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the sirens without being attracted to disaster 。 acting on the advice
of circe，odysseus took careful preparation against the sirens。before
their ships came to where they could hear the song，odysseus had himself
tied to the mast，stopped the ears of his men with wax and ordered them
to ignorehis orders and gestures when they were passing the fatal is land。
soon they came in sight of the rocky is land，and the attractive song
reached the ears of odysseus。it moved him so much that he struggled in
despair to free himself and shouted for his men to turn towards the rich
and flowery grass land of the singing sisters。but no one paid any attention
to him。the sailorskept straight on until they were pletely out of hearing。then
his friends freed him and took the wax out of their ears。for once the
sirens had sung with no effects。the eldest of the sisters ，partherope，
loved odysseus so much that she threw herself into the sea after his ships
had passed。 海妖塞壬遥远的海面上有一岛屿，石崖边居住着唱魔歌的海妖塞壬
三姐妹。半人半岛的塞壬姐妹们坐在一片花丛里，唱着盎惑人心的歌，甜美的歌
声把过往的船只引向该岛，然后撞上礁石船毁人亡。过往的海员和船只都受到迷
惑走向毁灭，无一幸免。奥德修斯遵循女神喀耳斯的忠告。为了对付塞壬姐妹，
他采取了谨慎的防备措施。船只还没驶到能听到歌声的地方，奥德修斯就令人把
他拴在桅杆上，并吩咐手下用蜡把他们的耳朵塞住。他还告诫他们通过死亡岛时
不要理会他的命令和手势。不久石岛就进入了他们的视线。奥德修斯听到了迷人
的歌声。歌声如此令人神往，他绝望地挣扎着要解除束缚，并向随从叫喊着要他
们驶向正在繁花茂盛的草地上唱歌的海妖姐妹，但没人理他。海员们驾驶船只一
直向前，直到最后再也听不到歌声。这时他们才给奥德修斯松绑，取出他们耳朵
中的蜡。这次塞壬海妖们算是白唱了歌。三姐妹中的老大帕耳塞洛珀深深地爱慕
着奥德修斯。当他的船只走过后，她就投海自尽了。
＇ 中英文对照＇ 古希腊神话故事：赫克犹巴
Hecuba he cuba''s life was one of grief and sorrow。she saw withher
own eyes her eldest born hector killed and insulted by achilles。she saw
her son polites slain in front of her by pyrrhus。and she saw her husband，
the aged priam，dragged towards the household altar and ruthlessly butchered
there。after the fall of troy she was carried into slavery 。shehad the
misfortune to witness her daughter polyxena ，her soleconsolation in bondage ，
sacrificed at the tomb of achilles。she had the sad fate to see washed
ashore the corpse of her young estson polydorus ，who had been entrusted
to the thracian king for safekeeping。with her fifty children all dead
she became thequeen of sorrows from whom no other woman could obtain the
crown 。yet in her distress and despair，she plucked up hercourage to avenge
herself upon the thracian king，who had murdered her son in order to get
her son''s gold。later ，as dionysushad prophesied ，she was transformed
into a dog with bloodshoteyes and ，unable to endure the new misery ，
she leapt into thesea and thus ended her unfortunate life。赫克犹巴赫克
犹巴的一生充满了痛苦与悲哀。她亲眼目睹了长子海克特被阿基里斯侮辱，尔后
被杀害；儿子波利斯被皮洛士杀死在自己面前；年迈的丈夫皮安姆被拖到家庭祭
坛残酷地处死。特洛伊沦陷后，她成了一名奴隶。她又不幸地看到了自己在奴役
中的惟一安慰——女儿波里丝娜被血祭于阿基里斯的墓前。为了使最小的儿子波
里德诺斯能得到妥善的照顾，她把他委托给了塞希国王。可是，不幸的命运又使
她看到了被冲到海边的儿子的尸体。她的50个孩子都死了，赫克犹巴因此成为悲
哀女王，而别的女人都无法得到这顶王冠。然而，即使处于痛苦与绝望之中，她
仍旧鼓足勇气向塞希国王复仇，因为塞希国王为了得到她儿子的黄金而杀死了他。
后来，正如狄俄尼索斯所预言，她被变成了一条狗，眼带血丝。她不堪忍受
这种新的痛苦，就跳进海里，结束了自己不幸的一生。
＇ 中英文对照＇ 古希腊神话故事：四个时代
The Four Ages there had been four ages since the human world first
cameinto being 。they are the golden age ，the silver age，the age of bronze
and the age of iron。the golden agewas the best of all。it was an age when
kronus sat on thethrone。generous nature met all the needs of men 。there
wereno extremes of cold and heat。and the evils of the human worldwere
