A popular book about ancient Greek myths and legends.
Strive to tell these myths and stories concisely and in detail, and on the basis of maintaining the integrity of the backbone, the intricate relationships are explained in an orderly manner.
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Mythology is the poetic interpretation of things that ancient people could not understand, the way they knew the world and expressed it. More than 3,000 years ago, the ancient Greeks made full use of their poetic thinking (i.e., fantasy) to create an intimate, lively, and innocent mythological world. The world is all-encompassing, and the genealogy is clear. Ancient Rome inherited almost all of the gods of ancient Greece, only by changing their Roman names, and then introduced them to the world through Europe. In the West, knowledge of ancient Greco-Roman mythology was once seen as a sign of a person's level of education. With the development of science, myths gradually disappeared, but the listening and reading of classical myths never ended. Here's why.
First of all, classical mythology offers an appreciation of beauty. Ancient Greek mythology is a world full of beauty and fantasy, this world is complete, magnificent and vibrant. Among them, both gods and humans are full of images, and gods also have seven emotions and six desires like humans, so there are disputes, choices and struggles, as well as victories, defeats and hesitations. These stories are beautifully sounding, with soaring spirituality and beautiful art forms. Reading it will bring readers an extraordinary sense of pleasure and beauty. Today, under the guidance of science, our way of looking at the world is becoming more and more practical and trivial, and mythology is dreaming in a whimsical and romantic way, these dreams travel through time and space, keep in everyone's heart, and help us to understand the world and experience life poetically. This kind of group dream of dancing and flying brings beautiful comfort to contemporary people who are often mentally anxious and mentally distressed.
Secondly, classical mythology contains profound ideological connotations. Ancient Greek mythology is not only a strong story, but each story has a strong philosophical meaning, which embodies the philosophical thinking of the ancient Greeks about the world and the fate of man himself. These myths and stories range from the exploration of ultimate questions to the interpretation of everyday natural phenomena to the comprehensive observation and presentation of human nature. For example, the exploration of the ultimate question is: How did the world come to be?(See "The Change of Power of the Three Generations of Emperors") people come from **?(See Prometheus Creates Man and Steals Heavenly Fire) Why do people suffer?What happens when a person dies?Explanations of everyday natural phenomena include: How do the seasons come about?(See "Hades robbing relatives and the birth of the four seasons") Why is the skin color of Africans dark?Why do sunflowers always face the sun?As for the comprehensive observation and display of human nature, taking the type of love as an example, ancient Greek mythology tells almost all types of love stories that people can think of, such as narcissism, homosexuality, love triangles, unrequited love, fathers, mothers, sons, beasts, fetishes, etc.
Thirdly, classical mythology still has implications for contemporary society. The people-oriented thinking, democracy, and legal spirit embodied in ancient Greek mythology help to establish a beautiful outlook on life and values, make people more happy and noble, and help people better handle the relationship between people and between people and society. Mythology is the embryo of all human spiritual civilizations, the indispensable cultural root and spiritual source of human existence, and it has become material and words that permeate all aspects of life. In Marx's words, ancient Greek mythology remains "a normative and unattainable model". In the 21st century, its huge cultural appeal and influence not only involve the fields of literature and art, but also spread to various cultural industries such as online games, brand planning, and story marketing, providing a deep cultural capital deposit for the arrival of the era of symbol economy. As the archetypal coding of ideological resources and culture, it plays a symbolic catalyst role in the new wave of knowledge economy.
In addition, on a global scale, the demand for cultural roots has made "neo-mythology" popular, and the creative trend of "retelling myths" is in the ascendant. Not only in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, cs.Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, Jk.The fantasy literature represented by Rowling's "Harry Potter" series is inseparable from the nourishment of classical mythology, and the works of some serious writers are also based on classical mythology, such as Joyce's "Ulysses", Atwood's "Penelope", Tobin's "Famous Door" and so on. Among them, the purpose of some contemporary writers to retell myths is not to embrace myths, but to question myths, to rewrite old stories from a new perspective, to reverse or break their own original cultural conventions, to open up new horizons, and to explore or express new ideas that are in line with the times or new ideas that highlight their personalities.
In short, ancient Greek mythology, as the source of Western culture, is a key to understanding Western culture. It can be said that without understanding it, it is impossible to really understand Westerners. Therefore, understanding ancient Greek mythology and its contemporary interpretation is conducive to Sino-foreign exchanges, as well as product marketing (such as brand naming or logo design) to open up foreign markets. Moreover, the prosperity and development of our country's culture and literature and art cannot be separated from learning Xi learning from the world's outstanding cultural achievements. Only by insisting on using the foreign for China, pioneering and innovating, and achieving the combination of Chinese and Western cultures, can China's literature and art develop and prosper better.
When it comes to ancient Greek mythology, you may feel that it is too far away from us, both in terms Xi of space and time, and there is no need to spend time and effort to read it and learn it. In fact, as the American scholar Hayat said, "Myths are eternal." They deal with the most important issues, which have not changed because humanity has not changed". Moreover, these myths are not far from us at all, it is all around us. For example, as we all know, the rose represents love and the laurel wreath symbolizes victory, which comes from ancient Greek mythology, from the love of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, for the beautiful boy Adonis, and the sun god Apollo's desire for the beautiful Daphne. Therefore, we should not reject classical mythology, which brings us new and interesting stories;We don't need to memorize it, these fascinating stories will naturally tell us a lot without a trace and stay in our minds. We just have to concentrate on appreciating it.
