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希腊神话故事完整解读

希腊神话故事完整解读

希腊神话故事完整解读

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0:00Over 2,000 years ago in ancient Greece, a blind poet known as Homer, along with the两千多年前在古希腊,一位盲目的诗人, 被称为荷马,以及
0:06most famous authors, playwrights and historians of their day, would record the tales known最有名的作家、剧作家和历史学家 会记录已知的故事
0:11to us as Greek mythology.作为希腊的神话
0:13They would speak of the great heroes of the land, the mighty gods of Olympus, and the他们会谈论伟大的英雄 国家,伟大的奥林匹斯神,和
0:18mortal men and women who were unfortunate enough to get in their way.人类的男女 不幸地阻碍他们
0:23But who was Zeus and why did he wage a war against his own father and send a great flood但宙斯是谁 他为什么要对自己的父亲开战 并派大洪水
0:28to wipe out humanity?消灭人类?
0:30How was mankind created by Prometheus and why were the horrors of the world unleashed人类是如何被普罗米修斯创造的 为什么世界的恐怖被释放
0:35from Pandora's box?从潘多拉的盒子?
0:37What awaited the souls of the dead in the realm of Hades and how were monsters such{\fn华文楷体\fs20\bord1\shad1\1cHE0E0E0\2cH000000}在哈迪斯的領域里 等待著死者的靈魂 怪物是如何如此
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1Over 2,000 years ago in ancient Greece, a blind poet known as Homer, along with the两千多年前在古希腊,一位盲目的诗人, 被称为荷马,以及
2most famous authors, playwrights and historians of their day, would record the tales known最有名的作家、剧作家和历史学家 会记录已知的故事
3to us as Greek mythology.作为希腊的神话
4They would speak of the great heroes of the land, the mighty gods of Olympus, and the他们会谈论伟大的英雄 国家,伟大的奥林匹斯神,和
5mortal men and women who were unfortunate enough to get in their way.人类的男女 不幸地阻碍他们
6But who was Zeus and why did he wage a war against his own father and send a great flood但宙斯是谁 他为什么要对自己的父亲开战 并派大洪水
7to wipe out humanity?消灭人类?
8How was mankind created by Prometheus and why were the horrors of the world unleashed人类是如何被普罗米修斯创造的 为什么世界的恐怖被释放
9from Pandora's box?从潘多拉的盒子?
10What awaited the souls of the dead in the realm of Hades and how were monsters such{\fn华文楷体\fs20\bord1\shad1\1cHE0E0E0\2cH000000}在哈迪斯的領域里 等待著死者的靈魂 怪物是如何如此
11as the Hydra, the Cyclops and Medusa slain by famous heroes?作为海德拉,独眼巨人和美杜莎被著名英雄杀害?
12From the 12 labors of Hercules to the Trojan War, this is the entire story of Greek mythology.从赫拉克勒斯的12个劳役到特洛伊战争,这是希腊神话的全部故事.
13In the beginning there was only chaos, a great void of emptiness, but from the chaos sprung一开始只有混乱, 空虚的巨大空虚, 从混乱中涌现出来
14Gaia earth as well as Eros love.迦叶大地与爱罗所爱.
15They were then joined by night and day who had put an end to the reign of Erebus, darkness,他们昼夜相聚,结束了黑暗的易勒布斯的统治。
16with the eternal cycle of dusk and dawn emerging.随着黄昏和黎明的永恒循环的出现。
17Lastly would come Tartarus, the deepest depths of the world where condemned souls would be最后将来到冥王星 世界最深的深渊 被诅咒的灵魂将在那里
18sent for punishment.送来惩罚。
19But these would not be the only primordial beings to emerge.但是,这些并不是出现的唯一原始生物。
20For Gaia would birth one more, Uranus the sky.因为盖亚会再生一个天王星
21The two would then unite and produce 12 children, six sons and six daughters.两人然后联合并生出12个孩子,6个儿子和6个女儿.
22These children would be known as the Titans.这些孩子会被称为巨人
23Among them was Oceanus, a great river that encircled the world.其中包括环绕世界的巨河Oceanus。
24He would be joined by his brother Hyperion the sun, who would ride his great chariot和他的兄弟Hyperion一起 乘着他伟大的战车
25across the sky, shining light down upon the earth.闪耀着大地上的光芒
26But when day became night, his daughter Selene, the moon would emerge, shining her light into但当白天变成黑夜,他的女儿Selene, 月亮将升起, 她的光照到
27the darkness.黑暗的阴影
28But Uranus was a cruel father to the Titans, locking his children deep within the earth.但天王星对泰坦家族来说是个残酷的父亲,把他的孩子锁在地底深处.
29To escape they would look to their mother Gaia, who fashioned an indestructible sickle为了逃跑,他们会寻找他们的母亲盖亚 她塑造了一个坚不可摧的镰刀
30that she gifted to her youngest and strongest son Cronus.她送给她最年轻最强壮的儿子克罗纳斯
31Cronus would patiently wait, and when Uranus next came to lie with his mother, he would克罗纳斯会耐心等待, 当天王星接下来来 与他的母亲撒谎,他会
32jump out and slice off his father's genitals, which fell into the sea.跳出并切掉他父亲的生殖器,它掉进海里。
33From them would spawn Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, and the first of a new他们将孕育爱和美的女神阿佛洛狄忒 并成为第一个
34generation.生成。
35Having defeated his father Uranus with the sickle, Cronus would take his place as ruler在用镰刀打败父亲天王星后,克罗纳斯将代替他成为统治者
36of the world.这个世界。
37But his reign was not to last, as Cronus would have three sons and three daughters with his但是他的统治是不会持续的,因为克罗纳斯会带着他的三子三女
38sister Rhea, with these children becoming known as the gods.瑞亚姐姐,这些孩子 变得被称为神。
39Cronus, however, was just as cruel as his own father, and having recently been informed但克罗纳斯和他父亲一样残忍 最近才得知
40that one of his children was prophesied to overthrow him, would swallow each of them他的子孙中有一个被预言要推翻他,
41whole as they were born.他们出生的时候
42Only one would escape this horrible fate, with Zeus, the youngest of his children, being只有一个人能逃脱这个可怕的命运, 宙斯,他最小的孩子,是
43saved by his mother Rhea.他的母亲瑞亚救了他
44Not wanting to lose her last child, Rhea would hide Zeus on Mount Ida in Crete, and instead瑞亚不想失去她的最后一个孩子 却把宙斯藏在克里特的伊达山上
45feed her husband a rock dressed in infant's clothing, with the titan consuming it none给她丈夫喂一个穿婴儿衣服的石头 奶牛不吃
46the wiser.更聪明的
47Zeus would be raised by his grandmother Gaia on the island, being hidden away until he宙斯会在岛上由祖母盖亚抚养 藏起来直到他
48reached manhood, and was strong enough to challenge his father.到了男人的境界, 并且足够强大 挑战他的父亲。
49When the time came, Zeus would return, striking down Cronus and releasing his siblings from当时间到来,宙斯会回来,击倒克罗纳斯 并释放他的兄弟姐妹
50his father's stomach.他父亲的胃。
51With his brothers and sisters now at his side, Zeus would wage a war for ten long years against宙斯会发动十年的战争
52the titans, releasing from the depths of the earth the hundred-handed giants, as well as将百手巨人从地底释放出来
53the cyclopses, legendary craftsmen, who would forge Zeus a mighty thunderbolt, Poseidon水龙头,传说中的工匠, 他将铸造宙斯 一个强大的霹雳,波塞冬
54a trident, and Hades a hat of invisibility, turning the tide of the war.三叉戟,和哈迪斯的帽子 隐形,扭转了战争的潮流。
55With the titans defeated, Zeus would imprison them in Tartarus, deep within the earth, where随着巨人战败 宙斯会把他们囚禁在 地底深处的塔塔鲁斯
56they would remain in torment for eternity.他们将永居其中。
57Having led the titans in battle, a special punishment would be reserved for Atlas, who带领巨人参战后 将特别惩罚阿特拉斯
58was cursed to hold the sky on his shoulders forever.被诅咒永远将天空挂在肩上
59Only a few titans would escape punishment, with Themis, the titan of law and order, and只有几个巨人能逃脱惩罚 和西米斯 法律和秩序的巨人
60her son Prometheus, who had allied with Zeus at the start of the conflict, being pardoned她的儿子普罗米修斯 在冲突开始时与宙斯结盟 被赦免
61and allowed to live their lives amongst the gods.并允许他们在众神中生活。
62With the world now free of the titans' rule, the three brothers, Zeus, Poseidon and Hades,随着世界摆脱了巨人的统治 三兄弟宙斯 波塞冬和哈迪斯
63{\fn华文楷体\fs20\bord1\shad1\1cHE0E0E0\2cH000000}會決定每個人會要求什麼領域 {\fn华文楷体\fs20\bord1\shad1\1cHE0E0E0\2cH000000}宙斯接收天空,波塞頓...
64sea, and Hades the underworld, where the spirits of the dead would reside.海,还有冥界的哈迪斯, 死者的灵将在那里居住。
65Taking up home on Mount Olympus, Zeus and his fellow gods would become known as the在奥林匹斯山上回家 宙斯和他的众神将被称为
6612 Olympians, ruling over mortals and monsters alike.12个奥林匹亚人,统治着凡人和怪物
67While the gods now ruled Earth, Prometheus, one of the only titans spared, was not satisfied虽然现在的众神统治着地球,但普罗米修斯作为唯一幸免于难的巨人之一,并不满足.
68with its inhabitants.及其居民。
69He saw only beasts, mindless creatures that were barely worthy of attention.他只看到野兽,无脑的生物,几乎不值得注意.
70And so Prometheus would fashion man from clay, sculpting his new creation in the image of因此,普罗米修斯会用粘土来塑造人, 雕刻他的新创造像
71the gods.诸天子.
72But Prometheus was not content with his new creation, as man dwelled in the caves just但普罗米修斯并不满足于他的新创造 因为人类住在洞穴里
73like other beasts, and so he gave them fire, a great primordial flame that would allow像其他的野兽一样,他把火焰赏赐他们,
74them to emerge from the cave, to fashion tools and rise from the darkness.他们从洞穴中出来, 时尚工具和从黑暗中起来。
75Man would soon come to rule over all other creatures, but Zeus was not happy.人类很快会来统治其他所有生物,但宙斯并不高兴.
76He wanted them to show gratitude to the gods, and so demanded that an animal sacrifice be他想让他们向众神表示感激 所以要求动物牺牲
77made at each meal, but left it to Prometheus to decide what part of the animal would be每餐都做,但留给普罗米修斯决定 动物的哪一部分
78offered.提供。
79But Prometheus' loyalty lay with man rather than the gods, so wanting to give them an但普罗米修斯的忠诚在于人而不是神 所以想给他们一个
80advantage, he would kill a bull and divide it into two parts, presenting both to Zeus.他杀了一头公牛 然后分成两部分 向宙斯呈交
81On one side lay the tender and juicy meat, hidden under the unappealing stomach of the一边是温柔多汁的肉 藏在无趣的胃里
82beast.野兽。
83On the other side lay the bare bones of the animal, concealed by a thick layer of delicious另一边是裸露的动物骨头 被一层厚厚的美味地隐藏着
84fat.肥猪。
85Zeus would choose the parcel covered in fat to be offered to the gods, but when he stripped宙斯会选择包着脂肪的包裹 献给众神 但当他剥了衣服
86away the top layer to discover that only bones remained, he would become enraged, and so离开顶层 发现只有骨头留下, 他会变得愤怒,所以
87decided to punish man by taking away the fire Prometheus had gifted them.决定用夺去普罗米修斯赐予他们的火来惩罚人类.
88But without fire, man went back into darkness, retreating into the caves.但是没有火,人回到黑暗中,退入洞穴.
89Wanting to save his creation, Prometheus would scale Mount Olympus to steal the fire of the为了拯救他的创造 普罗米修斯会爬上奥林匹斯山去偷火
90gods.天呐
91With his great torch in hand, he would return to Earth, gifting his creation fire and allowing他手持巨大的火炬,将返回地球,赐予他的创造火,并允许
92civilization to start once again.文明再次开始。
93When Zeus looked down to see fire on Earth yet again, he was furious, taking Prometheus当宙斯低头看到地球再次着火时,他很愤怒,带走了普罗米修斯
94and chaining him to the side of a mountain.并把他锁在山上。
95Each day Prometheus would lay in torment, as Zeus sent an eagle to feast on his liver.普罗米修斯每天都在受折磨 就像宙斯派一只鹰去吃他的肝
96But as Prometheus was immortal, each night the liver would grow back, only to be consumed但是,由于普罗米修斯是不朽的,每晚肝脏都会长回来,只会被消耗
97once again the following day.次日再次发言。
98On and on the punishment would go, with his suffering continuing for millennia.惩罚会持续上千年
99But Zeus was not done and wished to punish humanity further, asking Hephaestus to craft但是宙斯没有做,希望进一步惩罚人类,要求赫法埃斯图斯手动.
100a being capable of inflicting great suffering upon man.能给人类带来巨大痛苦
101And so, taking up clay from the Earth, Hephaestus would shape the first woman.所以,从地球上取土, 赫法斯特斯将塑造第一个女人。
102From Aphrodite she gained her emotions and beauty, and from Zeus an insatiable curiosity.她从阿佛洛狄忒那里获得了她的情感和美丽,从宙斯那里获得了无厌的好奇心.
103Hermes would give her the gift of speech, but also grant her her name, Pandora, meaning赫尔墨斯会给她演讲的礼物 但也给她名字潘多拉
104all gifts, as she had received an offering from each of the gods.所有的礼物,因为她从每个神灵那里得到了一个礼物。
105Pandora was then given a final gift by the gods, a sealed box that she was told containedPandora后来被神赐予了最后的礼物 一个密封的盒子 她被告知里面有
106special gifts, but was forbidden from ever opening.特别的礼物,但被禁止开放。
107Zeus would then instruct Hermes to deliver Pandora to Earth, where she would soon marry宙斯会指示赫耳墨斯将潘朵拉送到地球 她很快会在那里结婚
108the titan Epimetheus, the brother of Prometheus.是普罗米修斯的弟弟
109Prometheus had advised his brother not to take anything from the gods, but he was so普罗米修斯曾建议他的弟弟不要从神灵那里夺走任何东西,但他是如此
110struck by Pandora's beauty that he accepted her without thought.被潘朵拉的美貌所震撼 他毫无顾虑地接受了她
111For a time, the two would live happily together, exploring nature and having a daughter named有一段时间,两人会幸福地生活在一起,探索大自然,并有一个女儿的名字
112Pyrrha, who brought them great joy.派拉哈,带给他们巨大的快乐
113But in all her curiosity, Pandora's mind would always wander back to the box.但是在她的好奇心中,潘朵拉的头脑总是会徘徊在盒子里.
114As days turned to weeks and weeks to months, her curiosity turned into a burning desire.随着日复一日地变成数周至数月,她的好奇心变成了一种燃烧的欲望.
115Finally, she could resist no more, peeking into the box to see what was inside.最后,她再也无法抗拒,偷看盒子里的东西。
116But the moment she did, a great cloud filled the air.但当她这么做的时候 一片大云笼罩着空气
117Out sprung all the evils Prometheus had kept away from man, with greed and envy, as well普罗米修斯以贪婪和嫉妒 远离人类的恶行也随之涌现
118as old age and disease, all escaping into the world.老年和疾病, 都逃入世界。
119By the time Pandora managed to close the lid, there was only one thing remaining inside.当潘朵拉设法关闭盖子时,里面只剩下一件事.
120Hope.发愿.
121It was to be Zeus' greatest punishment.这是宙斯最大的惩罚
122For with hope, men would cling on to their lives through all adversity, ensuring they因为满怀希望,男人会坚持 自己的生活 通过所有的逆境,确保他们
123endured the hardships that now burdened them for the rest of time.忍受了他们剩下的时间所承受的痛苦。
124And so ended the Golden Age of Man, a perfect time where humanity lived without care or人类的黄金时代结束了 人类生活在一个没有关怀或
125worry.担心。
126Never growing old, they would live off the wild fruits of the land, enjoying all that永远不会变老,他们会靠野生的果实生活,享受这一切
127nature had to offer.自然必须提供。
128But with old age escaping from Pandora's box, their time on earth had come to an end.但随着年老逃离潘多拉的盒子,他们在地球上的时间已经结束.
129Next would come the Age of Silver, and then the Age of Bronze, where man would become接下来是银河时代,然后是青铜时代, 在那里,人会变成
130arrogant, failing to worship the gods, and forging weapons to wage war on each other.傲慢,不崇拜神明,伪造武器互相开战.
131Vicious and cruel, man would draw the anger of Zeus, who was so appalled by man's lust邪恶和残忍的人会引来宙斯的愤怒 他被人类的欲望所震惊
132for war, would decide that humanity deserved nothing more than to be completely wiped from为了战争,会决定人类应该 被彻底消灭
133the earth.尘土
134The only feasible option he saw to do this was to unleash a great flood upon the world.他看到的唯一可行的选择就是向世界发动大洪水。
135And so, he asked his brother Poseidon to gather all his strength and strike his trident upon所以,他要求他的哥哥波塞冬 集中所有的力量,打击他的三叉戟
136the deepest depths of the ocean.海洋最深处
137The wave created was so powerful that it would eclipse the tallest mountains, crashing down产生的波浪是如此的强大, 将淹没最高的山, 坠落
138upon the cities of man below.以人的城市盟誓,
139Rains would pour from the heavens, and winds would strike the water until it consumed all雨会从天而降 风会吹向水面 直到它消耗尽
140that eye could see.眼睛看得出来
141Those who survived would soon succumb to starvation, until finally all dry land had disappeared.那些幸存下来的人很快会饿死,直到最后所有旱地都消失了。
142There would only be two survivors, Pyrrha, the daughter of Pandora, and Jucalion, the只有两个幸存者 潘多拉的女儿皮尔哈 和尤卡利翁
143son of Prometheus.普罗米修斯的儿子
144They had been forewarned by Prometheus that a great flood was coming, and so had built他们被普罗米修斯事先警告说 洪水即将来临,所以建造了
145ship to survive the coming destruction.飞船在即将到来的毁灭中幸存下来
146Their little boat would survive the ravages of Poseidon's great storm, drifting alone他们的小船能渡过波塞冬的暴风雨 独自漂流
147in the vast oceans, while they mourned for their fallen kin.在大海中,他们为自己的亲戚而悲伤。
148They would soon drift towards Mount Parnassus, the peak of which remained the only place他们很快会漂流到帕纳索斯山 山峰是唯一的地方
149the oceans had not consumed.海洋没有消耗。
150Believing his job was done, Zeus would command the rains to cease, and for the waters to宙斯相信他的工作已经完成 命令雨停了 让海水停止
151recede, with the earth becoming calm once again.后退,随着地球再次变得平静.
152But although the earth was now still, it was devoid of all human life.但是,虽然地球现在仍然如此,但它没有生命。
153Jucalion和Pyrha会问众神如何重建人类
154titan Themis being sent to answer their prayers.提坦·西米斯被派去回应他们的祈祷
155To bring back their fellow man, Themis instructed that they each travel along the mountain,为了把他们的同伴带回来 塞米斯指示他们各自在山上旅行
156throwing stones behind their backs as they went.在他们的背后扔石头 当他们去。
157Day after day and night after night, they would each throw stones behind them.日复一日,夜复一夜,他们各自向后投掷石块。
158With those thrown by Jucalion growing into men, and those by Pyrrha into women.朱卡利翁把那些扔到男人身上,皮拉把那些扔到女人身上。
159And so it was that humanity was born once again.所以人类再次诞生
160With the crimes of their ancestors washed away, they were granted a second chance, able他们的祖先的罪行被洗劫一空,他们获得了第二次机会,能够
161to choose a path of their own making.选择自己制造的路径。
162Only time would tell if they would be as brutal and destructive as those who had preceded只有时间才能知道 他们是否会像以前那样残忍和毁灭性
163them.他们。
164But this time, humanity would be protected, for on Mount Parnassus, Jucalion had found但这次人类会受到保护 因为尤卡利昂在帕纳索斯山发现
165A tool so secure that not even the gods of Olympus could breach it.一个非常安全的工具 连奥林匹斯的神都不能破坏它
166Something that would keep humanity safe for the rest of time.能让人类在剩下的时间里保持安全
167Nord's ultimate security package.诺德的终极安全套装.
