西洋文學概論Week5

 

The content of the course

1.vocabulary

Ab- 有負面意思

For example:

abortion 流產,墮胎,失敗

aboriginal: Having existed in a region from the beginning.

 

Para- defense, protection against; that which protects from.

For example:

parachute: 降落傘

         from French parachute, literally "that which protects against a fall"

parallel: parallel lines are lines in a plane which do not meet.

Paradox: A paradox is a statement that apparently contradicts itself and yet

might be true (or wrong at the same time).

 

Fate v.s. destiny

Fate defines events as ordered or "inevitable" and unavoidable.

Destiny is a predetermined course of events or fixed natural order of the universe.

 

Messenger: people who take the message.

 

2.quiz

12.In the Iliad, who is the messenger of the gods?

(a)Zephyrus (b)Iris (c)Athena (d)Andromache

In Greek mythology, Iris is the personification of the rainbow

and messenger of the gods. She is also known as one of the

goddesses of the sea and the sky. Iris links the gods to humanity.

She travels with the speed of wind from one end of the world to

the other, and into the depths of the sea and the underworld.

 

19. Who is the oldest of the Achaean chieftains?

(a)Achilles (b)Agamemnon (c)Nestor (d)Diomedes

Chieftain: the chief of a clan or a tribe.

23. Odysseus is especially beloved by which goddess?

(a)Hera (b)Aphrodite (c)Thetis (d)Athena

The Iliad

During the funeral games for Patroclus, Odysseus became involved in

a wrestling match with Telamonian Ajax, as well as a foot race. With

the help of the goddess Athena, who favoured him, and despite Apollo's

helping another of the competitors, he won the race and managed to draw

the wrestling match, to the surprise of all^.

 

 

 

reference website:

Iris

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The Iliad

https://www.google.com.tw/search?biw=1366&bih=651&tbm=isch&sa=1&

q=The+Iliad&oq=The+Iliad&gs_l=img.3..0j0i30l9.1371327.1371327.0.1372

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