the underworld, who carries into effect the curses of men upon the souls of the dead. Persephone was abducted by Hades, the god-king of the underworld. The myth of her abduction represents her function as the personification of vegetation, which shoots forth in spring and withdraws into the earth after harvest; hence, she is also associated with spring as well as the fertility of vegetation. Similar myths appear in the Orient, in the cults of male gods like Attis, Adonis and Osiris, and in Minoan Crete.
The Myth of Hades and Persephone:
http://history.answers.com/myths/the-myth-of-hades-and-persephone
Persephone and the Pomegranate Seeds:
http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/userstory11330-persephone-and-the-pomegranate-seeds.html
2 thanks for your patronage 銘謝惠顧
3 pygmalion (sculpture) & Galatea
Pygmalion wikipidia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_(mythology)
Galatea wikipidia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galatea_(mythology)
Galatea (Greek: Γαλάτεια; " she who is milk-white ") is a name popularly applied to the statue carved of ivory by Pygmalion of Cyprus, which then came to life, in Greek mythology.
The story of Pygmalion and Galatea: (根本就是小木偶....)
著名的神話故事「畢馬龍與加拉蒂亞(Pygmalion and Galatea)」出自古羅馬詩人奧維德(Publius Ovidius Naso, 43BC-14)的史詩《變形記》(Metamorphoses),故事描寫塞普洛斯(Cypriot)國王兼雕刻家畢馬龍愛上自己雕刻的女人,並乞求諸神賜予雕像生命,日復一日,維納斯(Venus)受其真誠感動而將雕像變為真人,成為千古傳唱的愛情故事。
4 pygmalion effect 畢馬龍效應 (教育上: self-fulfilling Prophecy)
wikipidia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_effect
The Pygmalion effect, or Rosenthal effect, is the phenomenon whereby the greater the expectation placed upon people, the better they perform. The effect is named after the Greek myth of Pygmalion, a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved. A corollary of the Pygmalion effect is the golem effect, in which low expectations lead to a decrease in performance.
畢馬龍效應(Pygmalion Effect,另譯為皮格馬利翁效應),羅森塔爾效應,或「期待效應」,是指人(通常是指孩童或學生)在被付予更高期望以後,他們會表現的更好的一種現象。畢馬龍效應的命名取自希臘神話故事裏面的一位名為畢馬龍的雕刻家,他愛上了自己用象牙雕刻出來的女神雕像,由於他每天對着雕像說話,最後那座女性雕像變成一位真正的女神。畢馬龍效應是一個自我應驗預言發展。以此觀點,內心常常帶着負面期望的人們將會失敗;而內心常常帶着正面期望的人們將會成功。在社會學,這個效應經常被引用與教育或社會階級有關。
ex: pygmalion (play) → movie: 窈窕淑女 My Fair Lady (超好看的!!!!!!!!!
4 patron god 守護神
5 three virgin goddess 三大處子女神
Hestia(羅馬 Vesta): → health
爐灶女神,她是宙斯的姐姐,掌萬民的家事。三位處女神明之一。在希臘神話中,並沒有顯著的個性。她是位貞潔處女女神。
Artemis(羅馬 Diana): → children
阿爾特彌斯是阿波羅的孿生姐妹,三位處女神明之一。月亮女神,狩獵女神,純潔之神。所以也被稱為處女的保護神。她是野生物的主人,神界的主要獵手。身為三體女神的她,在空中是西倫,地上是阿爾特彌斯,陰間和黑暗陽間是海卡蒂。
Athena(羅馬 Minerva):
智慧女神和正義戰爭女神,三位處女神明之一,是宙斯與女泰坦美狄斯的女兒,她是智慧女神兼和平女神(或稱女戰神),她勇敢、強大而又善良、仁慈,不過有時略有些小心眼,不願別人比她強.她出生時宙斯頭部劇烈疼痛,之後用大斧劈開後,雅典娜手持長槍,身披戰甲。
6 ceres 豐收女神
wikipidia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres_(mythology)
Ceres (/ˈsɪəriːz/, Latin: Cerēs) was a goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships.
7 Iris 彩虹女神
wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_(mythology)
In Greek mythology, Iris (/ˈaɪrɨs/; Greek: Ἶρις) is the personification of the rainbow and messenger of the gods. She is also known as one of the goddesses of the sea and the sky. Iris links the gods to humanity. She travels with the speed of wind from one end of the world to the other, and into the depths of the sea and theunderworld.
8 常用語:
the rocky Ithaca
the swift-footed Achilles
9 The Graces 美惠三女神 (Aglaia / Thalia / Euphrosyne)
wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charites
In Greek mythology, a Charis (/ˈkeɪrɪs/; Greek: Χάρις, pronounced [kʰáris]) or Grace is one of three or more minor goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity, and fertility, together known as the Charites /ˈkærɨtiːz/ (Χάριτες [kʰáritɛːs]) or Graces.
美惠三女神(The Graces/Kharites)指的是希臘神話中分別代表著嫵媚、優雅和美麗這三種品質的三位美麗美惠三女神的女神。她們是宙斯和歐律諾墨的女兒,眾神的歌舞演員,為人間帶來美麗歡樂。分別是光輝女神阿格萊亞(Aglaia),激勵女神塔利亞(Thalia),歡樂女神歐佛洛緒涅(Euphrosyne)。美惠三女神的象徵意義在是宴歡,是消費,是最多彩的生活的人格化,美惠女神的生活是希臘人所追求的生活。希臘人的社會建立在贈禮和回饋的基礎上,在他們看來,所有獲得的都是一種“恩賜”。因而她們不僅僅是生活的理想,更是價值體系的化身。她們物化了人的欲望,是生命的化身,但並非在於死亡相對的意義上來說的:她們是生命給人帶來的歡愉。所以她們也同時代表遊戲,以及所有非理性的行為:婚外的性行為、不餓的時候進餐、舞蹈。
10 The Immotals
http://messagenetcommresearch.com/myths/bios/index.html
Neptune = Poseidon
Aphrodite = Venus
11 The Birth of Venus (Aphrodite) by botticelli
Aphrodite 由海泡沫出生 → 貝殼
botticelli: http://vr.theatre.ntu.edu.tw/fineart/painter-wt/botticelli/botticelli.htm
botticelli wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandro_Botticelli
The birth of Venus wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birth_of_Venus_(Botticelli)
12 Book: 英語的秘密家譜