still kept in the cask。epimetheus guarded the cask and pandora was not
yet made to open。men lived a happy life。they were forever young。they were
always eating richly and knew neither hard labour nor sorrow。when death
came it came like apeaceful sleep。and they became good spirits in heaven。
the silver age was one in which the human race was somewhat less valuable
in body and mind。the period was of helpless be ginning。it lasted a hundred
years。and it was the time of manhood，short and troubled。men spent in
ignorance and evil。they no longer admired the gods and offered no sacrifices。however，
as the race of the silver age was not entirely lack of goodness ，they
had some honour and lived on as spirits under the earth。 during the age
of bronze men became further degenerated 。dressed in bronze and armed
with weapons of bronze，they live din the houses of bronze。cruel and heartless，
they delighted inwar and died in endless struggle。when they passed away
，they came into the darkness of the lower world。 the last age ，that of
iron，was one of continual care and grief。there was no family love，no
sense of respectful duty，no friend ship and hospitality。nor was there
any faith ，truth and justice。evil was widespread ，might was right ，
and the flames of war burnt the surface of the earth。it was a race of
men given up by gods 。四个时代人类产生以来经历了四个时代：黄金时代、白
银时代、青铜时代、铁器时代。黄金时代最为美好。克鲁娜斯坐在御座上。慷慨
的大自然满足了人类的一切要求。没有严寒酷暑。人间的不幸被拘禁在桶中。这
只桶由厄庇墨透斯保管，而潘多拉还没有出世来打开桶盖。人们生活美满，青春
永存。他们常常举行盛宴，大吃大喝，而对艰辛与悲哀一概不知。死亡的来临犹
如酣睡，死后他们变成精灵升入天堂。在白银时代，人类在体力与智力方面感觉
欠佳。这种孤弱的开端延续百年。人类在愚昧与不幸中度过了这一短暂而焦虑的
成年期。他们不再崇拜天神，也不再献祭。好在白银时代的人类并非一点美德也
不具备。他们有廉耻之心，他们死后作为神灵继续在阴间生活。在青铜时代，人
类更加堕落。身着青铜盔甲，手握青铜兵器，住在青铜铸造的房中。他们残忍无
情，尚武好战，最终在无止尽的战争中消亡。死时，他们降临阴间。最后一个时
代——铁器时代，这是一个持续烦恼与悲伤的时代。没有亲人的爱，没有孝顺长
辈的责任感，没有友谊，没有礼仪，更没有信仰、真理与正义。罪恶四处蔓延，
强权即公理。战火烧焦了地球的表面。天神摒弃了人类。
＇ 中英文对照＇ 古希腊神话故事：金色的羊毛
The Golden Fleece king athamus of northern greece had two children，
phrixus and helle。after he left his first wife and mar ried ino ，a wicked
woman ，the two children received all the cruel treatment that a stepmother
could devise，at one timethe kingdom was ruined by a famine。ino persuaded
her credulous husband into believing that his son ，phrixus ，was the
actual cause of the disaster，and should be sacrificed to zeus to endit。the
poor boy was then placed on the altar and was about tobe knifed when a
ram with golden fleece was sent down by thegods and carried off the two
children on its back。as they flew over the strait that divides asia from
europe，helle ，faint at the vast expanse of water below，fell into the
sea and was drowned。thus the sea of helle ，hellespont，became the ancient
name of the strip of water。her brother kept on and arrived in colchis
on the eastern shore of the black sea。there he sacrificed the ram to zeus
and gave its golden fleece to king aeetes ，who nailed it on a sacred
tree and put a sleepless dragon in charge 。 金色的羊毛希腊北部国王阿塔
玛斯有两个孩子，法瑞克斯和赫勒。当国王离开第一个妻子和一个名叫伊诺的坏
女人结婚后，两个孩子受到后母残忍虐待，整个王国也受到毁灭性瘟疫的侵袭。
伊诺在爱轻信的丈夫耳边进谗言，终于使国王相信：他的儿子法瑞克斯是这
次灾害的罪魁祸首，并要将他献给宙斯以结束瘟疫。可怜的孩子被推上了祭坛，
将要被处死。正在此时，上帝派了一只浑身上下长着金色羊毛的公羊来将两个孩
子驮在背上带走了。当他们飞过隔开欧洲和亚洲的海峡时，赫勒由于看到浩瀚的
海洋而头晕目眩，最终掉进大海淹死了。这片海洋古时候的名称叫赫勒之海，赫
勒拉旁海峡便由此而来。金色公羊驮着法瑞克斯继续向前飞去，来到了黑海东岸
的科尔契斯。在那里，法瑞克斯将公羊献给了宙斯；而将金羊毛送给了埃厄忒斯
国王。
国王将羊毛钉在一棵圣树上，并派了一条不睡觉的龙负责看护。
＇ 中英