168You too can reclaim control over your digital privacy and gain access to malware protection你也可以恢复对数字隐私的控制 并获得恶意软件保护
169that warns you about unsafe sites and scans and deletes any files that could harm your警告您不安全的网站, 扫描并删除任何可能伤害您的文件
170device.设备。
171A data breach scanner to check if your passwords, email address or credit card details have数据破解扫描仪检查您的密码、电子邮件地址或信用卡细节是否
172been leaked.被泄露出来。
173An ad blocker that prevents all those annoying pop-up ads and banners, allowing for a smoother广告屏蔽器 防止那些烦人的弹出广告和横幅 允许更平滑
174online experience.在线体验.
175A privacy tool that stops third-party websites and online spies from tracking your activity.一个阻止第三方网站和网络间谍追踪你活动的隐私工具.
176A cross-platform password manager that can back up any passwords you choose in an encrypted一个跨平台密码管理器,可以备份您在加密中选择的任何密码
177vault.保险库
178A dark web monitor that scans the dark web for your personal information, helping protect一个黑网监视器,可以扫描黑网获取您的个人信息,帮助保护
179you against account lockouts and identity theft.你反对关闭账户和盗用身份
18024x7 customer support.24x7客户支持.
181And to top it all off, access to the fastest VPN on the market.最重要的是 进入市场上最快的VPN
182Their VPN will allow you to browse securely while travelling or using public wifi, access他们的VPN可以让你安全浏览 在旅行或使用 公共wifi,访问
183例如YouTube和Netflix,
184All while keeping your data private and secure.所有同时保持你的数据保密和安全。
185What's even better is that you don't even need to have the VPN turned on for all of更好的是,你甚至不需要让 VPN 打开所有
186their features to work.他们的特色 工作。
187Simply click on the threat protection option, toggle on the features you want, and let them只需点击威胁保护选项, 切换您想要的特性, 让他们
188run in the background, keeping your device protected and secure.在背景中运行,保持设备的安全性。
189If you have any device connected to the internet, you need NordVPN's ultimate security package.如果你有任何设备连接到互联网 你需要NordVPN的最终安全套件
190Protect yourself online, click the link in the description or pinned comment, and go在线保护自己,点击描述中的链接或标注的注释,然后去
191to Nordvpn.com 向前切开生命指针.
192Once there, make sure you click grab deal, this will give you access to the best prices一旦到那里,确保你点击抓取交易, 这将让你获得最好的价格
193available.可用。
194What's even better is that if you select their 2 year plan, you can get everything更好的是,如果你选择他们的两年计划, 你可以得到一切
195we just mentioned for just £3 a month.我们刚提到每月只有3英镑。
196It helps support the channel and is completely risk free with Nord's 30 day money back guarantee.它帮助支持频道,在诺德的30天回款担保下完全无风险.
197Zeus, the king of the gods, ruled from his throne on Mount Olympus, with his symbols宙斯,神之王, 统治他的王位 在奥林匹斯山,他的标志
198of the thunderbolt and eagle becoming omens to humanity.霹雳和鹰变成人类的预兆
199Zeus was responsible for all weather changes, from thunderstorms to raging blizzards depending宙斯对天气的变化负责 从雷暴到暴风雪
200on his mood.他的情绪。
201The Greeks considered Zeus the greatest of the gods, with those who bowed before him希腊人认为宙斯是众神中最伟大的, 和在他之前鞠躬的人
202receiving good fortune, and those who dared to defy him subjected to terrible punishments.受善财,而敢违抗他的人,将受重大的刑罚。
203Having now taken control of the world, Zeus would look for a wife to rule by his side.宙斯现在控制了世界 就会找一个妻子来统治他
204But the king of the gods was famous for his infidelity, with him having no less than 7但神之王以不忠闻名,有不下七世.
205wives during his reign.他统治时期的妻子
206The first to marry Zeus would be the nymph Metis, the goddess of wisdom, with her soon第一位嫁给宙斯的将是 智慧女神尼姆·梅蒂斯 很快
207falling pregnant with his child.怀着孩子
208But Zeus had been warned by his grandparents, Gaia and Uranus, that Metis was destined to但宙斯曾被他的祖父母盖亚和天王星警告过,梅蒂斯注定要
209bear him a treacherous son, who would one day take his throne.给他生个不忠的儿子 他有一天会登上王位
210Seeing no other choice, Zeus would swallow Metis before she gave birth in the hopes of没有其他选择 宙斯会在梅蒂斯出生前 吞下她
211avoiding the prophecy.避开预言。
212But after he did so, Zeus would begin to suffer a terrible headache, with the pain becoming但是他这样做之后,宙斯就会开始头痛, 痛苦会变成
213so intense that he would ask for his head to be split open with an axe.以至于他要求用斧头劈开他的头
214From the gap in his forehead would spring the child Metis had been carrying inside her,从他额头的空隙里 将孕育着梅蒂斯的孩子
215a daughter named Athena, the goddess of war and wisdom, fully grown and ready to take一个名叫雅典娜的女儿, 战争和智慧的女神, 完全长大并准备带走
216her place as one of the Olympians.她作为奥林匹亚人的地位
217Zeus' second wife would be his aunt Themis, the titan of justice and law, who had betrayed宙斯的第二任妻子就是他的姨妈 瑟米斯,正义和法律的巨人,他背叛了
218her own kind to side with the gods during their war with the titans.在他们与巨人的战争中 她的同类支持神灵
219The pair would only have three children together, however, they would come to garner great power这对夫妇只有三个孩子, 但是,他们会来获得大权
220over the mortal world.超越凡人的世界
221Known as the Three Fates, these sisters would become the goddesses of destiny, spinning被称为"三命运" 这些姐妹会成为命运的女神
222a thread of life that would determine the road each individual soul would take.生命的一线 将决定每个灵魂将走的道路。
223The youngest sister would be known as Klotho, the spinner, as she was responsible for spinning最小的妹妹会被称为Klotho,旋转者, 因为她负责旋转
224the thread of each human life as they were born.每一个生命的线 与他们出生。
225Controlling if and when a soul was created, it was only through Klotho's great power控制灵魂是否和当灵魂被创造时 它只能通过克洛托的强大力量
226that a new life would come to be.新的生活将会来临
227她的姐姐Lachesis, Allotter, 将决定每个人的命运。
228Using her rod, Lachesis would measure the length and nature of every thread spun uponLachesis用她的棍子 测量每条线的长度和性质
229Klotho's spindle, and in doing so, would plot out the duration, as well as every majorKlotho的脊柱, 这样做, 将规划持续时间, 以及每个主要
230event of each human life.每一个人类生命的事件
231And finally, the eldest and most feared sister would be known as Atropos, the Unturning.最后,最年长和最害怕的妹妹将被称为"阿托波斯人"(Atropos, the Unturning).
232When a mortal's allotted time on Earth had come to an end, Atropos would take her great当人类在地球上的 分配时间结束时, Atropos 会把她伟大的
233shears and end their life by cutting through the thread.剪断绳子,结束他们的生命
234Zeus would go on to have many more wives, fathering numerous gods and goddesses alike.宙斯会继续拥有更多的妻子,生下无数神和女神.
235But for his seventh and final wife, he would take his older sister Hera, the goddess of但对于他的第七任也是最后一任妻子,他会带走他的姐姐赫拉,女神赫拉
236and marriage, with Zeus having finally found a queen to rule by his side.和婚姻, 宙斯终于找到了一个王后 在他身边统治。
237But even after his marriage to Hera, Zeus' lustful eye would extend beyond the heavens,但即使他和赫拉结婚后 宙斯的贪婪之眼会超越天界
238with the king of the gods continuing to pursue other women.与众神之王继续追逐其他女性.
239Fathering countless children, Zeus would be related to nearly every god and hero, with生了无数孩子 宙斯和几乎每个神和英雄 都有亲缘关系
240him often disguising himself to gain the affection of women who drew his eye.他经常自欺欺人,以获得吸引他眼睛的女人的爱意。
241One such woman, Europa, was the princess of the city Tyre, and sister to the famous hero一个叫欧罗巴的女人 是提尔市的公主 也是著名英雄的妹妹
242Cadmus.卡德马斯
243One day, as she was picking flowers by the coast, Europa would draw the attention of有一天,当她在海岸边采花时,欧罗巴会提请人们注意
244Zeus, with the king of the gods deciding to claim her as his own.宙斯,与诸神的国王决定称她为自己的.
245To hide his infidelity from Hera, Zeus decided to transform himself into a magnificent white为了掩盖他的不忠 宙斯决定把自己变成一个伟大的白人
246ball before travelling down to Earth.飞到地球之前先用球
247Upon seeing the ball, Europa would be mesmerised by its beauty, and so decided to climb upon看到球后,欧罗巴会被它的美丽迷惑,于是决定攀登
248its back.它的背部。 。 。
249The moment she mounted him, however, Zeus would set out at full speed, sprinting straight然而,她骑着他的那一刻,宙斯会全速出发,冲刺直冲
250into the sea.进入大海。
251Screaming in terror, Europa would grip desperately to the ball's horns as it ran across the在恐怖中尖叫,欧罗巴会拼命抓住球的角 当球跑过
252vast ocean.巨大的海洋。
253To reassure the terrified princess, Zeus would decide to reveal his true identity, telling为了让恐惧的公主放心 宙斯会决定透露他的真实身份
254her he was not merely a beast, but instead the king of the gods.他不仅是野兽 而是神之王
255The two would eventually arrive at Crete, the island on which Zeus was hidden as a child,两人最终会到达克里特岛 宙斯小时候躲在那里
256where she would bear him many children.在那里她会给他生很多孩子。
257Their offspring would eventually become some of the most renowned men of Greece, with Minos,他们的后代最终会 成为希腊最有名的人 与米诺斯,
258the king of Crete and owner of the legendary Minotaur, being amongst them.是克里特的国王,也是传说中的弥诺陶洛斯的主人。
259To commemorate his love for Europa, Zeus would name the continent where they stood Europe为了纪念他对欧罗巴的爱 宙斯会给欧洲命名
260in her honour, and would recreate the image of the white bull in the stars, which would将重现白牛在星中的形象
261become known as the constellation Taurus.被称为星座金牛座。
262Hera, wife of Zeus and queen of the gods, was the protector of marriage and women, being宙斯的妻子和神的女王赫拉 是婚姻和女人的保护者
263deeply respected in Greek society.在希腊社会深受尊重.
264Although she was revered, she was also one of the most vengeful and spiteful gods on虽然她很受人尊敬,但她还是最复仇和最凶残的神之一
265Mount Olympus, making her a poor match for her husband Zeus, whose numerous affairs would奥林匹斯山,使她成为她丈夫宙斯的可怜对手,他无数的事务都会
266constantly draw her anger.不断吸引她的愤怒
267Despite being his queen, Hera would only bear him two of the twelve Olympians, Ares and尽管赫拉是他的皇后,但是他只承受了十二个奥运会中的两个,阿瑞斯
268Hephaestus, with the other gods coming from Zeus' numerous affairs.Hephaestus),其他神祇来自宙斯的众多事务.
269One of Zeus' most insulting acts of infidelity would be with the princess Io, one of Hera's宙斯最侮辱的不忠行为之一 就是和公主在一起 木卫一,赫拉的一个
270most devoted priestesses.最敬业的女祭司
271When Hera came to investigate, in an attempt to protect Io from his wife, Zeus would transform当赫拉来调查时 为了保护 木卫一从他的妻子,宙斯会改变
272her into a beautiful white cow.她变成了美丽的白牛
273But the queen of the gods was not fooled by the deception, and knowing that she had caught但神的女王并没有被欺骗所愚弄 知道她抓住了
274Zeus red-handed, would demand that he gift her the white cow as a present.宙斯会要求他送她白牛作为礼物
275Knowing that refusing the request would only confirm Hera's suspicions, Zeus saw little宙斯知道拒绝请求只会证实赫拉的怀疑 却很少看到
276choice but to accept, with Hera locking Io in a cave, where she would be guarded by the选择但接受 赫拉将木卫一锁在洞穴里 在那里她将被守护
277hundred-eyed monster known as Argus.百眼怪兽名阿难.
278The perfect guardsman, Argus could sit with half his eyes asleep and the other half awake,完美的看守,阿尔格斯可以坐 一半的眼睛睡着了,另一半醒来,
279never breaking his watch.从来没有打破他的表。
280Zeus was too terrified of Hera to intervene himself, but he would eventually send the宙斯对赫拉太害怕了 无法亲自介入 但他最终会派他去
281messenger god Hermes to free the miserable Io.信使神赫尔墨斯 释放悲惨的木卫一。
282A master musician, Hermes decided to defeat Argus not through strength but through wit.作为一个音乐大师,赫尔墨斯决定不通过力量而通过智慧打败阿尔古斯.
283Approaching the monster as a friend, he began playing his pipes and singing sweet lullabies,作为朋友接近怪物, 他开始演奏他的管子 和唱甜甜的曲子,
284until Argus began to fall asleep.直到阿尔格斯开始睡着了。
285As the hundredth eye finally shut, Hermes would take out his sword and slay the beast,随着第100只眼睛终于闭上 赫尔墨斯会拔出他的剑 杀死那只野兽
286before releasing Io from her prison.在释放木卫一之前
287To thank Argus for his service, Hera would take his eyes and set them in the tail of为了感谢阿尔古斯的忠告,赫拉会把眼睛放进尾巴
288the peacock, her favourite bird, which would become a symbol of her power.孔雀,她最喜欢的鸟 它将成为她力量的象征
289Not yet finished with Io, she would send a gadfly to torment her as she made her escape,还没和木卫一谈完 她会送一只鳄鱼去折磨她 当她逃跑时
290almost driving the woman insane.差点把那个女人逼疯
291Io wandered long and far, with the sea which she ran along being named the Ionian Sea in木卫一徘徊了很长很长很长的一段路 沿着她所奔走的海 被命名为爱奥尼亚海
292her honour.她的荣誉。
293The Bosporus, which means ford of the cow, would also be named to commemorate the momentBosporus是牛的堡垒 也是为了纪念这个时刻
294she passed by during her wanderings.她流浪时路过
295Io would eventually arrive at the Nile in Egypt, far away from Hera, where Zeus would木卫一最终会到达埃及尼罗河, 远离赫拉,宙斯将在那里
296finally be able to restore her human form.终于能恢复她的人形
297The two would have a child, Epiphas, with Io becoming the ancestor to many of Greece's两人将有一个孩子,伊庇法斯,伊欧成为许多希腊人的祖先.
298greatest heroes, including Perseus and Heracles.伟大的英雄,包括珀尔修斯和赫拉克勒斯
299Leto, yet another of Zeus' lovers and the mother of Apollo and Artemis, would experience莱托,宙斯的爱人 和阿波罗和阿耳忒弥斯的母亲,将经历
300the full extent of Hera's jealous rage.赫拉嫉妒的愤怒
301After finding out Leto had laid with Zeus and fallen pregnant with twins, Hera would发现莱托和宙斯上床 怀上双胞胎后,赫拉会
302send the great serpent Python to torment her, forcing Leto to flee across Greece in a desperate让大蛇Python来折磨她 迫使Leto绝望地逃过希腊
303search to find refuge and a place to give birth to her children.寻找避难所和生孩子的地方
304But Hera would forbid any city from providing her with shelter, with Leto travelling from但赫拉会禁止任何城市向她提供避难所,莱托从那里旅行.
305Athens to Crete, from Lemnos to Samnos, with none willing to take her in for the fear of雅典到克里特 从莱姆诺斯到萨姆诺斯 没人愿意收留她
306upsetting the Queen of the Gods.惹恼了众神的女王
307Only the island of Delos was willing to offer Leto refuge, but she was still unable to deliver只有德洛斯岛愿意向莱托提供庇护 但她仍然无法提供
308her children, as Hera, still scheming against her, had trapped Eleithia, the goddess of她的孩子,作为赫拉,仍然在谋害她, 已经困住了Eleithia,
309Mount Olympus, preventing any births from taking place.奧林匹斯山,防止任何分娩发生.
310After nine days and nights of agonising labour, the other goddesses would take pity on Leto.经过九天零夜的苦力劳动,其他女神会同情莱托.
311Retrieving Eleithia from Olympus, and finally allowing her to give birth, Leto would name从奥林匹斯夺回埃莱蒂亚 最后允许她生孩子 莱托会起名
312one child Apollo and the other Artemis, the god of archery and the goddess of the hunt,一个阿波罗和另一个阿耳忒弥斯 是射箭之神 也是猎杀的女神
313who would grow up to become fully fledged gods of Olympus.成为奥林匹斯的神
314Upon the birth of the twins, towns and cities across the known world would arrange great在双胞胎出生后, 世界各地的城镇和城市都会安排好
315parties in their honour, with the city of Thebes hosting the greatest celebrations of all.以Thebes市为纪念地举办最盛大的庆祝活动。
316Yet of all the city's inhabitants, only one would not take part in the festivities,然而,在这个城市的所有居民中,只有一个人不参加庆祝活动,
317Queen Niobe, whose beauty was matched only by her arrogance.尼欧贝王后,其美貌仅与她的傲慢相配.
318Niobe嘲笑Leto只有两个孩子,
319that as she had many more, seven sons and seven daughters, she should receive the honours因为她还有许多,七子七女, 她应该得到荣誉
320instead.相反。
321Upon hearing the insult, Leto was furious that a mortal queen would dare to disrespect听到侮辱声,莱托大发雷霆 说一个凡人皇后敢不敬
322her, and so sent Apollo and Artemis to the city of Thebes to enact her revenge.所以派阿波罗和阿耳忒弥斯去提比斯城 进行报复
323Raining down arrows from above, Apollo would kill each of her sons and Artemis every daughter,阿波罗从上面降下箭头 杀死她每个儿子和阿耳忒弥斯每个女儿
324with Niobe left alone in despair.尼欧比在绝望中独自一人
325Distraught at the loss of her children, Niobe would flee to her homeland of Silas, crying尼欧贝为失去孩子而心烦意乱,会逃到她的故乡西拉斯,哭泣
326uncontrollably and begging the gods to put an end to her pain.毫无节制地恳求众神结束她的痛苦.
327Taking pity on the queen, Zeus would transform her into a great stone, forever ending her为了怜悯女王 宙斯会把她变成石头 永远终结她
328suffering.受苦受难。
329Located in western Turkey and known as the Weeping Rock, Niobe can still be seen grieving位于土耳其西部,被称为微平岩,尼欧贝仍然可以看见悲伤
330to this day, with tears flooding from her eyes whenever it rains, as the water flows直到今天,眼泪从她眼里流过, 每当下雨,随着水流
331through the porous rock.穿过多孔的岩石
332Apollo, the youngest twin, was the god of archery, light and music.阿波罗是最小的双胞胎,是射箭,光和音乐的神.
333He was also closely linked with prophecy, with him travelling to Mount Parnassus, where他也与预言紧密相连,他前往帕纳苏斯山
334the great snake Python, which had chased his mother across the land, had made its home.伟大的蛇蟒 追逐着他的母亲 穿越了陆地 创造了它的家园
335Taking his revenge, he would slay the beast with countless shots from his golden bow,为了报仇,他会用无数的枪从他的金弓上射杀野兽,
336constructing a great temple where its body fell, a site that would become the home of建造了一座伟大的寺庙 在那里,它的尸体倒下, 一个会成为家园的地方
337the famous Oracle of Delphi.著名的德尔斐神谕.
338Known as the Pythia, the Oracle would become one of the most influential figures in ancient{\fn华文仿宋\fs16\1cHD1D1D1}神谕会成为古代最有影响力的人物之一
339Greece, where anyone from great kings to common farmers went for advice.希腊,从大国王到普通农民的任何人 都去寻求建议。
340Said to be the mouthpiece of Apollo, she would inhale the vapours rising from her chamber,据说是阿波罗的喉咙 她会吸入从她房间升起的蒸气
341and go into a frenzied state, delivering the god's prophecies through her psychotic and并进入疯狂的状态, 传递上帝的预言 通过她的精神病和
342demented chanting.疯狂的呼喊。
343Following his great victory over Python, a beast he had killed with over a thousand arrows,在他大胜派松之后 他用一千多只箭杀死了一只野兽
344Apollo was filled with pride, declaring himself the greatest archer to have ever lived.阿波罗充满了骄傲,宣布自己是有史以来最伟大的射手.
