古希腊神话故事
古希腊神话故事:海尔墨斯
Hermes
immediately after he was born，Hermes was appointed God of thieves at Olympus．and a thief he became when he was barely a few hours old．feeling hungry，the infant left his cradle after nightfall to hunt for food．he chanced Aponapollo's oxen grazing on a meadow and drove a number of the animals away，tying tree branches around the feet of the cattle to make their footsteps dim．he killed two of the oxen and had a magnificent dinner．then he slipped back into his little bed in his mother\'\'s hou．when Apollo came to question him hermes pretended to be innocent．the angry sun god dragged him up to Olympus，where he was accud of the stealing and made to return the cattle to their master．in reconciliation little hermes gave Apollo the lyre he had made out of a tortoi shell，and Apollo was so plead with the gift that he prented his little brother with a magic stick．the stick could pacify hostile forces．
in due time hermes was appointed mesnger of zeus and the gods．the gods equipped him with a pair of winged sandal sand winged cap to enable him to travel swifter than sight．it was hermes who took the messages of zeus to the world below．
hermes was a patron of travellers．his busts and statues were t up as dividing marks at crossroads or street corners to guide pasrsby．the hermes，as the statues were called，were regarded as sacred，and their mutilation was sacrilegious sand punishable by death．the destruction of the numerous hermes within the city of Athens caud a terrible excitement among its citizens that it might be no exaggeration to state that it changed the whole cour of historic development of Athens ．
海尔墨斯
海尔墨斯一生下来就被任命为奥林波斯山的贼神。他出生后几个小时的时候就做了贼。黄昏时分，他感到饥饿，于是还是婴孩的海尔墨斯离开了他的摇篮去找食物吃。他碰巧看见阿波罗的牛在草地里吃草，于是他偷走了许多牛，并将树枝绑在牛脚上，让脚印变得模糊不清。他杀了其中两头牛，美餐了一顿。然后悄然地回到他妈妈的房里，爬上床。当阿波
罗发现牛少了，来质问他时，海尔墨斯佯作不知。愤怒不已的太阳神把他拖到奥林波斯山上，告他偷窃并责令将牛如数还给主人。为了平息这件事，小海尔墨斯将他用乌龟壳做的琴送给阿波罗。阿波罗得到这件礼物非常快乐，并送给他的小兄弟一支魔棍，这支魔棍可以化解敌对力量。
到了一定的时候，海尔墨斯被指定为宙斯和众神的传令官。众神赐他一双带翅膀的草鞋和一顶带翅膀的帽子，让他可以行动神速。海尔墨斯成了宙斯和凡世之间传递消息的人。
海尔墨斯是行人的保护神。十字路口或街角都有他的半身像和雕像。并作为独特的标记，看护着每一个过往的人。这些雕像也用海尔墨斯的名字命名，并被视为神圣不可侵犯的。任何毁坏雕像的行为都被认为是亵渎神灵，要被处以极刑。一次在雅典城，海尔墨斯的像遭到大量破坏。这一捣毁神像的行为在国民中引起了强烈的反响。毫不夸张地说，它改变了雅典历史开展的全部进程。
古希腊神话故事:阿尔特弥斯
Artemis
Apollo drove his golden carriage across the heavens during the day，admired as the sun-god．Artemis also raced across the sky in solemn style at night，respected as the moon-goddess．sitting in an airy carriage drawn by milk white hors，“the queen of wide air〞 gave off silver light all over the sleeping world below．though she remained single all her life，the maiden heart of the goddess was at least for once excited as she saw the beautiful youth Endymion sleeping．
she was pure and fair and calm．she was the example of maiden modesty and grace．just as apollo reprents manly beauty，so artemis stands for feminine purity and virginity ．as their patron goddess she took it as her duty to protect marrying girls and young women in trouble．it was her altar that tho maidens turned for love and happiness．
the twin sister of apollo was also the goddess of hunting and wild life ．dresd in a short hunting-suit coming up to the knee and followed by a team of noisy lovely fairy maidens，artemis had always her bow of pearl and shining arrow with her and travelled i
n the woods in arch of wild animals．when she felt hot and tired she would retire to a spring to take a bath．it was here that young actaeon accidentally came and suffered cruel treatment at the hands of the goddess．indeed，the goddesscould be thoroughly heartless and stopped to be lovely as soon as the bad side of her nature got the upper hand in her．the sadthing of niobe was just a ca in point．
阿尔特弥斯
白天阿波罗驾驶着金色战车穿越天空，被仰慕为太阳神。晚上，阿尔特弥斯以庄重的姿态飞越夜空，被敬仰为月亮女神。坐在乳白色战马驱动的空中马车中，这位“广阔天空的王后〞向沉睡的大地散发出银色的光辉。她终身未嫁，但至少有一次当她看到英俊的恩底弥翁酣睡时，女神萌发了爱慕之情。
阿尔特弥斯心灵纯洁，容貌娟秀安祥。她是少女端庄娴雅的楷模。如果说阿波罗代表了男性美，那么她那么象征着女性美——贞洁。作为守护神，她把保护困境之中的待嫁女子当作自己义不容辞的责任。少女们都来到她的圣坛前祈求爱情与幸福。
