Lecture 8-10 古希腊罗马神话 英文版 教学课件.ppt

Classical Greek and RomanMythology Lecture 8-10 Part III: The Trojan War I. Before the war: 1. Paris and Hellen 2. Odysseus 3. Achilles II. During the nine years' war: 1. The Sacrifice of Iphigenenia 2. The Quarrel Between Achilles and Agamemnon 3. The Fight Between Achilles and Hector 4. The Death of Achilles, and Ajax III. After the war: 1. The Wooden Horse 2. The Fall of Troy 3. The Returns I. Before the War The famous Trojan War resulted from an incident at the wedding feast of Peleus, the King of Phthia, and Thetis, a sea nymph. All the gods and goddesses had been invited except Eris, the goddess of discord. Eris was offended and tried to stir up trouble. She sent a golden apple inscribed "For the Fairest!" The goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite all believed that they had a right to take it, and a quarrel began. When Zeus refused to judge between them, they asked Paris, the most handsome of mortal men, to settle the dispute. Paris was a child of Priam and Hecuba. Paris Just before his birth, his mother dreamed that she gave birth to a flaming torch that set the country on fire. The seer Aesacus said the dream meant the child would bring the downfall of Troy. However, when he was born, Priam was unable to kill him but gave him to his chief herdsman,Agelaus. And Agelaus, also unable to use a weapon against the infant, left him exposed on Mount Ida, hoping he would perish there (cf: Oedipus); he was, however, suckled by a she-bear. Returning after nine days, Agelaus was astonished to find the child still alive, and brought him home in a backpack (hence Paris's name, which means "backpack") to rear as his own. He returned to Priam bearing a dog's tongue as evidence of the deed's completion. the Jugment of Paris When the argument rose between the goddesses, Paris was a shepherd looking after his sheep. Now, each goddess tried to bribe him to decide in her favor. Hera promised him great power; Athena, great military fame; and Aphrodite, the most beautiful wo