六个经典的希腊神话(中英文双语)VIP免费

TheGoldenTouch(Minas)Midas，wasaKingofMacedonianBromium,whereheruledovertheBrigiansandplantedhisfamousrosegardens．Oneday,theoldheroSilenus，Dionysus'formerteacher,wasfoundsleepinganddrunkenintherosegardens．ThegardenerstiedhimandledhimbeforeMidas.ThenSilenustoldsomewonderfultalestoMidas.MidasenjoyedthetalesverymuchandentertainedSilenusforfivedaysandnights,andthenorderedaguidetoleadhimtoDionysus'headquarters．Dionysus，whohadbeenworryingaboutSilenus，wasgladtoseehimbackandaskedhowMidaswishedtoberewarded．Herepliedwithouthesitation：‘PleaseturnallItouchintogold.'However,notonlystones,flowersandthefurnitureofhishouseturnedtogold.Midaswasdelightedatfirstthenhefoundthewaterhewanttodrinkandthefoodhewanttoeatturnedtogoldtoo.Midassoonbeggedtobefreedfromhiswish,becausehewasfastdyingofhungerandthirst.DionysustoldhimtovisitthesourceoftheriverPactolusandtherewashhimself.Heobeyed,andwasatoncefreedfromthegoldentouch,butthesandsoftheriverPactolusarebrightwithgoldtothisday．点金术弥达斯是马其顿勃洛弥恩的国王。他统治勃里癸亚人民，种植闻名遐迩的玫瑰花。一天，狄俄尼索斯以前的老师森林之神老西勒诺斯喝醉了，躺在弥达斯的花园里酣然大睡。园丁发现了他，把他捆起来领去见弥达斯。西勒诺斯给弥达斯说了一些很有意思的故事，让弥达斯很高兴。于是他盛情款待老山神五天五夜，然后派向导护送他回到狄俄尼索斯的大本营。狄俄尼索斯一直在为西勒诺斯担心，看到西勒诺斯平安回来很高兴。他询问问弥达斯有什么要求，他应该怎样报答他。弥达斯毫不迟疑地回答说，“请恩准使我摸到的一切都变成金子。”然而，变成金子的不仅仅是石块、花朵和屋内的陈设。他坐下吃饭时，他吃的食物和喝的水也都变成金子。过了不久，弥达斯恳求狄俄尼索斯使他从他那愿望中解脱开来，因为他饥渴交加，快死了。狄俄尼索斯逗弄弥达斯，开心得很。他叫弥达斯前往帕克托罗斯河的源头，在河里洗个澡。弥达斯依法行事，立即解除了点金术，但帕克托罗斯河的沙子至今因含金而闪闪发光。BaucisandPhilemonZeusandHermeslikevisitingtheworldindisguise．Onedaytheycametoavillage．Atathousandhousestheyknocked，andathousandtimestheywererefused．Atlasttheyarrivedatahumblecottage，wheretheoldcoupleBaucisandherhusbandPhilemonlived．Althoughtheywerepoor，theymadethebesttoofferthem.Theyofferedtheirgueststheirbestseat，andimmediatelysetaboutpreparingdinnerforthem．Movedatthehospitalityofthehouse，thegodstoldtheirtrueidentity．“Wearegods”，saidZeus．“Whiletheneighborswouldpaysthepenaltyfortheirwickednessyoushallbefreefrommisfortune．Comingalongwithus”．Whentheywerenearthetopofthehill，BancisandPhilemonlookedbackandsawallthevillagebelowcoveredbyamarsh，andthatamongthegeneralruinanddestructiontheiroldcottagealonesurvived，changedintoagrandtemple．AttheirrequesttheyweremadetheguardiansofthesacredplaceofZeus．Aftertheydied,theyturnedintoanashandlinden，standingsidebysideinfrontofthetemple．鲍西丝和费莱蒙奥林波斯山上的神都喜欢乔装改扮到人间察看。有一天，宙斯和海尔墨斯乔装来到一个村子里。他们敲了许多人家的门，却一次又一次地被拒之门外。最后他们来到一间简陋的小茅屋前，这里住着鲍西丝和她的老伴费莱蒙，老俩口虽然很贫穷，却尽力去款待两位天神，给他们最好的座位，并立即为他们准备晚餐。两位天神深深地被他们的盛情款待所感动，说明了自己的真实身分。“我们是天神”宙斯说，“你们将脱离不幸，但你们的邻人们将因他们的邪恶受到惩罚。跟我们走吧！”当他们快到奥林波斯山顶时，鲍西丝和费莱蒙回头看见整个村庄淹没在一片沼泽之中；而他们的旧茅屋却始终完好无损，并且变成了一座金碧辉煌的神殿。出于二老的要求，他们被指派为宙斯所住宫殿的看护者。他们死...