345So proud was Apollo that when he saw Eros, the youthful god of love, holding his own阿波罗如此骄傲 当他看到爱的爱神伊罗斯时 抱着自己
346bow and set of arrows, Apollo would laugh at the child, declaring that he was unfit阿波罗会嘲笑孩子 宣称他不适合
347to even wield such a weapon.甚至拥有这样的武器。
348Filled with rage, Eros would swear revenge against Apollo, promising to show him the充满愤怒的爱罗斯会发誓对阿波罗复仇,答应给他看
349full extent and true power of his bow.他的弓的全能和真能
350Following Apollo to the river Penias, Eros would soon spot the river's daughter, the在阿波罗到达佩尼亚斯河后,埃罗斯很快会发现河中的女儿,the
351beautiful Daphne, sitting upon the shore.美丽的达芙妮,坐在岸上。
352Taking aim with his bow, Eros would fire a gold tipped arrow at Apollo, causing him以他的弓瞄准,伊罗斯会向阿波罗发射一枚金色的射箭,导致他
353to fall madly in love with her.疯狂地爱上她。
354Yet he would fire a second arrow at Daphne, one tipped with lead, that would make her然而,他会向达芙妮发射第二支箭, 一支带铅的箭, 这将使她
355feel nothing but disgust at the sight of Apollo.在阿波罗的视线下只感到恶心
356And so, as the god of archery approached Daphne, overcome with desire, she would flee into因此,当射箭神接近达芙妮时,她渴望战胜她,她会逃入
357the very sight of him, running through the forest in a desperate attempt to escape.他一见钟情 奔走在森林里 绝望地想逃跑
358Consumed by Eros' spell and longing to confess his love, Apollo would chase her through the阿波罗被伊罗斯的咒语所迷惑 渴望承认他的爱人
359woods, using his divine powers to quickly catch up and reach her.森林,利用他的神力 快速赶上并到达她。
360Terrified of the god, Daphne would cry out to her father, the river god Penias for help.害怕上帝 达芙妮会向她的父亲 河神佩妮亚斯求救
361He would answer her call, with her soon beginning to feel a great heaviness overcome her limbs.他会接她的电话 很快她会觉得四肢被压得喘不过气来
362Slowing to a halt, her skin would turn to bark, and her hair to leaves, until finally,她的皮肤会变成树皮 头发会变成叶子 直到最后
363Daphne's transformation was complete.达芙妮的转型完成.
364Where a young and beautiful woman had once stood, was now the first laurel tree, with一个年轻美丽的女人曾经站过的地方 现在成了第一颗荣耀的树
365Apollo using his powers of eternal youth and immortality, to make the laurel tree's leaves阿波罗利用他永恒的青春和不朽的力量, 使那棵荣耀的树叶
366evergreen, ensuring they kept their colour all year round.永远绿色,确保保持他们的颜色 全年。
367Mourning his lost love, Apollo would carry a laurel wreath wherever he went, making sure阿波罗痛恨他失去的爱 阿波罗无论到哪里 都会怀着荣耀的花圈 确保
368that Daphne was always close to his heart.达芙妮一直很亲近他的心
369Apollo's most important child would be Asclepius, a famous physician who was so skilled that阿波罗最重要的孩子是阿斯克勒皮乌斯 一位有名的医生 他非常熟练
370he was able to bring the dead back to life.他能够让死者复活
371But this would draw the wrath of Hades, as these resurrections destroyed the balance但这会招致哈迪斯的愤怒 因为这些复活破坏了平衡
372and deprived the underworld of new souls.并剥夺了冥界的新灵魂。
373To restore the natural order, Zeus would kill Asclepius with a thunderbolt.为了恢复自然秩序,宙斯会用霹雳杀死阿斯克莱皮乌斯.
374Yet, at the pleading of Apollo, Zeus would later resurrect him, with Asclepius becoming然而,在阿波罗的恳求下,宙斯后来会复活他,阿斯克莱皮乌斯成为了
375the god of healing and medicine.治疗和医疗之神。
376Asclepius would later father Hygeia, the goddess of cleanliness, from whom we derive the word阿斯克勒皮乌斯后来会成为 清洁女神Hygeia的父亲 我们从他那里得到消息
377hygiene.卫生
378Goddess of the hunt and twin sister of Apollo, Artemis was a deadly archer, watching over阿耳忒弥斯是个致命的射手 看着他
379hunters and ensuring that nature was kept in check.猎人和确保自然受到控制。
380A goddess of the moon and one of the three virgin goddesses alongside Athena and Hestia,月亮的女神 和雅典娜和赫斯蒂娅身边的三位处女神之一
381Artemis was quick to anger, protecting her chastity by any means possible.阿耳忒弥斯迅速发怒,尽一切可能保护她的贞操.
382When the hunter Actaeon, a grandson of Cadmus, accidentally stumbled upon her as she lay当猎人Actaeon 卡德穆斯的孙子 在她躺下时意外地碰到她
383in the forest, the goddess was quick to punish him.在森林里,女神迅速惩罚了他.
384Turning Actaeon into a deer, she would set his 50 hunting dogs upon him, with the hunter把Actaeon变成一头鹿 她会把他的50只猎狗 和猎人放在一起
385suffering a horrific and painful death for his mistake.他因自己的错误而遭受可怕的痛苦的死亡。
386Poseidon, brother of Zeus, ruled the seas from his magnificent palace beneath the waves.波塞冬是宙斯的弟弟,他统治着海浪之下他雄伟的宫殿中的海洋.
387Known as the Earthshaker, Poseidon would create all earthquakes, travelling across the oceans波塞冬被称为地球震动者 将制造所有地震 穿越海洋
388in his golden chariot, with him stirring and calming the waters with his famous trident.在他的金色战车中 他用他著名的三叉戟 搅动和镇定了水面
389One of his harshest punishments would be inflicted upon Minos, the king of Crete.他最严厉的惩罚之一 将会对克里特国王米诺斯施以
390After Minos refused to sacrifice his best bull to Poseidon, the god would curse Minos's在米诺斯拒绝为波塞冬牺牲他最好的公牛之后,神会诅咒米诺斯的
391wife to fall in love with the beast, which eventually led to the birth of the half-man,妻子爱上了野兽 最终导致了半个男人的诞生
392half-bull creature known as the Minotaur.半桶生物被称为弥诺陶洛斯
393But while he usually kept to his own domain in the seas, Poseidon would grow tired of但是,虽然他通常 保持自己的领地 在海洋,波塞冬会变得厌倦
394Zeus's rule on Olympus.宙斯对奥林匹斯的统治.
395Alongside Athena, Hera and Apollo, Poseidon would attempt to dethrone Zeus, but the rebellion与雅典娜,赫拉和阿波罗一起,波塞冬会试图去除宙斯,但叛乱
396would ultimately fail.最终会失败的
397Zeus would punish Poseidon and Apollo by sending them to serve King Laomedon of Troy,宙斯会惩罚波塞冬和阿波罗 派他们去为特洛伊国王劳梅登服务
398where they would spend an entire year building the city's giant and famous walls.在那里,他们会花整整一年时间 建造这座城市的巨型和著名的城墙。
399Walls that would later have to withstand the force of Greece's mightiest armies during以后必须承受希腊最强大的军队的威力
400the Trojan War.特洛伊战争。
401Athena, the goddess of war and wisdom and the child of Zeus and Metis, was known for雅典娜,战争和智慧的女神 宙斯和梅蒂斯的孩子,以
402her love of strategists and cunning heroes, helping many of them on their great quests.她对战略家和狡猾的英雄的爱 帮助他们中的许多人完成他们的伟大使命
403But she was also a proud goddess, and to stake her claim on the world, she decided to compete但是她也是一位骄傲的女神,为了将她的主张贴在世界上,她决定去竞争
404for patronage of a great city in eastern Greece, which was yet to be named.支持希腊东部的伟大城市 至今尚未命名
405Competing against her uncle Poseidon, the two would attempt to give the city the best和她的叔叔波塞冬竞争 两人想给这座城市最好的
406gift.礼物
407Poseidon would strike the ground with his trident, making a stream of water rise up波塞冬会用三叉戟撞击地面,使一股水流升起
408for all to see.让大家看到
409But as the water was salty, it could not be used to tend the land, with the city's inhabitants但是由于水是咸的, 它不能用来管理土地, 与城市的居民
410unimpressed.未受摄受.
411But Athena, wanting to gift the city something they had never seen before, would place the但雅典娜想给这座城市一些 他们从未见过的东西, 将放置
412hand on the earth, with the first olive tree emerging.手放在地上,第一颗橄榄树正在出现。
413Not only would it feed the people of the land, but it would also have many uses, with the它不仅能养活大地上的人 而且还会有很多用途
414oil it produced used in cooking, medicine, perfume, candles and athletics, bringing numerous它在烹饪、医药、香水、蜡烛和运动中使用的油,带来了许多
415benefits to the ancient world.对古代世界的好处。
416With Poseidon hanging his head in shame, the gods would deem Athena victorious, with the随着波塞冬在羞耻中绞死他的头,众神会认为雅典娜获胜了,与
417city taking her name and becoming known as Athens, the capital of Greece, and one of城市取名雅典 希腊首都
418the most important cities of its era.其时代最重要的城市.
419The inventor of mathematics, Athena, also had a fondness for music, inventing the trumpet数学发明家雅典娜也喜欢音乐 发明小号
420and the flute, as well as being the patron of artists and craftsmen.也是艺术家和工匠的赞助人
421She was particularly proud of her skill in weaving, although this would bring her into她特别自豪 她的编织技巧, 虽然这会带她进入
422conflict with a young girl from Libya named Arachne.与一名来自利比亚的小女孩Arachne发生冲突。
423Highly skilled in the craft, Arachne would boast she was the greatest weaver to ever高技能的手艺 Arachne会吹嘘 她是有史以来最伟大的织工
424challenging Athena to a competition.向雅典娜挑战
425They would each produce a tapestry of the gods, with the person that demonstrated the他们各自制作神明的挂毯
426{\fn黑体\fs22\bord1\shad0\3aHBE\4aH00\fscx67\fscy66\2cHFFFFFF\3cH808080}最有才华的冠军
427The two would weave furiously for hours, until finally both pieces were complete.两人会疯狂地编织几个小时 直到最后两块都完成了
428But to Athena's surprise, Arachne's was far better than her own.但让雅典娜感到惊讶的是,阿拉切涅远比她自己的强.
429Furious, she struck Arachne on the head again and again until she dropped to the floor.愤怒的是,她一次又一次地打Arachne的头,直到她掉到地上。
430But rather than kill her, Athena transformed the girl into the first spider, where she但是雅典娜不是杀了她 而是把女孩变成了第一个蜘蛛
431would use her talents to weave beautiful webs, with the creatures known as Arachnids taking利用她的才能编织美丽的网络 由被称为阿拉奇尼兹的生物
432her name.她的名字。 她的名字。 。 。
433If you, unlike Arachne, want to avoid Athena's wrath, make sure you subscribe.如果你和Arachne不同 想避免雅典娜的愤怒 确保你同意
434And if you're feeling very generous, we've just launched a new feature called Super Thanks,如果你觉得很慷慨 我们刚刚推出一个叫Super Thanks的新节目
435where you can help support the channel and get your message highlighted for us and others您可以在其中帮助支持频道, 并为我们和其他人突出显示您的信息
436to see.来看看。
437Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, was born from the genitals of Uranus, making爱与美的女神阿佛洛狄忒 出生于天王星的生殖器
438her the oldest of the Olympians.她是最古老的奥林匹亚人
439A mischievous god, she would use her powers for her own amusement, making Zeus sleep with一个邪恶的上帝,她会利用她的能力 来取悦自己,让宙斯睡觉
440mortal women so he would have to face the anger of Hera.{\fn华文楷体\fs16\1cHE0E0E0}凡人女人 {\fn华文楷体\fs16\1cHE0E0E0}所以他不得不面对赫拉的愤怒 {\fn华文楷体\fs16\1cHE0E0E0}她很生气
441Responsible for sexual attraction in both mortals and the gods alike, she would often她对凡人和众神的性吸引力 都负有责任 她经常
442be accompanied by Eros, known to the Romans as Cupid, whose arrows could charm any creature,伴随着伊罗斯,罗马人称之为丘比特, 他的箭可以吸引任何生物,
443with the two striking love into the hearts of unsuspecting mortals across the world.与两个惊人的爱 进入心 在不怀疑的凡人在世界各地。
444For one man in particular, Eros shot many arrows into the hearts of potential lovers,尤其对一个人来说 埃罗向潜在情人的心中射出许多箭头
445who found themselves attracted to a beautiful young man who went by the name of Narcissus.他发现自己被一个美丽的年轻人所吸引 他去了纳西斯的名字。
446While he was blessed with great beauty, he was also burdened by vanity and arrogance,虽然他被赐予了伟大的美貌 但也被虚荣和傲慢所包袱
447taking pleasure in cruelly rejecting the advances of many women who pursued him.欢乐地残酷地拒绝追求他的许多妇女的进步。
448But soon, he would cross paths with the nymph, Echo.但是很快,他就会与尼姆,回声交叉。
449Cursed by Hera after she became the object of Zeus' affections, Echo was unable to在赫拉成为宙斯的爱对象后,被赫拉诅咒,回声无法
450use her voice except to copy the words of others.使用她的声音 除了复制别人的话。
451Echo had been in love with Narcissus for some time, but when she finally found the courageEcho爱上Narcissus有一段时间了 但她终于找到了勇气
452to approach him, all she could do was repeat what he said.她只能重复他的话
453Unamused, Narcissus would cruelly reject her too, and in doing so would crush her spirit.无动于衷,纳西斯也会残酷地拒绝她,这样做会粉碎她的精神.
454In her grief, she would slowly waste away until only her voice remained.在悲痛中,她会慢慢地浪费,直到只留下她的声音.
455A voice that can still be heard today as Echo repeats our words back to us.今天在Echo向我们重复我们的话时仍然可以听到的声音。
456But Echo would not go unavenged, as Nemesis, the goddess of vengeance had been watching.但是Echo不会不报仇的 正如复仇女神Nemesis所看到的
457When Narcissus next bent down to drink from a lake, he would finally find the one he trulyNarcissus下个弯腰从湖里喝的时候 他最终会找到真正的
458loved.爱
459Yet it was not a woman, but instead his own reflection.然而,这不是一个女人,而是他自己的想法。
460Mesmerised, he stared deeply into his own eyes, unable to turn away.默默无闻,他深深地凝视着自己的眼睛,无法转身.
461For weeks he stayed by the pool, gazing at his own reflection, until finally he could在游泳池旁边呆了几个星期 看着自己的反射 直到最后
462endure it no more.别再忍受了
463Realising he would never be with anyone as beautiful as himself,意識到他永远不会和像自己这样漂亮的人在一起
464he would take a dagger and plunge it into his heart.他会拿把匕首 插进他的心脏。
465From where his blood touched the earth would bloom a beautiful flower, the first Narcissus.从他的血触动地球的地方 将盛开一朵美丽的花, 第一个纳西斯。
466With the word Narcissus stemming from his story.用纳西修斯这个词来形容他的故事
467But while some like Narcissus would become lost但纳西斯这样的人会迷路
468in the depths of love, others would seek endlessly to find it.在爱的深处,其他人会无休止地寻找它。
469One such man, Pygmalion, was a great一个这样的人,Pygmalion,是一个伟大的
470artist from the island of Cyprus, but after many years of unlucky love, he had given up on women但经过多年的不幸的爱情 他放弃了女人
471entirely, resigning himself to a life of solitude, and instead focusing all his attention into his完全放弃了孤独的生活 反而把注意力集中到
472Beginning work on a new statue, Pygmalion would labour day after day, until the figure of a woman开始建造新雕像, 俾格马利翁日复一日地劳动, 直到一个女人的身材
473would begin to appear before him.会开始出现在他面前。
474Working harder than he ever had done before, Pygmalion would比以前更努力工作,俾格马利翁
475spend hours chiselling the most intricate details into his woman of stone, shaping her slender face花几小时时间 向他的石头女人 细细细细细细细细的细微细细细细细细细的细微细细细细细的细微细细细细细细细细细细细细细细细细细细细的刻画
476and carving out each lock of hair, until finally his masterpiece was complete.并刻出每一把头发的锁, 直到最后他的杰作完成。
477As he stepped back to admire his work, Pygmalion was struck by the beauty of his creation.当他退步去欣赏他的作品时,俾格马利翁被他的创作的美丽所震撼.
478Never before had he seen a more perfect statue, not even a real woman, who could match what he他从来没有见过一个更完美的雕像, 甚至没有真正的女人,谁可以匹配他
479saw before him.在他面前看见了
480Spending hours holding the statue's stone hands, and kissing its cold and花了几个小时 握住雕像的石手 亲吻它的寒冷和
481lifeless lips, Pygmalion would grow ever sadder and more lonely, as he realised that he would无生命的嘴唇,俾格马利翁会变得更加悲伤和孤独,因为他意识到他会
482never find a woman he loved more than the one he had carved from stone.永远找不到比他从石头上雕刻出来的 更爱的女人
483Spending night after night夜以继夜
484in the workshop, Pygmalion would pray to the gods to bless him with a woman as perfect as his statue,在车间里,俾格马利翁会祈求众神保佑他 一个像他雕像那样完美的女人
485but as he prayed, the stone figure behind him would begin to transform.但当他祈祷时 他身后的石头会开始变形
486Its cold and lifeless寒冷无生命
487hair would begin to turn into long and flowing locks, while its grey and cracked skin would头发会开始变成长而流动的锁, 而它的灰色和破碎的皮肤会
488soften and become warm to the touch.软化和变得温暖的触摸。
489Looking up in surprise, Pygmalion would be shocked to see a出乎意料的看着 俾格马利翁会震惊地看到
490face smiling back at him, not one of stone, but one of flesh and blood.脸朝他微笑 不是石头 而是血肉
491Always happy to help those总是乐于帮助他们
492seeking love, Aphrodite had answered his prayers, with the once lifeless statue introducing herself阿佛洛狄忒为了求爱 响应了他的祷告 曾经无生命的雕像自我介绍
493as Galatea, before stepping down from her pedestal and embracing Pygmalion with open arms, his years作为Galatea, 在离开她的脚踏实地 和拥抱俾格马利翁 开阔的手臂,他的岁月
494of loneliness and isolation finally over.孤独和孤独终于结束了
495But while Aphrodite took joy in helping young couples但是当阿佛洛狄忒在帮助年轻夫妇时很快乐
496find love, she was also a vain and jealous goddess, and would take revenge against those找到爱,她也是一个虚荣和嫉妒的女神, 并且会报复那些
497who stole the spotlight away from her.她偷走了她的聚光灯
498Such was the case with the Greek princess Psyche,希腊公主普西也一样
499a mortal woman who was so beautiful that it was said she surpassed the goddess of love herself.一个凡人女人,她如此美丽 据说她超越了爱的女神自己。
500With men from every corner of the earth coming to gaze upon Psyche, they would soon forget about随着来自地球各个角落的人 来到普希的视线下 他们很快就会忘记
501Aphrodite entirely, with all her altars becoming neglected and her temples falling to ruin.阿佛洛狄忒完全,她的祭坛都变得被忽视了,她的庙宇也逐渐倒塌.
502Furious that none were paying her attention, Aphrodite would call upon her companion Eros,至於无人注意,阿弗罗狄忒将召唤她的同伴易司罗士。
503demanding that he use his powers to make Psyche fall in love with the most vile and despicable要求他用他的力量 让普西爱上最卑鄙最卑鄙的人
504man on the face of the earth.人在地球上的脸。
505But when Eros went to carry out her instructions, he too would be但当艾罗斯去执行她的指示时 他也会
506struck by Psyche's beauty, falling deeply in love, and for the first time, refusing to follow被Physe的美丽所震撼 深深坠入爱河 第一次拒绝跟随
507Aphrodite's commands.阿佛罗狄忒的命令.
508However, as Eros would now refuse to strike any man with love for Psyche,然而,由于埃罗斯现在拒绝打击任何爱普世的人,
509she would begin to grow sadder and more lonely as the years went on, before finally turning to the她会随着岁月的流逝而变得更加悲伤和孤独
510Oracle of Delphi for help.德尔斐神谕求救.