Read ancient Greek mythology
Written by Yang Lihong
Pricing: 6900 yuan.
Published in November 2023.
isbn：978-7-5227-2116-3
Introduction:
Why did the ancient Greeks not respect the god of war so much?Why does little Eros never grow up?Why are crows' feathers black?......Mythology is the poetic interpretation of the incomprehensible by the ancients, which contains the wisdom and romance of the people. From the analysis of ancient Greek mythological prototypes to the popularization of ancient Greek vocabulary knowledge;From the reproduction of ancient Greek mythology in contemporary art to related art appreciation;From the free interpretation of ancient Greek mythology to the extended reading recommendations, this book tells about myths, but not just myths. Step into this book and start your journey into ancient Greek mythology with ease!
About the Author:
Yang Lihong, female, currently teaching at the School of Liberal Arts, Shandong Normal University, associate professor, master's supervisor, director of Shandong Foreign Literature Society, visiting scholar of the Department of English of Cambridge University. He received his master's degree in comparative literature and world literature in 2001 and his doctorate in literature and art in 2008. Since graduation, he has been engaged in teaching and research in the fields of European and American literature, Western culture and art history. He has independently published many academic articles, published many monographs and textbooks, and presided over and participated in a number of national, provincial and ministerial projects.
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Preface Wild thinking, Hongyu Pu, and the myth of the distant years are fresh.
Understanding Ancient Greek Mythology" Impressions (1).
Preamble (1).The genealogy of God and the birth of man
Three generations of Emperors changed power (3).
God-king Zeus and his seven marriages (12).
The jealous queen Hera (20).
Hades and the mysterious underworld (26).
Hades robs relatives and the four seasons arise (32).
Poseidon the Sea King and his marriage (38).
Demetle, the god of agriculture and motherhood (43).
Hestia, the god of the good hearth (48).
Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty (50).
The birth of the gods of the sun and the moon (57).
The glorious sun god Apollo (60).
Artemis, the heroic goddess of the moon (66).
Athena, the goddess of wisdom almighty (71).
The violent god of war Ares (77).
The skillful god of fire, Hephaestus (81).
The gods watch the god of fire** (85).
The clever messenger Hermes (88).
The burning of beauty and the birth of Dionysus (94).
Counterattack of Dionysus (98).
Eros, the little goddess of love, and his marriage (108).
Orpheus, the goddess of music who loves his wife like his life (119).
Asclepius, the god of medicine who brought the dead back to life (126).
The cheerful and mischievous god of the mountains and forests, Pan (132).
Prometheus created man and stole the heavenly fire (138).
Pandora and her box (150).
Deucarion and Pyrrha reinvent humanity (154).
God's story of reward and punishment
Atlas supports the firmament (159).
The fall of Phaethon (162).
Wheel of Ixion (167).
The Agony of Tantalus (170).
The hard labor of Sisyphus (173).
Lycaon becomes a wolf (177).
The Barrel of Sister Danaedes (179).
Scalafos, the Owl (182).
The queen falls in love with the ox (185).
Steleo becomes a gecko (187).
Erisicus devours himself (189).
Lycian peasants become frogs (191).
Pygmalion gets a beloved wife (193).
The Goddess of Dawn and the Cicada (198).
The narcissism of Nacissus (200).
Malceas is skinned (205).
Neoba mourns his children (210).
Actaeon becomes a deer (214).
Arachne Spider (217).
Midas and Alchemy (220).
Penthos was mutilated (223).
The Beerian girl becomes a magpie (226).
Love story
The god-king turns into clouds and mist to possess Io (233).
Europe got its name after her (238).
Origin of the constellation Ursa Major (243).
Lamia, who became a beautiful snake (247).
Beautiful boy Ganymedes (251).
Leda and the Swan (259).
Medusa the Gorgons (268).
Adonis and the Red Rose (272).
The origin of Daphne and the "laurel" (279).
The love of sunflower flowers (285).
Prophetess Kassandra (288).
Sybil bent on death (292).
The love between the sun god and the beautiful boy (295).
Malpesa's Choice (299).
The goddess of the full moon and the sleeping Endymion (301).
The Goddess of the Moon and Orion (304).
The unrequited love of the cyclops (307).
The tragedy of a love triangle (310).
The Misfortune of the Sisters (313).
The tragedy of husband and wife suspicious of each other (316).
Phaedra falls in love with her stepson (319).
Heroic legends
The Tale of Perseus (325).
Hercules (336).
Cadmus founded Thebais (359).
Oedipus kills his father and marries his mother (365).
Antigone's Revolt (373).
The ups and downs of Bellerophon's life (380).
Iason, and the Golden Fleece (384).
Daedalus and Icarus (398).
Heroine Atalanta (401).
Theseus, the hero of Athens (405).
Golden apples at the wedding (416).
The peerless beauty Helen (421).
The heroes were called up to the Greek coalition (425).
The sacrifice of Iphigenia (428).
The Wrath of Achilles (431).
Achilles' ankle (436).
The death of Paris and the massacre of the Trojan Horse (440).
Odysseus' Way Home (445).
Agamemnon's death and Orestes' revenge for his father (455).
Ref. (461).
Appendix Introduction to the Works of Early Mythological Writers (468).
Afterword (471).
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