希腊罗马神话复习
一．单选（课文）10分
二．判断（课文）10分
三．表格（默写）20分
Greek | Roman | Role in Mythology |
Aphrodite | Venus | Goddess of beauty, xual desire. (RM: goddess of gardens and fields .) |
Apollo | Apollo | God of prophecy,medicine and archery(late Greek/RM:god of sun) |
Ares | Mars | God of war |
Artemis | Diana | Goddess of the hunt(late Greek/RM:goddess of moon) |
Asclepius | Aesculapius | God of medicine |
Athena | Minerva | Goddess of arts and crafts and war;helper of heroes(late Greek/Rm: goddess of wisdom) |
Cronus | Sarturn | God of the sky;ruler of the Titans(RM:goddess of agriculture) |
Demeter | Ceres | Goddess of grain |
Dionysus | Bacchus | God of wine and vegetation |
Eros | Cupid | God of love |
Gaea | Tellus | Mother Earth |
Hades | Pluto | God of the underworld; lord of the dead |
Hephaestus | Vulcan | God of fire; blacksmith of the gods |
Hera | Juno | Goddess of marriage and childbirth;protector of married women; queen of the gods |
Hermes | Mercury | Mesngers of the gods; protector of travelers, thieves, and merchants |
Hestia | Vesta | Guardian of the home |
Poidon | Neptune | God of the a and earthquakes |
Rhea | Ops | Wife of Cronus/Sarturn; Mother Goddess |
Uranus | Uranus | God of the sky; father of the Titans |
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Zeus | Jupiter | Ruler of the gods |
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四．名词解释（课后）20分
C1
1.delphic: It relates to Delphi.It means ambiguous.
2.Olypian: It relates to Olympian Gods.It means that some one is like a god,especially by being calm and not concerned about ordinary things.
3.martial: It relates to Mars.It means something connected with war and fighting.
4.nemesis: It relates to Nemesis.It means a punishment that is derved and cannot be avoided.
5.titanic:I t relates to Titans.It means something big ,strong and powerful.
C2
1.Junoesque:It relates to Juno.It means someone is elegant and beautiful like Juno.
2.Argus-eyed:It relates to Argus.It means someone is watchful and alert.
3.satyr/satyriasis:It relates to Satyr.It means someone that has an abnormally inten xual desire in men.
4.mercurial:It relates to Mercury.It means having feelings that change suddenly and without warning.
C4
1.chaotic:It relates to Chaos.It means messy and disorder.
2.Pandora’s box:It relates to Pandora. It means the root of troubles.
3.Promethean:It relates to Prometheus.It means a person who rembles Prometheus.
C6
1.Dionysiac:It relates to Dionysus.It means Sensuality, debauchery, and revelry.
C7
1.Midas’/ass’s ears:It relates to Midas.It means A cret that cannot be hid.It also menas som双炊糕
eone is shallow and uninformed.
2.Midas/the golden touch:It relates to Midas.It means touching a stone and turning it into gold.
3.cut the Gordian knot:It relates to Alexander.It means solving a complex problem with a bold strike.
C8
1.cereal:It relates to Ceres.It means grains.
2.aureole:It relates to Aurora.It means a bright circle of light.
C9
1.Charon’s boat/ferry:It relates to Charon.It means some one is going to die.
2.cross the Styx:It means some one is going to die.
C12
1.gain/reap/win（one’s）laurels: It relates to Daphne. It means gaining one’s honors.
2.Look to one’s laurels:It relates to Daphne.It means to work hard in order not to lo the achievement.
3.rest/repo/retire/sit(back)on one’s laurels: It relates to Daphne.It means to satisfy with what you have achieved and stop trying.
4.a Noble/poet laureate:It relates to Daphne.It means to be a noble price winner.
C13
1.cupidity: It relates to Cupid.It means a very strong desire for something.
2.erotic:It relates to Eros.It means xual excitement.
C14
1.Aphrodite’s girdle:It relates to Aphrodite.It means unlimited female xuality.
2.adonis:It relates to Adonis.It means some one is a handsome young man.
C16
1.Narcissism:It relates to Narcissus.It means the habit of always thinking about yourlf and admiring yourlf.
C17
1.Pygmalion effect:It relates to Pygmalion. It is a phenomenon in which the greater the expectation placed upon people ,the better they perform.