511Following the Oracle's instructions, Psyche would travel to a magnificent奉神谕的指示,灵柩将前往一个宏伟的
512palace, where it was said her husband would come to claim her.宫殿,据说她丈夫会来要求她
513But upon arriving, the palace's但到达后 皇宫的
514servants would warn Psyche that her new husband was a secretive man, and would only visit her in仆人会警告Physe 她的新丈夫是个秘密的人 只会去拜访她
515the dark of night, with her never allowed to ask for his identity, nor seek to look upon his face.夜晚的黑暗,她从来没有允许 要求他的身份, 或试图看他的脸。
516Overjoyed with her new life, Psyche would spend every day in the palace's beautiful gardens.超乎意料地享受她的新生活 普希每天都在宫廷美丽的花园里度过
517But one day, Psyche would be overcome by her curiosity, taking an oil lamp and lighting it但有一天,普希会克服她的好奇心, 拿走油灯并点燃它。
518in the early hours of the morning.清晨的时候
519Looking down, she would be overcome with joy, as her husband低头看,她会快乐地克服,就像她的丈夫
520was none other than Eros, the young and handsome god of love.只有爱的爱神伊罗斯
521However, in her excitement, Psyche然而,在她的兴奋中,Phise
522would lose her grip on the lamp, with the hot oil falling down onto Eros' shoulder, causing the god她会失去对灯的握住, 热油掉到埃罗斯的肩膀上, 导致神
523to wake up in a fright.在恐惧中醒来。
524Disappointed that Psyche had failed to keep her trust in him, Eros would普世没有信任他,伊罗斯会失望的
525her that the marriage was over, before flying back to Mount Olympus.她的婚姻结束了,然后飞回奥林匹斯山。
526Distraught at the loss受损失困扰
527of her husband, Psyche would visit Aphrodite, begging the goddess for a chance to see Eros她丈夫普希会拜访阿佛洛狄忒 向女神求救
528once again.再来一次
529But Aphrodite had not forgotten her hatred for the girl who had stolen the world's但阿佛洛狄忒并没有忘记她对 偷盗世界女孩的憎恨
530attention away from her.注意远离她。
531And so, when Psyche arrived to beg at the foot of her throne,因此,当普世来到她的王位脚下乞讨时,
532Aphrodite would laugh in delight, setting the girl an impossible task.阿佛洛狄忒会开心地笑 让女孩成为不可能的任务
533If she wanted to see狦稱
534her husband again, Psyche would have to travel to the underworld, and ask Persephone, the queen她的丈夫又来了 普西必须去冥界 去问珀耳塞福涅
535of the dead, to place a fragment of her beauty within a golden box.把她的美丽碎片放在金盒子里
536Travelling to the underworld,前往冥界,
537Psyche would come to the River Styx, and after paying Charon's fee, would be ferried across its普思会来到斯提克斯河边 在支付查伦的费用后
538dark and haunting waters.黑暗和缠绕的水域。
539Arriving in the throne room of Hades and Persephone, Psyche would approach到达哈迪斯和珀耳塞福涅的王位室 普西会接近
540the queen of the dead, who was happy to give her assistance, placing a fragment of her beauty within死者的王后,她很高兴 给她的帮助, 把她的美丽碎片放在里面
541the golden box.黄金盒。
542But as Psyche began the trip back to Olympus, she would be overwhelmed by但随着Physe开始回奥林匹斯的旅程 她会不堪重负
543curiosity once again, lifting up the lid of the golden box and taking a look at the fragment of再次好奇,抬起金盒子的盖子,看看碎片
544Persephone's beauty contained within.珀耳塞福涅的美丽蕴藏在内.
545But such things were not meant for mortal eyes,但这种东西并不是为了凡人的眼睛,
546with Psyche falling to the ground, and being enveloped by a dark and endless sleep.被黑暗和无尽的睡眠所包围
547It was at this moment that Eros, moved by the length Psyche had gone to find him,此时此刻,伊罗斯 被Physe去寻找他的长度所感动
548would fly down to Earth and use one of his arrows to save her from the grip of eternal sleep.将飞到地球 用他的一支箭把她从永恒的睡眠中解救出来
549Returning to Olympus, Zeus would arrange for them a great wedding celebration,回到奥林匹斯后 宙斯会安排他们举行婚礼
550where he would grant Psyche the gift of immortality.在那里他将赐给普希永生的礼物。
551And so it was that Psyche,所以就是那个普西
552whose name means soul, would become a goddess.她的名字意味着灵魂,会成为一个女神。
553In her union with Eros, love and soul would now在她与伊罗斯的结合中,爱和灵魂现在
554be forever linked with their child Hedon, the goddess of pleasure, bringing joy to mortals永远和他们的孩子赫登联系在一起 喜悦的女神 给凡人带来欢乐
555across the Earth.横跨地球
556The god of smithing and the son of Zeus and Hera, Hephaestus would have a铁匠神 宙斯和赫拉的儿子 赫法斯图斯
557difficult start to life.很难开始生活。
558He was born lame, and so his mother Hera, after seeing the deformity,他生来就是瘸子 所以他的母亲赫拉 看到畸形后
559decided to throw him off Olympus into the sea to drown.决定把他从奥林匹斯扔到海里淹死
560Surviving the fall, Hephaestus would在秋天中,赫法斯特斯会
561later return to the home of the gods and take his revenge, crafting a golden throne for Hera后来回到神的故乡,报仇,为赫拉织造金宝座.
562that would not allow her to stand back up once she sat upon it.那样她就坐不住了
563It would only be through the它只会通过
564intervention of Zeus that Hera would escape.宙斯干预赫拉会逃跑
565With the king of the gods securing her release,与神的国王确保她的释放,
566in exchange for gifting Hephaestus the goddess Aphrodite, the most beautiful Olympian as his作为交换 赐予赫法斯图斯 女神阿佛洛狄忒 最美丽的奥林匹亚人
567wife, Hephaestus would become a great inventor and fashioned many of the palaces on Olympus,妻子,赫法斯图斯将成为伟大的发明家 并塑造了奥林匹斯岛上的许多宫殿
568as well as the equipment of the gods, with Athena's breastplate, Hermes' winged helmet and以及神的装备 还有雅典娜的胸罩 赫墨斯的翅膀头盔
569sandals, as well as Helios' chariot, all being crafted in his legendary forge.凉鞋 以及赫利俄斯的战车 都用他传奇的造型
570Some of his most他最爱的人
571famous work would be the bow and arrow of Eros, as well as the magnificent armour and shield of著名的作品是爱罗斯的弓箭 以及伟大的盔甲和盾牌
572Achilles, with Hephaestus' creations aiding the greatest heroes of Greek mythology.阿基里斯,与赫菲斯图斯的创造一起,帮助希腊神话中最伟大的英雄们.
573To the Romans,对罗马人来说,
574he was known as Vulcan, the god of fire, who would forge his creations from a workshop beneath他被称为Vulcan,火神, 他将伪造他的创造 从下面的车间
575Sicily's Mount Etna, with it being said that the smoke and lava emitted by the volcano came from西西里岛的埃特纳山 据说火山喷出的烟雾和熔岩来自
576Vulcan's great forge beneath the surface.瓦肯在地表底下的巨型铸造
577Ares, the god of war, delighted in battle and阿瑞斯,战争之神, 很高兴在战斗和
578took pleasure in the slaughter of men and the sacking of towns.享受了屠宰人类 和解雇城镇的乐趣
579He was hated by mortals and他被凡人讨厌
580gods alike, as he represented unrestrained rage, cruelty and bloodshed, with the gods playing tricks他代表着无节制的愤怒 残酷和流血 以及神在耍花招
581on him for their own amusement.以娱乐他,
582Ares had a long term affair with Aphrodite, the wife of Hephaestus,阿瑞斯和赫菲斯图斯的妻子阿佛洛狄忒有长期恋情
583with the two sleeping together whenever her husband was away.她丈夫不在的时候 两人睡在一起
584When Hephaestus found out, he was furious and decided to forge an invisible net to hang over赫菲斯图斯发现后,大发雷霆,决定伪造隐形网悬浮.
585his bed.他的床。 他的床。
586When Ares came to lie with Aphrodite again, the two would be trapped naked beneath the当阿瑞斯再次和阿佛洛狄忒躺在一起时 两人会裸体被困在下面
587net, unable to move, with all the gods of Olympus called out to sea.网,不能动,与所有奥林匹斯神召出海.
588Laughter would ring out笑声会响起
589throughout the heavens, with the humiliation only coming to an end when Poseidon took pity在整个天上, 耻辱直到波塞冬怜悯的时候才结束
590and decided to set them free.决定让他们自由
591But Aphrodite was not the only lover of Ares, with him also但阿佛洛狄特不是阿瑞斯唯一的情人 他也是
592having an affair with Eos, the goddess of the dawn, who would rise through the sky each morning和黎明的女神尤斯有染 她每天早上会从天而降
593to clear the path for her brother Helios, the sun, so that he could make his daily journey across为她弟弟太阳太阳扫清道路 以便他每天穿越
594the earth.尘土
595When Aphrodite discovered the affair, she would jealously put a curse upon Eos, causing当阿佛洛狄忒发现这件事情时 她会嫉妒地诅咒尤斯
596her to have an uncontrollable lust for the young mortal men of the world.她对世界的年轻凡人 有着无法控制的欲望
597And so one day, just as所以有一天,就像
598morning hours were coming to an end, Eos would look down upon the earth, with her gaze settling清晨即将结束 尤斯将俯瞰大地 凝视大地
599upon the great city of Troy.在伟大的城市特洛伊。
600For in this city was a young Trojan prince named Thonus, so handsome因为在这个城市里 有个叫索纳斯的特洛伊王子 如此英俊
601that Eos was unable to look away.Eos无法视而不见
602Descending to earth, Eos would introduce herself to the prince,降级到地球,Eos会把自己介绍给王子,
603with the two soon falling in love.两人很快坠入爱河
604At the end of each morning, when her duties were complete,每天早上,当她的工作完成时,
605Eos would travel down to Troy and meet with her beloved prince.尤斯会去特洛伊 和她心爱的王子会面
606But the more she grew to love him,但她越爱他
607the more she could not bear the thought of losing him to old age or to war, to starvation or disease,越是她无法忍受 失去他 老年或战争,饥饿或疾病,
608or to any of the other terrible ways mortal lives came to an abrupt end.或任何其它可怕的方法 人类的生命突然结束。
609And so, on her return to所以,当她回到
610Mount Olympus, Eos would visit Zeus, begging him to make Thonus immortal, a request he was happy to奥林匹斯山 厄斯会拜访宙斯 求他让索纳斯永生
611grant.赠款。
612But Eos had made one fatal mistake, as she had not asked for Thonus to be given eternal youth.但是,Eos犯了一个致命的错误,因为她没有要求给予Thonus永恒的青春.
613The two would live happily at first, but as the years went on and grey hairs began to appear on两人一开始会快乐地生活 但随着岁月的流逝 灰发开始出现
614the prince's head, he would begin to realise the terrible fate that lay before him.王子的头,他会开始意识到 他面前的可怕命运。
615By the time a那时
616century had passed, Thonus would find himself crushed under the unbearable weight of age,上个世纪过去了, 索纳斯会发现自己被压在 无法承受的年龄重量之下,
617his limbs no longer working and his mind having deteriorated.他的四肢不再工作 心智恶化了
618But as much as he wished for death,但是,尽管他希望死亡,
619he knew it would never come.他知道它永远不会来。
620With sadness in her heart, Eos would take Thonus' fragile body她心中充满悲伤 尤斯会夺走索纳斯脆弱的身体
621and lock it away in a grand chamber where he would be safe from the outside world.把它锁在一个大房间里 在那里他会安全地远离外界
622After years had passed and the prince had withered away until he was little more than bones,多年过去了,王子也枯萎了 直到他比骨头还小
623Eos会变成Thonus, 成为第一个Circadia, 这种昆虫的寿命很长
624and for making noise during the early hours of the dawn, when Eos carries out her duties in the sky和在黎明的凌晨制造噪音, 当Eos在天空中执行任务时,
625above.页:1
626Hermes, the messenger god and patron of thieves, was known as a trickster amongst the赫尔墨斯是盗贼的使者和守护者 被称为骗子
627gods, often teasing and annoying his fellow divinities.神,经常取笑和烦 他的同伴神。
628When he came of age, he assumed当他成年时,他以为
629the role of messenger, travelling with a golden rod as a mark of his authority.信使的角色,带着金棒旅行,以示权威.
630Aided by his winged得到他的帮助
631helmet and sandals, he would use them to fly around and deliver messages, frequently travelling头盔和凉鞋,他会用它们飞来飞去 传递信息,经常旅行
632between Olympus and the underworld.在奥林匹斯和冥界之间
633Here he would help Hades, acting as a shepherd for the souls of在这里他会帮助哈迪斯 作为牧羊人
634the dead, guiding them as they made their way to the afterlife.当他们走向来世的时候,
635Like the other gods, Hermes was像其他神一样,赫尔墨斯
636known to father many children with various women, but one of his sons, Pan, the god of nature and父亲知道许多孩子 与不同的女人, 但他的一个儿子,潘, 自然之神和
637fertility, would be born with the features of a satyr, creatures that were part man and part goat.生育能力,将具有一个萨提尔的特征,是人和山羊的一部分。
638But when he was born, Pan's mother, a nymph named Dryoke, was so horrified to see her newborn baby但当他出生时,潘的母亲, 一个叫Dryoke的尼玛, 如此惊恐地看到她的新生儿
639with a pair of horns, a full-grown beard and hooves, that she would run away screaming in带着一对角 长满胡须和蹄子 她会尖叫着逃跑
640terror at the very sight of him.在他眼前的恐惧
641However, Hermes would take his child up to Mount Olympus and然而,赫尔墨斯会带他的孩子去奥林匹斯山
642introduce him to the rest of the gods, who were so intrigued by the boy's hideous appearance,将他介绍给其他的神灵 他们对男孩的丑陋外表很感兴趣
643and charmed by his playful attitude, that they would soon come to adore him.他们为他所迷惑,他们不久就崇拜他了。
644None would love him more than Dionysus, the god of wine and parties, who would give him the name没有比酒和宴会之神狄俄尼索斯更爱他了 他给他起名
645Pan, meaning all, as he was beloved by all the gods of Olympus.潘,意为一切,正如他受到所有奥林匹斯神灵的爱戴一样.
646But much like his father,但和他父亲一样
647Pan was known for his many affairs with nymphs, the nature deities that inhabited streams and潘以与尼姆斯的众多事务而闻名于世 住在溪流中的自然神
648forests across the world.世界各地的森林。
649But one nymph by the name of Syrinx would become the object of Pan's但一个名叫Syrinx的尼姆会成为潘的客体
650affections, with him pursuing her through the marshes where she lived.他追着她穿过她居住的沼泽
651Terrified of the god,畏惧上帝,
652Syrinx would try desperately to escape him, transforming herself into a bed of water reedsSyrinx会拼命地逃离他 把自己变成水苇的床
653when she neared the river's edge.当她接近河边的时候
654When Pan finally reached the river, he would tear through the marsh当潘终于到达河边,他会撕破沼泽
655trying to uncover the terrified nymph.试图揭开恐怖的尼姆。
656But as he did so, a strong breeze would blow through the但随着他这样做, 强烈的微风会吹过
657reeds, producing a beautiful melody unlike any he had heard before.芦苇,产生优美的旋律 不像他以前听到的
658Inspired by the sound, Pan受声音的启发,潘
659would uproot the reeds and bind them together with wax, creating a set of pipes.将芦苇拔除,并用蜡将芦苇捆绑起来,形成一套管子.
660Sitting down,坐下来
661he would play a tune in the memory of his lost love Syrinx, with the instrument being named the他将演奏一首曲子来纪念他失去的爱人Syrinx, 乐器被命名为
662pan pipes after its creator, and carried by the god wherever he went.在造物主之后,他用油锅管道接著运去他所到之处。
663The god of wine and parties,酒和宴会之神
664Dionysus would have an unusual birth when his mother Semele asked Zeus to appear before her狄俄尼索斯会有一个不寻常的出生 当他的母亲塞米莱要求宙斯出现在她面前
665in his true form, the sight of which would cause her to die of terror.他的真面目会让她死于恐怖
666Taking the infant that把孩子带走
667was growing inside her, Zeus would place it in his thigh until the baby was fully grown,宙斯会把它放在大腿上 直到婴儿完全长大
668with Dionysus being born a few months later.几个月后狄俄尼索斯出生了
669Becoming one of the most loved gods in Greece,成为希腊最爱的神之一
670Dionysus would be seen as a symbol of pleasure, with his followers engaging in mass drinking,狄俄尼索斯将被视为一种快乐的象征 他的追随者们饮酒
671craze dancing and lovemaking.疯狂的舞蹈和做爱。
672Known as the Liberator, Dionysus would create a new drink被称为解放者 狄俄尼索斯会创造新的饮料
673called wine, which helped his followers stem their pain, while also bringing them joy and euphoria.这帮助他的追随者消除痛苦 同时也给他们带来欢乐和喜悦
674While he spent much of his time partying, Dionysus was also a generous god,狄俄尼索斯也是一位慷慨的神
675willing to grant mortals their deepest desires.愿意赋予凡人最深的欲望
676After saving a close friend of Dionysus,在救了狄奥尼索斯的密友之后
677King Midas was granted a single wishing thanks.国王米达斯得到了一个单一的愿望感谢。
678Obsessed with wealth and fortune,以财产和财富充饥,
679Midas asked for his deepest desire, the power to turn anything he touched into gold.米达斯要求他最深切的欲望, 将任何他触摸到的东西变成黄金的力量.
680Dionysus would grant Midas his wish, with him returning to his palace in joy,狄俄尼索斯会许下米达斯的心愿 他快乐地回到自己的宫殿
681touching everything the eye could see.触摸着眼睛能看到的一切
682Soon the floors, walls and even his clothes were gold,很快,地板,墙壁,甚至他的衣服都是金色的,
683with Midas flaunting his wealth to guests from across the kingdom.与米达斯炫耀他的财富 来自王国的客人。
684After displaying his abilities for hours, Midas would become parched,在展示他的能力几个小时后,米达斯会变得焦燥,
685ordering his servants to fetch him some water.命令他的仆人给他取点水
686However, as the liquid touched his lips,然而,当液体碰到他的嘴唇时,
687it too would turn to gold.它也会变成黄金。
688Panicking, he would reach out across the table,恐慌,他会伸手对面的桌子,
689but the bread, wine, meat and fruit would all turn into the precious metal.但是面包,葡萄酒,肉类和水果 都会变成珍贵的金属
690Nothing he touched could be consumed.他碰过的东西都无法消耗
691Cursing the gift, Midas would begin to cry,诅咒礼物,米达斯会开始哭泣,
692with the sound of his sobbing alerting his daughter, who came to console him.他的哭声 提醒他的女儿 他的女儿来安慰他。
693But as she但作为她
694touched his hand, her fingers would begin to stiffen.她的手指会开始僵硬
695Soon her whole arm was gold,很快,她的整个手臂是金的,
696and before long, all that remained was a statue of a little girl reaching out to comfort her father.不久之后 剩下的只是 一个小女孩的雕像 伸手安慰她的父亲
697Mourning the loss of his child, Midas would return to Dionysus, begging him to revoke his gift.哀痛失去孩子,米达斯将回到狄奥尼索斯,乞求他取消他的天赋.
698Pitying the man, Dionysus instructed him to bathe in the river Pactolus,可怜那人,狄俄尼索斯指示他在河边洗澡
699with his golden touch being washed away in the water.他的金色触摸在水中被冲走
700Becoming a normal man once again,再次成为正常人
701the story of King Midas would serve as a warning for those who would prioritize wealth above all国王米达斯的故事 将成为对那些 将财富放在首位的人的警告
702else.别的
703One of the twelve Olympians and the sister of Zeus, Demeter, was the goddess of farming,十二个奥林匹亚人之一和宙斯的妹妹德米特是农耕女神,
704ensuring that the harvest was rich and that the land remained fertile.确保丰收和土地保持肥沃。
705Under her watch, the fields knew no decay, with the earth consumed in an endless spring.在她的眼皮底下,田野没有腐朽, 地消耗在一个无尽的春天。
706But there was one thing she prized above all else, her daughter Persephone.但是她最珍视的一件事 是她女儿珀耳塞福涅
707However,不过,
708Persephone had another admirer, with Hades taking a keen interest in her.珀耳塞福涅还有一个崇拜者,哈迪斯对她非常感兴趣.
709One day,总有一天
710while she was strolling through a meadow, a beautiful flower would bloom before her,美丽的花朵会在她面前开花
711a nocissus, something she had never seen before.她以前从未见过的
712But when Persephone reached down to pluck it,但当珀耳塞福涅到达 下取它,
713the earth would break open and swallow her, with Hades dragging Persephone down into the underworld,地球会破裂,吞下她, 与哈迪斯拖下珀耳塞福涅 进入冥界,
714where she would be forced to marry him.她将被迫嫁给他。
715Distraught at her daughter's disappearance,对女儿的失踪感到困扰
716Demeter would search for nine days and nights, until the sun god Helios revealed her captor's德米特会搜索九昼夜 直到太阳神赫利俄斯揭发她的俘虏
717identity.身份证明
718Demeter would lock herself away for an entire year, refusing to return until Persephone德米特会把自己关一年 直到珀耳塞福涅
719was released.已经释放。
720But without the goddess of farming, the world entered into a great famine, with the但是没有农业女神 世界陷入大饥荒
721fields turning barren.田地变得贫瘠。
722It was only now, with humanity on the brink of starvation, that Zeus直到现在,随着人类濒临饥饿,宙斯
723was forced to intervene, ordering Hades to return Persephone to her mother.被迫干预,命令哈迪斯将珀耳塞福涅还给母亲.
