greek-mythology
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Aphrodite and Adonis | 阿芙罗狄蒂与阿多尼斯

The myth recounts Aphrodite's deep love for the mortal hunter Adonis, his tragic death by a boar,...

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Ajax the Great | 巨人埃杰克斯

Ajax the Great was a mighty but simple-minded Greek hero in the Trojan War. After losing the cont...

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Tiresias | 盲眼先知泰瑞西斯

Tiresias, the blind prophet of Thebes, gained his condition and supernatural gifts after accident...

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Hecuba | 赫克犹巴

Hecuba, Queen of Troy, endured unimaginable tragedy: witnessing the deaths of her husband and chi...

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The Sirens | 海妖塞壬

Odysseus outwits the deadly Sirens by having himself tied to the mast while his crew plugs their ...

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Pandora's Box | 潘多拉魔盒

Zeus creates Pandora as a deceptive gift to humanity after Prometheus steals fire. Her curiosity ...

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The Four Ages of Humanity | 人类历史的四个时期

This text outlines the mythological four ages of humanity—Golden, Silver, Bronze, and Iron—each d...

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Pandora's Box | 潘多拉魔盒

Zeus creates Pandora, the first woman, as a punishment for humanity after the theft of fire. She ...

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The Athenian and the Theban | 雅典人与底比斯人

An Athenian and a Theban argue over whose city's hero is greater. The glib Athenian outtalks the ...

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The Fate of Actaeon | 阿克特翁的命运

The hunter Actaeon accidentally sees Artemis bathing. As punishment, the goddess turns him into a...

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Narcissus | 那喀索斯

The myth of Narcissus tells of a shepherd boy who fell in love with his own reflection in a strea...

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Helen of Troy | 特洛伊的海伦

Helen of Troy, famed for her divine beauty, sparked the Trojan War by eloping with Paris. Her sto...

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The Lotus Eaters | 食莲者

Odysseus's crew, upon eating the enchanted lotus on an island, fall into a forgetful lethargy, lo...

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Philomela | 菲洛墨拉

A tale of betrayal, mutilation, and brutal revenge from Greek mythology, culminating in the metam...

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Callisto | 卡利斯托

The myth of Callisto, a nymph transformed into a bear by the jealous Hera, and her eventual reuni...

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