724Although Hades would agree, before she left, he fed Persephone the food of the dead,虽然哈迪斯会同意, 在她离开之前, 他喂珀耳塞福涅 死者的食物,
725a single pomegranate seed, binding her to the underworld for eternity.一颗石榴种子 永远束缚着她
726In order to save humanity, Zeus was forced to make a compromise.为了拯救人类,宙斯被迫妥协.
727For nine months of each year,每年九个月
728Persephone would return to live with her mother on Olympus, with Demeter's joy causing nature to珀耳塞福涅会回到奥林匹斯岛 和她的母亲一起生活 德米特的欢乐让大自然
729bloom across the earth.遍地开花
730However, for the final three months, Persephone would return to Hades但是,在最后三个月,珀耳塞福涅会回到哈迪斯
731in the underworld, a period we now call winter, with Demeter's grief at the absence of her daughter,在冥界中,我们称之为冬天, 戴米特的悲痛,她的女儿不在,
732causing the plants to die and the world to freeze over.导致植物死亡,世界冻死
733And so it was that this season began.于是这个赛季开始了。
734Of all the gods of ancient Greece, there were few feared more than Hades.在古希腊的所有神祇中,很少有人比哈迪斯更害怕.
735The brother of Zeus and宙斯的弟弟,还有...
736Poseidon, Hades was lord of the underworld, an isolated place where the souls of the dead would波塞冬,哈迪斯是冥界的领主 一个孤立的地方 死者的灵魂会在那里
737reside.住在这里。
738But although he ruled the kingdom of the dead along with his wife Persephone,虽然他和他的妻子珀耳塞福涅一起统治着死者的王国,
739Hades would not command death itself.哈迪斯不会命令死亡
740Instead, that power lay with Thanatos, who would claim相反,这种权力属于Thanatos,他声称
741the souls of mortals when they died, with Hermes the messenger god, then guiding the souls to the至於凡人的灵魂,当他们死去的时候,与使者的神赫耳墨斯同在,然后引导他们的灵魂。
742shores of the underworld.黑暗世界的海岸
743Waiting at the shore would be the eternal ferryman Charon, who is在岸边等待的将是永恒的渡轮人Charon,他就是
744the only one able to guide the deceased across the deadly river Styx, a giant waterway that唯一能引导死者渡过致命河流的 一条巨大的水道
745separated the earth from the underworld.将地球和冥界隔开
746Only those who had coins placed under their tongue只有那些有硬币的人才会把硬币放在舌头下
747when buried were able to pay Charon's fee, with those who could not afford the journey,当被埋葬的人能够支付查伦的费用时 那些负担不起旅行的人
748destined to wander the shores of the river Styx for a hundred years before they were allowed to注定要游荡在斯提克斯河岸上百年 在他们被允许之前
749cross.交叉。
750Having travelled along the river Styx, the souls would pass the White Rock before arriving沿着斯蒂克斯河旅行后 灵魂会在到达之前穿过白岩
751at the giant adamantine gates of the underworld, where Cerberus, the three-headed dog stood guard,在冥界的巨型坚固门上 三头狗在那站岗
752ready to devour intruders or those trying to escape.准备吞噬入侵者或企图逃跑者
753Resuming their journey and coming ashore,恢复他们的旅程和上岸,
754the souls would be directed towards the court of the underworld, where three judges would灵魂将被引向冥界的法庭,在那里,三名法官将
755decide their fate.决定他们的命运。
756The judges would examine each soul, looking through every action they had made法官们会检查每个人的内心 检查他们所做的一切
757while alive.活着
758For those who had not angered the gods, a tranquil place lay before them,未曾违抗众神的人,在他们面前有一个安定的地方。
759but for those who had, an eternity of misery and suffering awaited.但对于曾经遭受苦难和痛苦的人,
760After a judgement was reached, the souls would be directed along one of three paths,在做出判决后 灵魂将沿着三条道路之一前进
761either to the fields of Asphodel, the eternal paradise of Elysium, or to the deepest depths要么去阿斯福德尔的田野 永恒的天堂 要么去最深处
762of Hades' realm, Tartarus, a place of scalding fire.在哈迪斯的国度, 塔塔鲁斯,一个烧火的地方。
763The fields of Asphodel were a peaceful place阿斯福德尔的田地是一个和平的地方
764for those who did not achieve anything notable in life, good or evil.那些在生活中,善恶无能者,
765It would be here that most它会在这里,大多数
766souls were sent, and after a thousand years had passed and their time had finally come to an end,灵魂被送去 千年过去了 他们的时间终于结束了
767each person would drink from the river Lethe, whose waters would wipe away their memory.每个人都会从莱特河里喝水 水会抹去记忆
768Borna knew each soul having forgotten their previous life would be reincarnated and returnedBorna知道每一个忘记前世的人 都会被转世归来
769to the earth, starting the eternal cycle once more.开始永恒的循环
770The second path however would lead to Elysium,但是第二条路会通向极乐世界
771a paradise of eternal bliss, where the souls of heroes, demigods and especially good mortals一个永恒的天堂 英雄、神灵和特别是好凡人的灵魂
772would reside.将居住。
773Those sent here were loved by the gods and could experience all of life's pleasures,被送到这里的人受到神的喜爱 可以体验所有的生活乐趣,
774with parties, feasts and hunting consuming much of their time.宴会、宴会和狩猎消耗了他们的大部分时间。
775Each soul would be given the option每个灵魂都有选择
776to return to earth, but most would choose to stay and not have to endure once again the hardships回到地球,但大多数人会选择留下 不再忍受困难
777of life.生命中最伟大的生命
778Within Elysium, but across the shore, lay the Isle of the Blessed, reserved only for在极乐世界,但岸对岸, 铺设有福岛,仅供
779the greatest of heroes, with Helen of Troy, Achilles and Odysseus, all residing there for特洛伊的海伦、阿基里斯和奥德修斯 都在那里居住
780eternity.永远
781The third and last path would lead to Tartarus, the deepest depths of the underworld,第三条也是最后一条道路 通往冥界最深处的地狱
782reserved only for the worst of criminals, and those who would not be able to return to earth.惟有最恶劣的罪犯,和不能归顺大地的人。
783who had offended the gods.他们冒犯了众神。
784It would be here that Cronus and the other titans would reside,克罗纳斯和其他巨人住在这里
785looking on for eternity as new souls entered the realm of the damned.寻找永恒,当新的灵魂 进入被诅咒的王国。
786This would be the only place Hades would become involved, with the god himself designing and这将是唯一的地方 哈迪斯会介入, 与神自己设计
787overseeing each soul's punishment based on their previous crimes.监督每个灵魂根据他们以前的罪行所受的惩罚。
788For the Denedes, 49 sisters who德涅狄斯人49个姐妹
789had each killed their husbands, Hades forced them to fill a tub with water to cleanse them of their哈迪斯强迫她们装满水桶 以净化她们
790crimes, but as the tub would always leak, they would spend an eternity trying to fill it.但是由于浴缸总是会漏水 他们会花一辈子时间来填补它
791Ixion,伊克西奥,
792the first man to murder a family member and who had grown lustful for Zeus' wife, would be bound第一个人杀了一个家庭成员 并且对宙斯的妻子变得贪婪
793to a wheel of fire that would spin for the rest of time, whereas Tantalus, a man who had killed his火轮在余时旋转 而塔塔卢斯,一个杀死他的人
794son and stolen from Zeus, was cursed to eternal hunger and thirst.儿子和从宙斯那里偷来的 被诅咒为永恒的饥渴
795He would stand in a pool of他会站在一个游泳池里
796water, with the branches of a fruit tree hanging above him.水,他上面挂着一棵果树的枝条。
797However, as he went to quench his然而,当他去镇压他的
798thirst, the water would recede, and as he went to eat, the branches would rise out of reach,口渴,水会退去, 当他去吃, 树枝会升出 伸手,
799forever leaving him in a state of agony.永远让他陷入痛苦之中
800But of all the punishments, the most famous would be given但是所有的惩罚中 最出名的是
801to Sisyphus.给西西弗斯
802Having cheated death multiple times, Sisyphus would pay the ultimate price for tricking多次欺骗死亡 西西弗斯会为欺骗付出代价
803gods.天呐
804Every day he was to roll a boulder up a steep hill, only to have it slip from his grasp他每天都要把一块巨石滚到一个陡峭的山上, 只为了让它从他手中溜走。
805as he neared the peak.当他接近山峰的时候。
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807for the rest of time.剩下的时间。
808Although Hades would have complete control over the underworld, his realm虽然哈迪斯会完全控制下层世界 但他的王国
809was so vast that he had to enlist the help of the Furies to carry out his punishments, but they would如此庞大,他不得不争取 富里家族的帮助 执行他的惩罚,
810not only be confined to the realm of the dead.不仅局限于死者的范畴
811The murder of a family member was considered so家人被谋杀
812terrible in Greek society that even those still alive could not escape Hades' wrath.在希腊社会,即使是活着的人也无法逃脱哈迪斯的愤怒。
813They would他们会
814be hunted down and tormented by the Furies, three sisters from the underworld, who would not stop被三个来自冥界的姐妹们 追杀和折磨
815until they had avenged the dead, and driven their target insane.直到他们为死者报仇,并使他们的目标疯狂。
816It would be the underworld they他们就是黑社会
817called home, resting here before their everlasting torment of the human soul began once again.在他们对人类灵魂的永久折磨再次开始之前,
818Travelling across the underworld would also lay the Fields of Mourning, a resting place for those横跨冥界的旅程 也会铺设摩宁之地 给这些人一个安息的地方
819who had spent their life pursuing love, only to be rejected.他们一生追求爱情 却遭到拒绝
820The anguish they felt would condemn them他们感到的痛苦会谴责他们
821to this dark and haunting forest, where they would forever mourn the love they never had.他们将永远哀悼他们从未有过的爱
822In the far corner of the underworld lay the Land of Dreams, an island only accessible to the gods在黑暗世界最远的角落里 铺设着梦之地 只有神灵才能进入的岛屿
823of Olympus.奥林匹斯
824Ruling over the island would be Morpheus, the god of dreams, who each night when梦之神莫菲斯,每晚
825all were asleep, would alongside his two brothers control the dreams of not only mortals but the他们都睡着了,会和他的两个兄弟 一起控制着人类的梦想
826gods too, either granting them pleasant visions of the future, or haunting them with the worst或以优美的眼光昭示他们未来,或以最恶劣的结局迷惑他们;
827of nightmares.噩梦
828So powerful was Morpheus over the unconscious mind, that he would be used to name摩菲斯对无意识的心灵是如此的强大, 他会被用来命名
829the drug morphine, a pain medication renowned for sending its users to sleep.药物吗啡,一种疼痛药 众所周知,它送使用者睡觉。
830The true seat of power真正的权力位置
831however did not rest in the Land of Dreams, for the underworld had only one ruler, the mighty Hades,梦境里没有休息,因为冥界只有一个统治者--强大的哈迪斯--
832who lived in a grand palace deep within the earth.他住在一个巨大的宫殿里 深藏在地里
833Hidden away on an island engulfed by fire,躲在被火焰吞没的岛上,
834those who searched for his home without an invitation would become lost in the dark and那些没有邀请就寻找家的人 会在黑暗中迷失
835of the dead.死者的记忆
836But while the underworld was filled with punishments, Hades and Persephone were not但是当黑社会充满了惩罚时 哈迪斯和珀耳塞福涅却不是
837cruel rulers, and would take pity on mortals who found their way to their kingdom.残酷的统治者,并且会同情那些找到通往其王国之路的凡人。
838Orpheus,一个著名的
839musician and poet, had fallen in love with the beautiful Eurydice, but on their wedding day,音乐家和诗人 爱上了美丽的欧律狄刻 但是在他们的婚礼那天
840Eurydice would be killed by a snake bite, with Orpheus left alone in despair.欧律狄刻会被一条蛇咬死 欧律狄刻一个人在绝望中死去
841Grieving and悲伤和
842desperate to see his wife once again, he would decide to travel to the underworld to retrieve her.他渴望再次见到他的妻子 他决定去冥界取回她
843Arriving at the River Styx, he would take out his lyre and play a beautiful song for Charon,来到斯提克斯河边, 他会拿出他的利尔 并演奏一首美丽的歌 夏伦,
844who was so moved that he ferried Orpheus across the water for free.他是如此的感动, 他把奥菲斯 免费渡过水面。
845Upon reaching the other side,到达另一边后
846he would be confronted by Cerberus, with the tune he played so sweet that the three-headed dog would他将会面对瑟伯鲁斯, 他的曲调是如此甜美 以至于三头狗会
847be lulled into a deep sleep.进入深睡
848Finally, he would reach the palace of Hades and Persephone, playing最后,他将到达哈迪斯和珀耳塞福涅的宫殿,演奏
849for them a song about his lost love Eurydice.给他们一首关于他失恋的歌 欧律狄刻
850With tears welling in his eyes, Hades would take眼中流着眼泪 哈迪斯会
851pity on Orpheus, and agreed to release her soul, but only on the condition that Orpheus refrain怜悯奥菲斯 同意释放她的灵魂 但前提是奥菲斯不要
852from laying his eyes upon her, until they were both out of the underworld.从他看着她,直到他们都走出了黑暗世界。
853Overjoyed, Orpheus would过度欢乐,奥菲斯会
854and began to lead his bride through the dark and winding halls of the dead.并开始带领他的新娘穿过死者的黑暗和风化大厅.
855But as he neared the但随着他接近
856surface, and the daylight shone upon his face, he would be overcome by excitement, turning around日光照着他的脸 他就会被兴奋所战胜 转身
857to look at his wife.看着他老婆
858But Orpheus had not yet completed the journey, and so, as his eyes fell但欧菲斯还没有完成旅程 所以随着他的眼睛倒下
859upon her, Eurydice would be dragged back down into the realm of death, never to return.在她身上,欧律狄刻会被拖回死亡的境界 永远不要回来
860It was a这是一个
861strength, for if Orpheus had resisted temptation when his goal was so close, Eurydice, the love力量,如果欧菲斯在目标接近时 抵抗了诱惑,欧律狄刻,爱
862of his life, would have been with him once again.他的一生,会再次与他在一起。
863With the gods having established control over the随着神已经建立了控制
864world and the realm of the dead, the heroic age would soon begin, with warriors from across the世界和死者的领地, 英雄时代将很快开始, 战士来自对面
865land embarking on great adventures that would become legend.大地开始了伟大的冒险 将会成为传奇
866The first in this generation这代人中的第一个
867of heroes would be Cadmus.英雄会是卡德穆斯
868The brother of Europa, Cadmus would spend many months searching the欧罗巴的弟弟,卡德穆斯 会花好几个月寻找
869land for his sister, but as she had been abducted by Zeus, her location would be impossible to find.但是由于她被宙斯绑架了 她的位置是找不到的
870Desperate for information, Cadmus would make his way to the oracle of Delphi,卡德穆斯很想知道情况 一定会到达德尔斐的神谕
871but she would inform him that his sister was lost forever, and not to dwell on her absence.但她会告诉他 他的姐姐永远失去了, 而不是停留在她的缺席。
872Instead,相反,
873she would tell Cadmus the gods had special plans for him, and that he was to follow a sacred cow,她会告诉Cadmus 众神对他有特别的计划 他要跟随圣牛
874and found a city upon the place where it came to rest.发现一个城市 在它来的地方休息。
875Following the oracle's instructions,根据神谕的指示,
876Cadmus would find the cow nearby, following it for days into the region of Boetia,卡德穆斯会在附近找到这头牛 跟着它进入波提亚地区好几天
877where it would finally lay down to rest.在那里,它最终会休息。
878Upon that very spot, he would found the city of Thebes,在那个地方,他找到了Thebes市
879which would become one of the greatest cities of ancient Greece,它将成为古希腊最伟大的城市之一,
880rivaling the likes of Athens and Sparta for power and influence.与雅典和斯巴达的同类争夺权力和影响力
881To sanctify the city and使城市变得圣洁
882receive blessings from the gods, Cadmus intended to sacrifice the sacred cow to Athena, a ceremony得到神的祝福, Cadmus 打算牺牲神圣的牛 给雅典娜,一个仪式
883that required water from a nearby spring.这需要从附近的泉水。
884But when Cadmus sent his companions to collect the但当卡德穆斯派同伴去收集
885water, they would find the spring guarded by a ferocious dragon, who slew them as they tried水,他们发现泉水, 由凶猛的龙守护, 他杀了他们,当他们尝试的时候,
886desperately to escape.急着逃跑
887Hearing screams, Cadmus would run to the spring, only to find the dragon听到尖叫声,卡德穆斯会跑到春天,只为了找到龙
888devouring his friends.吞噬他的朋友。
889Taking a spear, he would lunge forward and impale the beast, with the拿着长矛,他就会向前冲动 猛兽,与
890breath.呼吸 呼吸 呼吸 呼吸 呼吸 呼吸
891Little did Cadmus know that the dragon was sacred to Ares, and that by killing it,Cadmus不知道龙对阿瑞斯来说是神圣的 杀死它
892he had committed a crime against the god of war.他对战神犯下了罪行
893Ares would spare his life, but would force Cadmus阿瑞斯会饶了他 但会逼迫卡德穆斯
894to serve him as a slave for eight years, before his actions could be forgiven.在他的行动被宽恕之前 给他当了八年的奴隶
895But for Ares,但对于阿瑞斯,
896his troubles would not only be confined to earth, for on Mount Olympus, Hephaestus, the god of他的烦恼不仅会局限在地上 因为奥林匹斯山,赫法斯图斯
897had discovered one of Ares' deepest secrets.发现了阿瑞斯最深的秘密之一
898Hephaestus was married to Aphrodite, the goddess赫菲斯图斯嫁给了女神阿佛洛狄忒
899of love and beauty, but Aphrodite had not been faithful, having an affair with Ares.但阿佛洛狄忒没有忠贞 和阿瑞斯有染
900The romance爱情
901had lasted many years, with Aphrodite secretly bearing Ares a child called Harmonia.阿佛洛狄忒秘密怀着一个叫哈莫尼亚的孩子
902When she当她
903came of age and Cadmus had finished his many years of service, Ares was so impressed by his devotion阿瑞斯的献身精神给他留下了深刻的印象
904that he would offer his daughter Harmonia to Cadmus as a bride.他愿意把自己的女儿哈莫尼亚 送给卡德穆斯当新娘
905Hosting a great wedding举办盛大的婚礼
906celebration in Thebes, the two would wed, with all the gods of Olympus happy for their marriage bar在Thebes庆祝, 两人会结婚, 所有奥林匹斯的神 很高兴他们的婚姻酒吧
907won.赢了。
908For Hephaestus, having just found out his wife had had an illegitimate child, would present对于赫菲斯图斯来说,他刚刚发现妻子生了一个私生子,就会出席
909Harmonia with a cursed wedding gift, a beautiful necklace that would bring misfortune to any family哈莫妮娅带着被诅咒的结婚礼物 一条漂亮的项链 会给任何家人带来不幸
910possessed it.拥有它。
911Cadmus和Harmonia会继续
912rule the city of Thebes for many years, enjoying a long life and having five children together,统治泰布斯市多年,享受漫长的生活,并育有五个孩子,
913four daughters and one son.四个女儿和一个儿子。
914Yet soon, the curse of Harmonia's necklace would bring ruin to the很快 哈莫妮娅项链的诅咒 就会毁了
915house of Cadmus.卡德穆斯的家,我们是...
916Their youngest daughter Salimi would be the first to suffer tragedy.他们最小的女儿萨利米将是第一个遭受悲剧的人.
917Having拥有
918spent a night with Zeus, Salimi would fall pregnant with the god Dionysus, but the cursed与宙斯共度了一夜,萨利米会怀上神狄奥尼索斯,但诅咒
919necklace would soon bring about misfortune, with Salimi bursting into flames when she saw Zeus's项链很快就会带来不幸 萨利米看到宙斯的
920true form.真实的形式。
921Her sister Aeno would also suffer misfortune, with her husband Athamas going她的妹妹Aeno也会遭受不幸 她的丈夫Athamas去
922insane and killing their children, with Aeno herself jumping to her death while trying to疯狂地杀了孩子 爱诺自己跳楼自杀
923The third daughter of Cadmus, Agave, would give birth to a son named Pentheus, who would become卡德穆斯的第三个女儿阿加夫将生下一个名叫彭修斯的儿子,他将成为
924the second king of Thebes, after Cadmus decided to retire in his old age.在卡德穆斯决定退休后,是Thebes的第二任国王.
925But Pentheus would make a但彭修斯会做出
926deadly mistake, deciding to ban the worship of his divine cousin Dionysus in the city.致命的错误,决定禁止 他的神表弟狄奥尼索斯在城里的崇拜。
927In revenge,为了报仇
928Dionysus would drive all the women of Thebes into a frenzy, who would tear Pentheus limb from limb,狄俄尼索斯会把蒂比斯的所有女人 都逼到疯狂之中 他们会把彭修斯的四肢从四肢上撕开
929with his own mother Agave ripping off his head while under Dionysus' spell.在狄奥尼索斯的咒语下 和自己的母亲阿加夫扯下他的头
930And finally, Ortonoë, the last daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia, would be the mother to the hunter最后,奥托诺埃,卡德穆斯和哈莫尼亚的最后一个女儿,将成为猎人的母亲.
931Actaeon, who would be transformed into a deer and devoured by his own hunting dogs, after heActaeon,他将会变成一只鹿 被自己的猎犬吞噬,在他之后
932accidentally saw the goddess Artemis bathing in the forest.不小心看见女神阿耳忒弥斯在森林里洗澡.
933With the necklace of Harmonia being带着哈莫尼亚的项链
934passed from generation to generation, the curse of the house of Cadmus would continue, with each代代相传,卡德穆斯家族的诅咒将继续存在,每个
935descendant suffering misfortune.子孙受厄运.
936However, the necklace's curse would torment one man in particular,但是 项链的诅咒会折磨一个人
937Oedipus, the seventh king of Thebes, whose tragic story would bring tears to the eyes of all who俄狄浦斯,Thebes的第七任国王,他的悲惨故事会给所有人带来眼泪
938heard it.听见了
939The son of King Laeus and Queen Jacosta of Thebes, Oedipus would face hardship from the莱乌斯国王的儿子 和特比斯的贾科斯塔王后 俄狄浦斯将面临困难
940very beginning of his life.他生命的开始
941His father Laeus, the city's sixth king, had consulted the oracle of他的父亲莱乌斯,该市的第六任国王,曾咨询过神谕
942about the future of his lineage, but the prophecy he received would not be to his liking,关于他家族的未来, 但他得到的预言不会是他喜欢的,
943as it was foretold that he would die at the hands of his son.正如人们预言的那样,他会死在儿子的手里。
944And so, when his first son was born,所以,当他的长子出生时,
945Laeus would bind his feet, hanging the boy on the branch of a tree to die,Laeus会绑住他的脚 把孩子挂在树枝上等死
946but a shepherd would soon stumble across the helpless child, retrieving him from the tree牧羊人却忽然撞见无助的孩子,从树上取回他。
947and taking him home to safety.带他回家安全。
948As the child's ankles had been damaged, he would name the infant由于孩子的脚踝受损,他会给孩子取名
949Oedipus, meaning swollen foot.俄狄浦斯,意为脚肿.
950Wanting the best for the child, the shepherd would deliver Oedipus想要最好的孩子,牧羊人会救俄狄浦斯
951to the king and queen of Corinth, good people who could not conceive a child of their own.敬科林斯的国王和皇后 敬那些不能生孩子的好人
952Oedipus would experience a happy upbringing in Corinth, but as he reached manhood, he would begin俄狄浦斯在科林斯会经历幸福的成长 但随着他达到男人的境界
953to wonder about his true parentage.想知道他真正的亲生父母
954Making his way to the oracle of Delphi, he would ask who his向德尔斐神谕进发 他会问是谁
955parents were.父母曾经是。
956In reply, the oracle only warned him to stay away from his homeland, otherwise,作为回答,神谕只警告他远离自己的家园,否则,
957he was destined to kill his father and marry his mother.他注定要杀死他的父亲 并嫁给他的母亲。
958Horrified by the prophecy, and believing恐怖的预言,和信仰,
959that it referred to his foster parents, the king and queen of Corinth, Oedipus vowed never again它提到他的养父母, 科林斯的国王和王后, 俄狄浦斯发誓永远不再
960to return to the city.以归城.
961Instead, he would travel to Thebes, which, unknown to Oedipus, was the相反,他将前往Thebes,这是俄狄浦斯所不知道的。
962where a large chariot blocked his way.一辆大战车挡住了他的路
963But the chariot's passenger, an impatient man, would speed但是,战车的乘客, 一个不耐烦的人, 会加快
964past Oedipus, knocking him off the road while hitting him on the head with a stick.穿过俄狄浦斯,用棍子打他的头,把他从路上踢下来.
965Furious,愤怒,
966Oedipus would chase after the chariot, killing all those on board, including the elderly man俄狄浦斯会追赶战车 杀死船上所有人 包括老人
967who had struck him.曾经袭击过他。
968Unknown to Oedipus, he had already begun to fulfil the prophecy, as the old俄狄浦斯不知道,他已经开始 实现预言,作为老的
969man lying dead at his feet was none other than his true father, King Laeus.躺在他脚下的人 就是他真正的父亲莱乌斯国王
970Continuing his journey,继续他的旅程,
971Oedipus would reach the gates of Thebes, only to discover that the city was plagued by a monster,俄狄浦斯会到达Thebes的城门 却发现这座城市被怪物所困扰
972the Sphinx, sent there by Hera to punish the city for the crimes of its kings.赫拉派来的狮身人面像 用来惩罚这座城市的国王们的罪行
973With the head of a带着一个头
974woman, the body of a lion and the wings of a bird, the Sphinx would ask anyone wishing to enter or女人,狮子的身体和鸟的翅膀, 狮身人面像会问任何人想要进入或
975leave the city a simple riddle.给城市留个简单的谜语
976What animal has four legs in the morning, two at noon, and three早上有四条腿,中午有两条腿,还有三条腿
977in the evening?晚上吗?
978None yet had solved the riddle, and those who failed would be killed and eaten by还没有人解开谜题 失败的人会被杀死和吃掉
979the Sphinx.狮身人面像
980The rulers of Thebes were so desperate to get rid of the creature that they offered theThebes的统治者们急切地想要除掉他们提供给我们的生物
981throne to anyone who could kill it.任何可以杀死它的人的王位
982Approaching the monster, Oedipus would be asked the riddle,在接近怪物时 俄狄浦斯会被问到谜语
983with the Sphinx eagerly waiting for yet another kill.与狮身人面像 热切地等待着另一次杀戮。
984But after thinking long and hard,但经过长时间的思考
985Oedipus would finally give his answer, man.俄狄浦斯最终会给出他的答案,伙计。
986For in the morning, man is a child, crawling around on因为早上,人是一个孩子, 爬在身边
987all fours.所有四门.
988Then, at noon, in the prime of his life, man walks on just two legs.然后,在中午,在他生命的黄金, 人只走两条腿。
989And finally,终于
990in the evening of his life, man walks with the aid of a third leg, a walking stick, to help him keep在他生命的夜晚, 人走在第三条腿的帮助, 一个步行棒,
991balance.余额。
992Shocked by her defeat, the Sphinx would jump off a tall rock to her death, with Oedipus被她的失败所震撼 狮身人面像会跳下高耸的岩石 与俄狄浦斯一起死去
993entering the city of Thebes as a hero.以英雄身份进入Thebes市.
994Being crowned king for ridding the city of the Sphinx,被加冕为国王 以摆脱狮身人面像的城市,
995he would also be gifted the recently widowed Queen Jacosta as his wife, with the two having他也会被赠予最近丧偶的贾科斯塔王后为他的妻子,两人有
996several children together.几个孩子在一起。
997But unknown to Oedipus, he had just married his own mother,但俄狄浦斯不知道 他刚刚嫁给了自己的母亲
998with the prophecy now complete.预言已经完成
999The two would live happily together for a time,两人会幸福相处一段时间
1000but it was not to last, with the gods casting a plague upon Thebes as punishment for the crimes但不会长久的 众神在Thebes身上制造瘟疫 作为犯罪的惩罚
1001of patricide and incest that Oedipus was still unaware he had committed.俄狄浦斯至今还不知道 他所犯下的谋杀和乱伦罪行
1002With the plague getting随着瘟疫的发生
1003worse by the day, the shepherd that had saved Oedipus as a child would finally reveal to him更糟糕的是,那个幼年救过俄狄浦斯的牧羊人 最终会向他透露
1004his true identity.他的真实身份
1005Horrified by the revelation that she had married her own son, Queen Jacosta被她亲生儿子贾科斯塔王后 所揭示的真相吓坏了
1006would hang herself, with Oedipus soon finding her body.会吊死自己, 与俄狄浦斯很快发现她的尸体。
1007Overcome by grief at the death of his以悲痛战胜他的死亡
1008mother and wife, Oedipus would take the golden brooches from her robe, and blind himself with俄狄浦斯的母亲和妻子 会从长袍上取走金色的胸针 瞎了眼睛
1009their sharp pins.他们的尖针。
1010Disgusted by the revelation of his identity, the people of Thebes would exile他的身份被揭穿后 底布斯人会流放
1011Oedipus, with only his daughter Antigone choosing to accompany him.俄狄浦斯 只有他的女儿安提戈内选择陪他
1012Blind and poor, he would spend瞎子和穷人,他会花钱
1013his remaining years wandering the land as a beggar, with all those he encountered hurling他以乞丐的身份,在大地上徘徊着,他所遭遇的,
1014abuse at him for his crimes.虐待他的罪行。
1015The only comfort he received was knowing his daughter was by his side,他唯一得到的安慰是知道女儿就在他身边
1016with Oedipus dying an old man, having realised that no mortal can outrun their fate.俄狄浦斯死了一个老人 意识到没有一个人能逃脱他们的命运
1017His story would resonate throughout the ages, inspiring the works of Sigmund Freud,他的故事会在整个年代引起共鸣 激发西格蒙德·弗洛伊德的作品
1018whose Oedipus complex would propose that every young boy would lust for their mother,她的俄狄浦斯综合体会建议每个小男孩 都爱慕自己的母亲
1019while feeling resentment towards their father, much as Oedipus had.就像俄狄浦斯一样,对父亲感到怨恨
1020But although the house of但是,虽然房子
1021Cadmus was the first great heroic family, a new line of heroes would soon emerge.卡德穆斯是第一个伟大的英雄家庭,新一行的英雄很快会出现.
1022For there was another kingdom that sat between the great cities of Athens and Sparta, Argos,因为雅典和斯巴达的大城市阿尔戈斯之间 还有一个王国
1023ruled by King Acrisius.由阿克里修斯国王统治.
1024But Acrisius had been informed of a terrible prophecy by the Oracle但亚克瑞修斯被神谕告知了一个可怕的预言
1025of Delphi, warning him that his grandson, soon to be born, was destined to murder him.他的孙子,即将出生,注定要杀他。
1026It would not be long until Zeus, having seen the king's daughter Denae, would be struck by her宙斯看到国王的女儿德奈 会被她击倒 不久
1027beauty, sneaking into her room as a shower of gold.美丽,偷偷进入她的房间 作为金色的淋浴。
1028With the gold falling upon her,随着金子落在她身上,
1029Denae would fall pregnant, soon giving birth to a son, a son she would name Perseus.德奈将怀孕,很快生下一个儿子,一个她给珀尔修斯取名的儿子.
1030But King国王
1031Acrisius, terrified that the prophecy was coming true, and not able to kill his daughter andAcrisius 害怕预言成真 无法杀死他的女儿
1032grandchild, would banish them from his kingdom, locking them in a chest and letting it drift out孙子,会把他们赶出他的王国,把他们锁在胸膛里,让他们漂流出来
1033to sea.到海边去
1034Travelling for many days and nights at sea, they would soon arrive upon the shores of在海上旅行了许多昼夜 他们很快就会到达海岸
1035Seraphos, where they would be discovered by the fisherman Dictes.赛拉福斯,渔夫狄克特人会在那里发现它们
1036Dictes would raise the boy asDicts会把孩子养大
1037his own, with Perseus soon reaching manhood on the island.珀尔修斯很快就在岛上成为男人
1038But not all would be well,但并不是一切都会好起来的
1039for the fisherman's brother, King Polydectes, had noticed the beauty of Denae and desired her因为渔夫的弟弟, 国王的多面体, 已经注意到了德奈的美丽 并渴望她
1040as his wife.作为他的妻子。
1041But she was always protected by her son Perseus, who never left her side.但是她始终受到儿子珀尔修斯的保护,珀尔修斯从未离开过她身边.
1042Wanting to have Denae to himself, King Polydectes would look to find a way to get rid of Perseus,想让德奈和自己在一起 波利德国王会想办法除掉珀尔修斯
1043with an opportunity soon presenting itself.并有机会很快出现
1044Hosting a great feast, Polydectes would invite举办盛大盛宴, 多元舞者会邀请
1045guests from across the island, with each man expected to bring a horse in tribute.岛对面的客人 每人都会带一匹马来致敬
1046But Perseus, having no money to his name, and possessing great speed and strength,但珀尔修斯,没有钱 与他的名字, 拥有巨大的速度和力量,
1047instead boasted he could easily deliver the king a greater gift, the head of Medusa.反而吹嘘他可以轻易地给国王一个更大的礼物 美杜莎的头
1048It was the opportunity Polydectes had been waiting for, with him ordering Perseus to这是多变性人等待的机会 他命令珀尔修斯
1049collect the head.收集头部。
1050Not expecting the king to take up his offer, Perseus would set out in despair,珀尔修斯不期望国王接受他的提议 绝望地出发
1051having only heard the terrifying tales of the creature that awaited him.只听到等待他的生物的恐怖故事
1052But Medusa had not always been a terrifying creature.但美杜莎并不总是一个可怕的生物。
1053The daughter of the sea god's海神的女儿们
1054forces in Ceto, Medusa was one of three sisters, renowned for their unrivaled beauty.在塞托,美杜莎是三个姐妹中的一个 以无敌的美貌著称
1055The only mortal sister, Medusa would also be the most beautiful, with any man that set eyes on her,唯一一个凡人妹妹美杜莎 也是最美的 任何看上她的男人
1056immediately falling in love.立刻坠入爱河
1057But despite this, Medusa would dedicate her life to Athena,但尽管如此 美杜莎还是会把生命献给雅典娜
1058{\fnSIMHEI\fs22\1cHFFFFFF\3cHFF8000}为了能做她的女祭司 {\fnSIMHEI\fs22\1cHFFFFFF\3cHFF8000}她很聪明
1059However, one day while she was walking by the sea, the god Poseidon would be struck by her beauty,然而,有一天,当她走在海边时, 神波塞冬会被她的美丽所震撼,
1060following her back to Athena's temple, where he would force himself upon her.跟着她回到雅典娜的神庙,在那里他会逼迫自己.
1061Furious at the act performed in her sacred temple, and not able to turn her rage upon对在她圣殿里的行为感到愤怒, 无法将她的愤怒转向
1062her powerful uncle Poseidon, Athena would instead place the blame upon Medusa for allowing herself她有权势的叔叔波塞冬 雅典娜反而责怪美杜莎允许自己
1063{\fnSIMHEI\fs22\1cHFFFFFF\3cHFF8000}被玷污 {\fnSIMHEI\fs22\1cHFFFFFF\3cHFF8000}违背她的独身誓言
1064Wielding the power of the gods, she would curse利用神的力量 她会诅咒
1065Medusa, distorting her once beautiful features into a hideous facade.美杜莎 把她曾经美丽的特征 扭曲成丑陋的外表
1066Where her long and flowing在那里,她长而流动
1067hair had once been was now a tangled web of snakes, and where her eyes had once seduced any man,头发曾经是现在 缠绕的蛇网, 她的眼睛曾经引诱过任何人,
1068would now turn those who looked upon them to stone.现在,那些仰望他们的人将变成石头。
1069But Medusa's sisters who came to her defense但美杜莎的姐妹们来为她辩护
1070would not escape Athena's wrath, with each of them transforming into hideous creatures,将无法逃脱雅典娜的愤怒,他们每个人都变成可怕的生物,
1071with the three sisters becoming known as the Gorgons.三个姐妹都被称为Gorgons.
1072Exiled from their homeland,被逐出故乡,
1073the three sisters would find a new home in North Africa, but their troubles would soon continue,三个姐妹会在北非找到新家 但是他们的麻烦很快就会继续
1074as warriors from across the world would come to hunt them for sport.作为来自世界各地的勇士 将来猎杀他们 运动。
1075As the years went on and their loneliness continued, the hate they felt for the outside随着岁月的流逝和孤独的延续 他们对外界的仇恨
1076world would begin to grow, with Medusa and her sisters killing any who came near.世界将开始增长 美杜莎和她的姐妹杀死任何接近的人
1077With Perseus having set out to slay Medusa, both Athena and Hermes would soon approach him offering珀尔修斯要杀死美杜莎 雅典娜和赫墨斯都会很快接近他
1078aid, with Hermes gifting Perseus an indestructible sword, and Athena giving him an exquisite shield,以赫耳墨斯赐予珀尔修斯一把坚不可摧的剑 雅典娜赐予他一道精致的盾牌
1079so polished that he could see his own reflection.这样他就能看见自己的反射
1080Knowing he would need more items to defeat Medusa,知道他需要更多的物品来打败美杜莎
1081Perseus would next seek the help of the nymphs, forest deities that tended to the Garden of the珀尔修斯接下来会寻求 尼姆斯的帮助, 森林的神灵们...
1082Hesperides.赫斯珀里兹
1083Soon finding the nymphs, Perseus would ask for their assistance, with them gifting him a很快,珀尔修斯会请求他们的帮助 他们给他一个
1084pair of winged sandals, Hades' hat of invisibility, and an enchanted bag which could safely contain双翼凉鞋 隐形的哈迪斯帽子 以及一个能安全装药的魔法袋
1085Medusa's head.美杜莎的头
1086Following the nymphs' directions, he would use his winged sandals to fly to North按照尼玛的指令,他会用翅膀的凉鞋飞到北边
1087Africa, where Medusa's cave was located.非洲,美杜莎的洞穴所在地.
1088Sneaking into the cave, Perseus soon came across Medusa.偷偷溜进洞穴中,珀尔修斯很快遇到了美杜莎.
1089Sleeping amongst the stone corpses of her victims, using the reflection in his shield,睡在死者的石头尸体里 用他的盾牌反射
1090Perseus was careful not to look directly at her, with her gaze able to turn any man to stone.珀尔修斯小心谨慎,不要直接看她,她的眼神能够把任何人变成石头.
1091Seeing only her reflection, he would draw his sword and swiftly cut off her head,只看到她的反射,他会拔剑 并迅速砍下她的头,
1092being careful not to look at her eyes as he placed it inside the enchanted bag.当他把眼睛放在魔法袋里时 小心点别看她的眼睛
1093But to Perseus' surprise, from Medusa's body would spring Pegasus, a beautiful winged horse,但佩尔修斯感到惊讶的是 从美杜莎的身上 将会有一只美丽的飞马
1094Poseidon's child, who had been growing inside her all this time.波塞冬的孩子,他一直在她体内长大
1095Mounting Pegasus, Perseus would fly out of the cave, and begin the journey home to Greece.珀尔修斯会从洞穴里飞出来 然后开始回希腊的旅程
1096Soaring across the ocean, Perseus would look down at the waves below,珀尔修斯会俯瞰下方的海浪
1097shocked to see a woman chained to a rock.看到一个女人被锁在石头上 惊呆了
1098The woman was the beautiful Andromeda,那个女人就是美丽的安朵美达
1099Princess of the Kingdom of Ethiopia, who had been placed there as an offering to the gods,埃塞俄比亚王国的公主,她被安置在那里作为祭祀神灵,
1100in the hopes that her sacrifice would save the kingdom from the terrifying sea creature Cetus,希望她的牺牲能让王国免于恐怖的海生物塞图斯的伤害
1101who had been ravaging the shore, killing all those it came across.他们摧毁了海岸 杀死了所有遇到的人
1102Captivated by Andromeda's beauty, Perseus would approach her parents,被安朵美达的美貌所吸引 珀尔修斯会接近她的父母
1103the King and Queen of Ethiopia, offering to slay the creature in return for Andromeda's埃塞俄比亚国王和王后 为了报答安卓美达而杀死这个生物
1104hand in marriage.结婚
1105Relieved, they would quickly accept, with Perseus flying over the monster解脱后,他们会很快接受 珀尔修斯飞过怪物
1106with his winged sandals, slashing it with his sword until the beast was dead.用他的翅膀的凉鞋, 用他的剑砍它直到野兽死亡。
1107Returning Andromeda to the shore, the Queen would honour her word,让安卓美达回到岸上 女王会遵守她的承诺
1108giving Perseus her blessing, with the two soon marrying.给珀尔修斯祝福 两人很快就结婚了
1109With his new bride in hand,带着他的新新娘,
1110the pair would mount Pegasus, flying back to the island of Seraphos, where Perseus's mother两人将登上佩加索斯 飞回塞尔福斯岛 珀耳修斯的母亲
1111awaited.等着呢
1112But things were not as Perseus had left them.但事情不像珀尔修斯留下的一样
1113His mother Denae had continued to reject他母亲Denae继续拒绝
1114the advances of the King, but without Perseus there to protect her, she was forced into hiding.但是没有珀尔修斯保护她 她被迫躲藏起来
1115Having seen that King Polydectes had turned to violence to gain his mother as a bride,已经看到国王多面体 转而诉诸暴力 以获得他的母亲作为新娘,
1116Perseus would fly down to the palace in anger, with the King's guards drawing their swords.珀尔修斯会愤怒地飞下宫殿,国王的卫兵画他们的剑.
1117Taking Medusa's head from his bag, Perseus would hold it out before him,把美杜莎的脑袋从他的包里拿走 珀尔修斯会比他先拿出来
1118turning the soldiers to stone.把士兵变成石头
1119Panicking, the King ran for his spear, but it was too late,惊慌失措,国王跑去抢他的长矛,但太晚了,
1120with Perseus holding Medusa's head before him, forever immortalising his terrified珀尔修斯把美杜莎的头抱在他面前 永远的永垂不朽
1121expression in stone.以石头表示。
1122Finally reunited, Denae would embrace her son,终于团聚了 德奈会拥抱她的儿子
1123thankful that she would no longer have to live in fear.感谢她不再生活在恐惧之中
1124Leaving the island behind them,离开小岛后,
1125Perseus, Andromeda and Denae would decide to return to Argos, the place of Perseus's birth,珀尔修斯,安德罗美达和德纳会决定回到阿尔戈斯,珀尔修斯的出生地,
1126where his grandfather, Acrisius, still ruled as King.在那里他的祖父阿克里修斯仍然作为国王统治.
1127But before he left,但是在他离开之前
1128Perseus would return his gifts to the gods, with Athena taking Medusa's severed head and placing珀尔修斯会把礼物还给众神 雅典娜把美杜莎的头砍了下来
1129it on her shield, a final punishment for her former priestess, with it remaining a symbol在她的盾牌上,这是对她前女祭司的最后惩罚, 它仍然是象征
1130of Athena's dominance and power.雅典娜的统治和权力
1131Returning to Argos, Perseus was hailed as a hero for slaying回到阿尔戈斯,珀尔修斯被誉为杀人英雄
1132Medusa, with all the townspeople encouraging him to join a local athletics tournament,美杜莎,所有的镇民都鼓励他参加当地的田径锦标赛
1133where he could compete against some of the strongest men in Greece.他可以和希腊最强壮的人竞争
1134With the event underway随着活动正在进行
1135and Perseus dominating the competition, it would soon be his turn to throw the discus.珀尔修斯在比赛中占据主导地位 很快就轮到他来讨论了
1136Spinning with all his might, Perseus would forget his own strength, with the discus flying off into珀尔修斯会用他所有的力量 忘记自己的力量 讨论会飞到
1137the crowd, killing a member of the audience.人群,杀死了观众。
1138Running over to the body, he discovered that跑到尸体,他发现
1139it was none other than his grandfather, King Acrisius, lying dead on the floor, the discus他的祖父阿克里修斯国王 躺在地上 沉寂着
1140having struck him on the head.击中他的头部。
1141And so, just as the prophecy had predicted so many years ago,所以,正如预言 很多年前预言,
1142King Acrisius had died at the hands of his grandson, a lesson that no mortal can run fromAcrisius国王死于孙子之手 这是人类无法逃脱的教训
1143their fate.他们的命运。
1144But having shed the blood of a family member, something that was deeply frowned upon却流了家人的血 深深的皱眉
1145and considered one of the worst crimes in ancient Greek society, Perseus was no longer able to stay并被认为是古希腊社会最恶劣的罪行之一 珀尔修斯不再能够留下
1146in Argos.在阿尔戈斯。
1147Instead, he would found his own kingdom, Mycenae, north of Argos and west of Athens,相反,他找到了自己的王国,Mycenae, 在阿尔戈斯北部和雅典西部,
1148which would soon become the most powerful city in Greece.它很快就会成为希腊最强大的城市
1149Its great walls were constructed with它的大墙是用
1150massive boulders, too large for any man to lift alone, with Perseus enlisting the help of the巨大的巨石 太大了 任何人都无法独自举起 珀尔修斯正在寻求
1151mighty Cyclopses, whose craftsmanship was unrivalled.伟大的独眼巨人, 他们的工艺是无可比拟的。
1152Ruling over the city, Perseus and普尔修斯和
1153Andromeda would have many children together, with their family's reign lasting for generations to安朵美达会有很多孩子在一起 他们家族的统治延续了几代
1154come.来
1155But unknown to them, one of their descendants would become the most famous hero of them all,但他们不知道,他们的后代之一 将成为他们中最著名的英雄,
1156for the son of Zeus and Alcmene would be the great hero Heracles, whose famous twelve labors因为宙斯和阿尔克梅尼的儿子 会成为伟大的英雄 赫拉克勒斯 他的十二次努力
1157would echo throughout every corner of the world.全世界每个角落都会回响
1158But for all his fame and glory, Heracles is但为了他的名声和荣耀,赫拉克勒斯
1159hold some of the most tragic and sad tales of all Greek myth.拥有希腊神话中最悲惨和悲哀的故事
1160As Zeus sat on his throne on Mount当宙斯坐在山上的宝座上
1161Olympus, he looked down upon the world, with the beautiful Alcmene, the grandchild of Perseus奥林匹斯,他俯视世界, 美丽的阿尔克梅内,珀尔修斯的孙子
1162catching his eye.看着他
1163Descending to earth, Zeus would lay with Alcmene, with her soon falling pregnant降级到地球,宙斯会和阿尔克梅内同床共枕,她很快就怀孕了
1164with a son named Heracles, later known as Hercules to the Romans, with Zeus planning to make his son有个儿子叫赫拉克勒斯,后来被称为赫拉克勒斯 罗马人,宙斯计划让他的儿子
1165the next great king of Greece.下一位伟大的希腊国王
1166But little did he know that his wife Hera, the Queen of the Gods,他不知道他的妻子赫拉 是众神的女王
1167had been watching these events unfold.一直关注着这些事件的发展
1168In the past she had sat idle while Zeus had fathered many过去她闲着坐着 宙斯生了许多孩子
1169illegitimate children, but this time she had finally had enough.私生子 但这次她终于受够了
1170When Zeus swore an oath to当宙斯发誓
1171give kingship to the next descendant of Perseus, thinking it would be his son Heracles, Hera saw给珀尔修斯的下一位后裔王位 以为是他的儿子赫拉克勒斯
1172an opportunity to get revenge on her husband.有机会报复她丈夫
1173When Heracles was about to be born, she used her magic当赫拉克勒斯即将出生时 她用她的魔法
1174to delay the birth, while also speeding up the birth of another descendant of Perseus,也加速了珀尔修斯的后代的诞生
1175a child called Eurythias.一个叫欧律提亚斯的孩子
1176As Eurythias had been born just mere seconds before Heracles,欧律狄亚斯在赫拉克勒斯出生前几秒钟
1177he had become the next descendant of Perseus, with Zeus being forced to give him the kingship instead.他已经成为珀耳修斯的下一个后裔,宙斯被迫将王权交给他.
1178While Zeus could do nothing about his son's lost kingdom, he did manage to get his own revenge on虽然宙斯无法为他儿子失去的王国做任何事,但他还是设法得到了自己的复仇
1179Hera.贺拉.
1180After Heracles was born, Zeus brought him up to Hera's bedchamber on Olympus.赫拉克勒斯出生后,宙斯把他带到奥林匹斯河畔赫拉的寝室.
1181As she was sleeping,当她睡着了,
1182Zeus placed the infant on Hera's breast, where Heracles was able to feed on the goddess' milk,宙斯把婴儿放在赫拉的乳房上,赫拉克勒斯在那里可以喂食女神的牛奶,
1183stealing some of her divine power for himself.偷她一些神力为自己。
1184Startled, Hera woke up and threw the baby off吓了一跳,赫拉醒来,把孩子扔了
1185her chest, with her milk spraying across the heavens.她的胸口, 她的牛奶喷洒 在天堂。
1186This milk would settle out in space,这牛奶会在太空里安顿下来
1187becoming known as the Milky Way.成为银河
1188Zeus chuckled to himself and brought Heracles back to Earth,宙斯对自己大笑 把赫拉克勒斯带回地球
1189placing him in a crib next to his mother.把他放在他母亲旁边的婴儿床里
1190Back on Olympus, Hera was furious.回到奥林匹斯,赫拉大发雷霆.
1191This was too great an这太伟大了
1192embarrassment for her to ignore, and so, in an attempt to kill Heracles, she sent two snakes into所以为了杀死赫拉克勒斯 她派了两条蛇进去
1193his crib.他的婴儿床。
1194To her surprise, Heracles just giggled and grabbed a snake in each hand, strangling them令她惊讶的是,赫拉克勒斯只是笑了一下,每只手抓着一条蛇,掐住他们
1195with the strength he had just stolen from her.他从她身上偷走的力量
1196Hera looked down at the scene in rage, vowing to make赫拉愤怒地俯视着现场 发誓要做出
1197Heracles' life as difficult as possible.赫拉克勒斯的生活尽可能艰难
1198Growing up, Heracles received an education from some of长大后,Heracles接受了一些教育
1199the most renowned masters of Greece, in all things from archery to music.希腊最有名的大师 从射箭到音乐
1200One thing that became clear有一件事变得很清楚
1201from a young age was that Heracles had a very short temper.从小就认为赫拉克勒斯脾气很短
1202This, combined with his supernatural这个,加上他的超自然
1203strength, made him dangerous to both his friends and enemies alike.力量使他对他的朋友和敌人都很危险
1204Linus, his music teacher,莱纳斯,他的音乐老师,
1205found this out the hard way, when he was teaching the young hero to play an instrument called the在他教年轻英雄演奏乐器的时候 发现了这个难处
1206.
1207Heracles lacked the finesse to play the instrument, and became infuriated by the constant赫拉克勒斯缺乏演奏乐器的技巧, 并被恒星激怒
1208corrections of his teacher.对他的老师进行惩戒。
1209After some particularly harsh criticism, he ended up smashing Linus on the经过一些特别严酷的批评, 他最后粉碎了莱纳斯在
1210back of the head with the instrument, killing him instantly.用乐器将他立即杀死
1211While Heracles only received a minor虽然赫拉克勒斯只收到一个未成年人
1212punishment, his temper would go on to cause him many issues in his later life.惩罚,他的脾气会继续给他带来很多后世的问题.
1213Upon reaching到达时
1214manhood, Heracles would marry the Theban princess Megira, with the pair having three children男人,赫拉克勒斯会嫁给瑟班公主梅吉拉 两人有三个孩子
1215together.一起来
1216However, Heracles' good fortune was not looked upon favourably by Hera, who still harboured然而,赫拉克勒斯的好运气并没有受到赫拉的好评,赫拉仍然庇护着赫拉.
1217resentment for her husband's illegitimate son.对丈夫私生子的不满
1218Not only was he now married, but he was also in line他不仅结了婚,而且排队
1219to become the next king of Thebes.成为瑟布斯的下一个国王
1220Hera would now act on the vow she had taken all those years ago.赫拉现在将履行她这些年前的誓言。
1221Heracles' happiness could not continue.赫拉克勒斯的幸福无法继续
1222Heracles, completely oblivious to the scheming of Hera,赫拉克勒斯完全无视赫拉的阴谋
1223came home one day to find his door broken down.有一天回家发现他的门坏了
1224Running inside, he found that his family were跑进去,他发现他的家人
1225nowhere to be seen.无处可见.
1226When he cried out to them, several hideous monsters appeared from the back当他喊着他们时 后面出现了几个可怕的怪物
1227of the house and began to crawl towards him.他从屋里爬出来,
1228Finding himself overcome with an unnatural rage,发现自己被非自然的愤怒所战胜,
1229Heracles lashed out at the monsters, killing one with a powerful strike to the head.赫拉克勒斯在怪物面前大打出击 杀死了头部有强大打击的怪物
1230The other另一个
1231monsters began to run away in fear, but Heracles, now in a blind rage, would not allow any to escape,怪物开始在恐惧中逃跑, 但赫拉克勒斯,现在在盲目的愤怒中, 不允许任何人逃脱,
1232chasing them down one by one, before killing them with his bare hands.逐个追杀他们,然后徒手杀死他们。
1233It was only then that Hera dispelled her magic, lifting her illusion from Heracles' eyes.直到那时,赫拉才驱散了她的魔力,从赫拉克勒斯的眼中掀起了她的幻觉.
1234The hero watched in horror as the monsters transformed back into their original form.英雄惊骇地看着怪物们变回原形.
1235His own family now lay dead before him.他的家人现在都死了
1236He frantically shook their bodies, trying to他疯狂地摇动他们的身体,试图
1237wake them up, tears flooding from his eyes.唤醒他们,从他眼中流下泪水。
1238But it was too late.但已经太晚了
1239Hera's magic had done its job,赫拉的魔法已经完成了
1240and he would now forever live with the guilt of having murdered his own wife and children.他现在将永生 与谋杀自己的妻子和孩子的罪行。
1241As Heracles looked down at his blood-stained hands, he realized he would have to atone for当赫拉克勒斯俯视着血迹斑斑的手时 他意识到他必须弥补
1242his crimes.他的罪行。
1243The murder of a family member was considered one of the most serious crimes in杀害一名家庭成员被认为是其中最严重的罪行之一。
1244ancient Greece, and if Heracles did not atone for his crimes, then the Furies would hunt him down古希腊,如果赫拉克勒斯不赎罪 那么,怒火会追杀他
1245and torture him for eternity.永远折磨他
1246The only person he knew that could give him guidance was the famous他唯一能给他指引的人 就是那个有名的
1247Oracle of Delphi, and so he exiled himself from his home in Thebes and started his journey of德尔斐的甲骨文, 于是他流放 从他的家 在Thebes 开始他的旅程
1248redemption.赎罪
1249The Oracle of Delphi was the mouthpiece of Apollo, able to deliver prophecies and guidance德尔斐神谕是阿波罗的喉舌 能够发出预言和指导
1250from the god.从神。
1251On this occasion, however, Hera managed to use her magic to influence some of然而,在这个时候,赫拉设法利用她的魔法来影响一些
1252the Oracle's words.先知的话
1253When Heracles asked what he should do to atone for his crimes, the Oracle当赫拉克勒斯问他该做什么来弥补他的罪行时,神谕
1254responded that he had to serve King Eurythias of Mycenae for ten years, who was the descendant of他必须服侍弥赛那国王欧律狄亚斯十年 他的后裔
1255Perseus that had been born just mere seconds before Heracles.珀尔修斯出生在赫拉克勒斯前几秒钟
1256Understanding his task, Heracles理解他的任务,赫拉克勒斯
1257bowed to the Oracle, stood up and began his long voyage to Mycenae.向甲骨文叩头,站起来,开始了他前往密克涅的远航.
1258King Eurythias had known of欧律狄亚斯国王知道
1259Heracles for some time and was deeply jealous of him.赫拉克勒斯在一段时间内一直对他深感嫉妒.
1260The two were cousins as they shared descent他们俩是同族的表兄弟
1261from Perseus, however they were nothing alike.珀尔修斯人,其实他们并不一样。
1262Heracles was strong and heroic, whereas Eurythias赫拉克勒斯很强壮英勇,而欧律狄亚斯
1263was cowardly and weak, often sending others to fight his battles for him.懦弱无力 经常派别人去为他战斗
1264Arriving in servitude,沦为奴隶
1265Heracles bowed before his cousin Eurythias, who could barely contain his joy.赫拉克勒斯向他的表弟欧律狄亚斯鞠躬,他几乎无法控制自己的喜悦.
1266Quickly accepting快点接受
1267Heracles' service, the king instructed him to carry out ten labours over a period of ten years,赫拉克勒斯的服役,国王指示他在十年内完成十项劳动,
1268only after which he would be forgiven for his crimes.之后他的罪行才会被赦免
1269There was only one caveat, however,然而,只有一个警告,
1270these labours would have to be completed without any assistance or payment.这些劳工必须在没有任何援助或付款的情况下完成。
1271Heracles hung his head赫拉克勒斯把他的头吊起来
1272in shame, asking what his first labour would be.羞愧地问他第一次工作会是什么
1273King Eurythias told him of a ferocious lion that欧律狄亚斯国王告诉他一只凶猛的狮子
1274had been terrorising a village in the northeast part of his kingdom named Nemea.一直恐吓着他王国东北部的一个村庄 名叫尼米亚
1275The lion could狮子可以
1276not be stopped, its golden hide was impervious to weapons and its claws were sharper than any它的金色的藏在武器面前 爪子比任何东西都尖锐
1277sword known to man.人所知剑.
1278It had killed all those sent against it and the task would now lay with它杀死了所有被派去对付它的人 现在的任务是
1279Heracles, who was sent to slay the beast.赫拉克勒斯,被派去杀野兽
1280Aware that no sword or spear could penetrate意识到没有剑或矛可以穿透
1281the lion's hide, Heracles trained for several months, uprooting trees and lifting giant boulders狮子的藏身之处 赫拉克勒斯训练了几个月 拔掉树木 举起巨石
1282to increase his strength.来增强他的力量
1283Stronger than ever, he could now confront the beast with his bare hands.他现在可以赤手空拳对抗野兽了
1284Upon arriving at the lion's den, Heracles passed the bodies of warriors, their swords and axes到达狮子穴后,赫拉克勒斯通过战士的尸体,他们的剑和斧头
1285shattered on the floor.碎在地板上。
1286The lion then appeared and began to charge towards him, but just before it然后狮子出现了,开始对他发号施令 但就在它之前
1287was about to pounce, Heracles stepped to the side, catching its neck in his arms.赫拉克勒斯踩到侧面 抓住他的脖子
1288The two wrestled两个摔跤
1289for hours, but when Heracles managed to get a good grasp on the lion's throat, he squeezed with all但当赫拉克勒斯成功抓住狮子的喉咙时 他挤满了所有的
1290his might until he heard a crack.直到他听到裂缝的声音
1291The dead beast fell down on the floor, his first labour was死去的野兽倒在地上, 他的第一个劳动是
1292complete.完毕。
1293Realising the lion's pelt would aid him in his upcoming labours, he pulled out one of他意识到狮子的皮子会帮助他 在未来的劳动,他拔出了其中之一
1294its razor sharp claws, using it to skin the animal.它的剃须刀锋利的爪子 用来剥动物皮
1295He then threw the pelt around his shoulders like然后他把皮子扔在肩膀上
1296a cloak, using the lion's head as a protective hood.斗篷,用狮子的头作为防护罩.
1297As Heracles left the lair, he found a giant当赫拉克勒斯离开巢穴时,他发现了一个巨人
1298oak tree which he lifted from the ground and stripped of its branches, whittling it into a club.他从地上拔出的橡树,将树枝剥落,树枝被抽到一个俱乐部里。
1299This would be his new weapon and the lion his new armour, symbols of his path to redemption.这是他的新武器 和狮子的新盔甲 他的救赎之路的象征
1300As Heracles returned to Mycenae, draped in the pelt of the Nemean lion, Eurythias was shocked,当赫拉克勒斯回到密西拿时 被尼米安狮子的皮层涂上 欧律狄亚斯震惊了
1301never imagining his cousin would make it back alive.没想到他的表弟会活着回来
1302For his second labour, Heracles was sent他的第二次劳动,赫拉克勒斯被派去
1303to kill the Lenean Hydra, and so he travelled to Lake Lerner near the city of Argos, where the所以他去了阿尔戈斯市附近的莱纳湖
1304famous water serpent had made its home.著名的水蛇创造了自己的家
1305Known as the Hydra, the beast had nine heads, one of which被称为海德拉的野兽有9个头,其中一个头
1306was immortal, with its blood the most poisonous substance known to man.它的血液是人类已知的最有毒的物质
1307Upon his journey to face在他面对的旅途中
1308the creature however, Hera wanted to make the challenge more difficult, hiding a giant crab然而,赫拉却想让挑战变得更加困难 隐藏一只巨蟹
1309within the lake.在湖里。 。 。
1310When Heracles arrived, he charged at the Hydra with his club, with a massive swing赫拉克勒斯到来后,他带着他的俱乐部在海德拉河边 挥舞着巨大的秋千
1311taking one of its heads clean off.带走了它的一个头
1312But to his horror, where one head had been, two new heads但对于他的恐怖, 一个头曾在那里, 两个新的头
1313emerged in its place.出现了它的位置。
1314Confused, Heracles began to cut off more heads, but this would only make the困惑,赫拉克勒斯开始砍掉更多的头,但这只会使
1315situation worse, as each time one head was removed, two more would spawn.更糟的是,每次砍掉一个头, 就会再生两个。
1316As he was grappling with the当他与
1317beast, Hera's giant crab would jump out of the water, pinning Heracles to the ground.野兽 赫拉的巨蟹会跳出水面 把赫拉克勒斯钉在地上
1318With the two monsters attacking him, Heracles was sure that his death was close.随着两个怪物袭击他,赫拉克勒斯确信他的死是近在眼前的.
1319But as the Hydra moved towards him, an arrow flew out of the bushes and struck it in the side.但当海德拉向着他移动时,一箭从灌木丛中飞出,击中了它的侧面.
1320Heracles turned around to see his nephew, Ioleus, aiming a bow at the monster.赫拉克勒斯转过身去看他的侄子伊奥勒斯,瞄准怪物的弓箭.
1321The boy had followed那个男孩跟着我
1322his uncle to the lake, hoping to help in any way he could.他的叔叔到湖边 希望能尽他所能帮忙
1323With the monsters distracted,随着怪物的分心,
1324Heracles reached for his club, swinging it with such force that he crushed the giant crab in a赫拉克勒斯来到他的俱乐部, 用如此强大的力量挥动它,他把巨蟹压碎了
1325single blow.单击.
1326With his nephew now by his side, as Heracles sliced off a head, Ioleus would then他的侄子在身边 当赫拉克勒斯割下头颅时,伊欧勒斯会
1327quarterize the Hydra's neck with a flaming torch, preventing any more heads from growing.用火炬将海德拉的脖子扎成四分五裂,防止更多的人头生长.
1328The pair这对
1329worked together for hours, slicing and quarterizing, until finally, no more heads remained.一起工作了好几个小时,切片和剪切,直到最后,不再留下人头.
1330Heracles then knelt beside the Hydra's body, dipping the tip of his arrows in its poisonous赫拉克勒斯然后跪在海德拉的尸体旁边 将箭头的尖部浸入有毒的
1331blood.鲜血。
1332The slightest scratch from one of these arrows would prove fatal, something that would箭头的一点小伤就会致命
1333aid him in his upcoming labours.协助他的工作。
1334Despite defeating the Hydra, Eurythias did not count this labour,尽管击败了海德拉 欧律狄亚斯并没有计算出这种劳动
1335as Heracles had been assisted by his nephew Ioleus, and therefore an additional eleventh labour would由于Heracles得到了他的侄子Ioleus的协助,因此将增加第11名劳动力。
1336have to be completed.必须完成。
1337As Heracles and Ioleus left the lake, to thank her crab for its service,当Heracles和Ioleus离开湖边时 为了感谢她的螃蟹
1338Hera took its remains and cast its image up into the heavens, creating the constellation cancer.赫拉拿走了它的遗骸,将它的形象投向了天空,造成了星座癌.
1339For his third labour, Heracles was ordered to catch the Ceronean Hind,为了他的第三次劳动,赫拉克勒斯奉命抓捕塞隆安·欣德号,
1340and bring it back alive to Eurythias.把它带回欧律狄亚斯
1341The Hind was a beautiful creature, much like his stag,平德是一个美丽的生物, 很像他的鹿,
1342with bronze-like hooves and a magnificent pair of golden antlers.带着青铜般的蹄子 还有一对金鹿角
1343Heracles then set off to Mount赫拉克勒斯然后出发去山上
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1345catch, with Heracles chasing his prey for a full year, before he was able to capture it.赫拉克勒斯在捕捉到猎物之前 追了整整一年
1346Infuriated that his cousin had completed the task so easily, Eurythias would quickly set Heracles他的表弟如此轻松地完成了任务,令他很生气,欧律狄亚斯会迅速设置赫拉克勒斯.
1347his fourth labour, to capture the Erymanthian boar.他的第四个劳役, 捕捉埃里曼斯野猪。
1348For his fourth labour, Eurythias sent Heracles to他的第四份工作,欧律狄亚斯送赫拉克勒斯去
1349Mount Erymanthus, to capture alive a giant boar that had been ravaging the area.艾瑞曼修斯山, 活捉一头巨猪, 它一直在破坏这个地区。
1350Not thinking没想过
1351much of the task, Heracles set off with enthusiasm, even deciding to visit his friend,大部分任务,赫拉克勒斯热情地出发, 甚至决定拜访他的朋友,
1352the centaur Folus along the way.沿途的百夫长福卢斯。
1353Centaurs were half-men half-horse creatures, renowned for半人马是半人半马的生物,以
1354acting more like beasts than humans.比人类更像野兽
1355Folus was an exception however, being both friendly and然而,Folus是一个例外,既友好又友好。
1356intelligent, and had been friends with Heracles since his youth.他从小就和赫拉克勒斯是朋友
1357After Heracles arrived,赫拉克勒斯到来后
1358Folus decided to host a dinner party to honour his guest, inviting a few of the local centaurs,Folus决定举办一个晚宴,以纪念他的客人,邀请了几位当地的百夫长,
1359one of whom was Heracles' old, intelligent and immortal archery teacher Chiron.其中一位是赫拉克勒斯的老,聪明和不朽的射箭老师希伦.
1360As the feast began, everything was going well, with Heracles reminiscing with his old teacher,宴会开始时 一切都很顺利 赫拉克勒斯回忆起他的老老师
1361before deciding to take a walk.在决定去散步之前
1362On the way out, he came across a jar of wine on Folus' shelf,在出去的路上,他遇到一罐酒 在Folus的货架上,
1363which he decided to crack open and take a large helping of.他决定打开它, 并采取大量帮助。
1364Little did he know that the wine was他不知道这酒是
1365communal property of all the centaurs, something the god Dionysus had gifted them four generations所有百夫长的共同财产 狄奥尼索斯神赐予他们四代
1366earlier.刚才
1367The wine also had a powerful odour that the centaurs could smell for miles around.酒中也有一种强大的气味,百夫长可以闻到几英里左右的气味.
1368As Heracles returned, he was confronted by a huge crowd of centaurs, demanding to know why he had当赫拉克勒斯回来时,他遭遇了大批百夫长,要求知道为什么他有
1369drunk their sacred wine.喝了他们的圣酒
1370His friends Folus and Chiron tried to calm down the other centaurs,他的朋友们Folus和Chiron 试图冷静下来 其他的百夫长,
1371but the situation soon got out of hand as the whole tribe had arrived, drawn by the wine's odour.但随着整个部落的到来,情况很快就失控了, 酒的气味吸引了他们。
1372Enraged, the centaurs tried to kill Heracles, but despite their numbers,愤怒的是,百夫长试图杀死赫拉克勒斯, 但尽管他们的数量,
1373they were unable to overpower him.他们不能战胜他。
1374In defence, Heracles began shooting them with his arrows为了防御,赫拉克勒斯开始用箭射他们
1375coated in the poisonous Hydra blood, killing many, with the rest then fleeing.涂在有毒的海德拉血液中,杀死许多人,其余的人随后逃离。
1376Unfortunately很遗憾
1377in the chaos, Heracles had accidentally shot his old teacher Chiron, who fell down screaming in在混乱中,赫拉克勒斯意外地枪杀了他以前的老师奇伦,他摔倒在地上尖叫着
1378agony.难受
1379As he was immortal, the wound did not kill him, but with the Hydra's poison coursing through由于他是不朽的,伤口没有杀死他, 但随着海德拉的毒气 凝固通过
1380his veins, he would spend an eternity in pain.他会在痛苦中度过永恒
1381Zeus, however, had watched the events unfold,然而,宙斯目睹了事件的发展,
1382and decided to take pity on the old centaur, taking Chiron's spirit and casting it up into并且决定怜悯老半人马, 带着奇伦的精神,把它铸成
1383the heavens, creating the constellation Sagittarius.天,创造星座。
1384Confused as to how such a small对这样一个小的
1385arrow had killed the other centaurs, Folus picked an arrow up from the ground, but as he brought it箭杀死了其他的百夫长 福罗斯从地上捡起一箭
1386to his face to take a closer look, the arrow slipped from his fingers, landing on his hoof,箭从他的手指上滑下来 落在他的蹄上
1387with the poison killing him within seconds.毒药在几秒钟内杀死了他
1388After chasing the other centaurs away, Heracles returned,在追赶其他百夫长之后,赫拉克勒斯回来了,
1389but when he found out he had killed both his friend and his teacher, he was overcome with但是当他发现他杀死了他的朋友和老师时 他被打败了
1390shame and regret.惭愧悔过.
1391But unknown to Heracles, a centaur called Nettus was able to survive the massacre,但赫拉克勒斯所不知道的 一个名叫内特斯的半人马 得以在大屠杀中幸存下来
1392running far into the mountains, where he would spend over a decade planning his revenge on the跑到山上 在那里他会花十几年时间 策划他的复仇
1393hero.英雄们
1394Heracles completed his actual labour with ease, chasing the boar into deep snow,赫拉克勒斯轻松地完成了他的实际劳动,追赶野猪进入深雪中,
1395where he bound it in chains to bring back to Eurythias.在那里,他用铁链绑住它,以便带回欧律里亚斯。
1396Upon seeing the giant monster,见到巨兽后
1397Eurythias was petrified, quickly jumping into a large storage jar, refusing to come out untilEurythias被吓坏了, 很快跳进一个大储罐里, 拒绝出来直到
1398Heracles removed the boar from the room.赫拉克勒斯把猪从房间搬走了.
1399Heracles could barely hide his amusement, but did as heHeracles几乎无法隐藏他的乐趣, 但做他
1400was told and set the boar free.并释放野猪。
1401King Eurythias then crawled out of the jar in embarrassment,欧律狄亚斯国王尴尬地从罐子里爬出来
1402and quickly sent Heracles off on his fifth labour.并迅速派遣赫拉克勒斯去完成他的第五次劳役.
1403For his fifth labour, Heracles was tasked to clean他的第五份工作是赫拉克勒斯负责清理
1404the Orgean stables in a single day, using only his hands and without any assistance.奥尔根马厩在一天之内,只用他的手,没有任何帮助。
1405Eurythias欧律狄亚斯
1406believed the task to be impossible, sending Heracles on his way believing failure was certain.赫拉克勒斯在途中 相信失败是肯定的
1407The stables belonged to King Orgeas, from the neighbouring kingdom of Elis.马厩属于奥尔盖斯国王,来自邻近的埃利斯王国.
1408They housed 3,000他们住3000个
1409immortal cattle, and had not been cleaned for nearly 30 years.长生不老的牛,而且将近30年没有被清理过。
1410The stables were so overrun with马厩里挤满了
1411dung, that in some places the filth had piled several metres high, and no one dared approach粪,在一些地方 污秽堆积了几米高, 没有人敢接近
1412them due to the awful smell.因为它们的臭味。
1413Upon arriving in Elis, Heracles visited King Orgeas, who promised the到达埃利斯后,赫拉克勒斯拜访了奥尔盖斯国王,国王答应
1414hero one tenth of the immortal herd as a reward, if he was able to clean the stables before nightfall.只要他能在天黑前清理马厩 就能得到十分之一的奖赏
1415As he made his way over to the stables, Heracles was bombarded with a horrid smell.当他走进马厩时,赫拉克勒斯被恐怖的气味轰炸.
1416It was even这甚至
1417larger and more filthy than he had imagined, spanning the length of a small city.比他想象的还要大 更肮脏 横跨着一个小城市
1418After taking吃过之后
1419a look around, Heracles himself thought the task impossible to complete.Heracles本人认为这项任务不可能完成。
1420He instead headed to the他转而前往
1421nearby rivers Alpheus and Penneas, which he hoped would do the job for him.附近河流的阿尔菲斯和潘纳斯,他希望他们能为他做这个工作.
1422Obeying the restrictions遵守限制
1423Eurythias had given him, Heracles used no tools, instead using his bare hands to dig a canal whichEurythias给了他,Heracles没有使用工具,而是用他的赤手空拳挖一条运河。
1424flowed from the rivers down into the stables.流经下游河流进入马厩.
1425Once completed, a great torrent of water came完成后,一阵大水涌来了
1426flooding into the stables, washing away years of filth in an instant.淹没在马厩里 瞬间洗去多年的污秽
1427The water continued to flow水流不断
1428into the surrounding farmland, fertilising the fields with an enormous amount of manure.进入周围的农田,以大量的粪肥施肥。
1429This caused celebration in Elis, with people cheering for Heracles as their farms were to这引起了伊利斯的庆典 人们为赫拉克勒斯欢呼 就像他们的农场
1430prosper for years to come.繁荣多年
1431Heracles would mark this occasion by creating the famous Olympic Games,赫拉克勒斯通过创造著名的奥运会来纪念这一时刻,
1432which would occur every four years in Elis.Elis每四年发生一次
1433But not all was well, as Eurythias would refuse to但并不是一切都很好,因为欧律狄亚斯会拒绝
1434count this labour as one of the ten, as he claimed the task had been accomplished for payment in the将这一劳动算作十种劳动之一,因为他声称,这项工作已经完成,需要支付。
1435form of a portion of the immortal herd.一种不朽的牲畜,
1436An additional labour would therefore have to be added to his因此,他必须增加额外劳动力。
1437service, bringing the new total to now twelve labours.服务,使新的劳动力总数达到12人。
1438For his sixth labour, Heracles was他的第六份劳动,赫拉克勒斯
1439tasked with driving away a flock of man-eating birds from Lake Stymphalus.负责从斯廷帕卢斯湖驱赶一群食人鸟
1440These birds were这些鸟儿
1441sacred to Ares and sported iron beaks, capable of tearing through the toughest of armour.对阿瑞斯来说是神圣的 和运动的铁喙 能够撕裂最坚固的装甲
1442The birds were the size of herons and excreted poisonous droppings, rendering the surrounding鸟类的体型和排泄的毒液 使得周围
1443area uninhabitable.无法居住。
1444Upon arriving, Heracles would find a pair of giant bronze rattles that had been到达后,赫拉克勒斯会找到一对巨型青铜响尾蛇
1445placed on the fallen trunk of a willow tree by Athena.放在雅典娜的柳树上
1446Thanking the goddess for her aid,感谢女神的帮助
1447Heracles would begin to shake the rattles, with the noise they produced causing the birds enormous赫拉克勒斯会开始震动响起响尾蛇 它们产生的噪声使鸟类变得巨大
1448pain, with hundreds of them rising from the lake, forming a great flock above.数百只鸟从湖里升起, 形成一个巨大的鸟群。
1449Heracles then took赫拉克勒斯被带走了
1450his aim, shooting down as many as he could, until finally, those that had survived fled the lake,他的目标,尽可能的击落, 直到最后,那些幸存下来的人逃离了湖,
1451with his sixth labour now complete.他的第六份工作已经完成
1452When King Eurythias saw his cousin returning successfully当欧律狄亚斯国王见到他的表弟成功归来时
1453yet again, he realised that he had exhausted all of the difficult tasks within his kingdom.他再次意识到 他已经用尽了王国里所有艰难的任务
1454Needing more time to come up with one, he sent Heracles to Crete, an island near the Greek他把赫拉克勒斯送到克里特岛 靠近希腊人
1455mainland, where King Minos would give him his next labour.大陆,米诺斯国王会给他下一份劳动
1456King Minos had been gifted a beautiful米诺斯国王曾被赐予美人
1457white bull from the sea god Poseidon, with the expectation that he would sacrifice the bull in白公牛来自海神波塞冬, 期望他会牺牲公牛英寸
1458Poseidon's honour.波塞冬的荣誉.
1459Instead of doing this however, King Minos decided to keep the bull for himself,然而,米诺斯国王没有这样做,而是决定自己保留公牛,
1460thinking it too beautiful to kill.认为它太美 杀。
1461In revenge, Poseidon made the king's wife fall in love with为了报仇,波塞冬让国王的妻子爱上了
1462the bull, with this union eventually leading to the birth of the half-man, half-bull creature known公牛,随着这个结合 最终导致诞生 半人半人半人 已知生物
1463as the Minotaur, a creature that King Minos kept in a labyrinth beneath his palace.像弥诺陶洛斯一样,是米诺斯国王保存在他的宫殿下面的迷宫里的一种生物.
1464After the bull在公牛过后
1465impregnated the king's wife, Poseidon turned it mad, with the bull running around Crete, destroying孕育了国王的妻子 波塞冬将它变疯 公牛在克里特周围跑来跑去
1466everything in its path.一切在它的道路上。
1467While Heracles was not destined to kill the Minotaur beneath the palace,虽然赫拉克勒斯注定不会杀死宫殿下面的弥诺陶洛斯人
1468that was a task destined for the hero Theseus.这是英雄特修斯的任务
1469King Minos did want Heracles to capture the mad米诺斯国王的确希望赫拉克勒斯抓住疯子
1470bull that was causing havoc in his kingdom.公牛在自己的王国里造成破坏
1471Accepting the challenge, Heracles went to赫拉克勒斯接受了挑战
1472confront the bull, and when the beast charged at him, Heracles would grab it by the horns,当那头牛对着他的时候,赫拉克勒斯就抓住它,
1473and wrestle its head into the ground.把头摔到地上
1474After many hours had passed, the exhausted bull would finally过了好几个小时 精疲力尽的公牛终于
1475submit, with Heracles then jumping on its back.归顺,与赫拉克勒斯 然后跳在它的背上。
1476As the bull was a child of Poseidon, it could walk公牛是波塞冬的孩子,它可以走路
1477on water, and so Heracles would ride it across the seas to Mycenae to show Eurythias proof of所以赫拉克勒斯会骑着它 穿越海洋到密西西里岛 向欧律狄亚斯证明
1478his achievement.他的成就。
1479With his task complete and not wanting to kill an animal sacred to Poseidon,他的任务完成 不想杀死波塞冬的神圣动物
1480Heracles released the bull outside of the palace, where it went on to rampage the Greek mainland,赫拉克勒斯在宫殿外释放了公牛 在那里它继续霸占希腊本土
1481until it was finally, many years later, caught and killed by the hero Theseus.直到许多年后,终于被英雄特修斯抓住并杀死.
1482For his eighth labour, Heracles was tasked with bringing Eurythias, the mares of the Thracian赫拉克勒斯为他的第八任工作 负责把欧律底亚斯带来
1483king Diomedes.狄奥米德斯国王
1484These horses were fearsome creatures, known to breathe fire, with their这些马是可怕的生物, 众所周知呼吸着火,
1485aggression made worse by Diomedes feeding them the flesh of unsuspecting guests and strangers更糟糕的是,狄米戴斯给他们喂了 毫无可疑的客人和陌生人的肉
1486to his kingdom.他的王国。
1487As Heracles made his way to Thrace, he would be accompanied by his friend当赫拉克勒斯赶到色雷斯时 他将会带着他的朋友
1488and lover Abdurras, the son of Hermes.是赫墨斯之子阿卜杜拉斯的情人。
1489As they arrived, the pair made their way to the palace当他们到达时,一对夫妇走进了宫殿
1490of Diomedes, where they witnessed the fire-breathing horses Heracles was tasked with collecting.在狄奥米德斯,他们在那里见证了 喷火的马赫拉克勒斯负责收集。
1491The mares were bound to the palace with cast iron chains, put on display for all to see,玛尔斯带着铁链捆在宫殿里 展示给大家看
1492thrashing around and foaming at the mouth.到处乱打,嘴里冒着泡沫
1493But as he entered the palace to meet with King Diomedes,但当他进入宫殿 与国王狄奥米德斯,
1494a foul-looking man with a nauseous stench, Heracles would hear a terrible scream behind him.一个臭气熏天的男人 赫拉克勒斯会听到他背后的尖叫声
1495Rushing out to see what had happened, Heracles would watch in horror as the horses ripped into赫拉克勒斯会惊恐地看着马匹被撕开
1496the corpse of his young lover Abdurras, who had gotten too close to them in his curiosity.他的年轻情人阿卜杜拉斯的 死因是好奇而离他们太近
1497Filled with rage, Heracles charged back into the palace, killing the guards and grabbing Diomedes赫拉克勒斯满腔愤怒 回到宫殿里 杀死守卫 抓住狄奥米德斯
1498by the hair, dragging him outside.被头发拖到外面去
1499Giving the king a taste of his own medicine, Heracles threw让国王尝尝自己的药 赫拉克勒斯扔了
1500Diomedes to the monsters, who began to devour their master.狄奥米德斯给怪物,他们开始吞噬他们的主人.
1501The flesh of Diomedes was so foul,狄奥米德斯的肉真脏
1502however, that the horses stopped eating him halfway through, forever put off the taste然而,马停止吃他 半途而废,永远的停止口味
1503of human flesh.人类的肉体
1504With the horses now docile, Heracles grabbed their chains and brought them赫拉克勒斯带着马匹 抓住了他们的铁链
1505back to Eurythias, his task now complete.回到欧律狄亚斯 他的任务已经完成了
1506For his ninth labour, Heracles was tasked to retrieve他的第九份工作是赫拉克勒斯负责回收
1507the girdle of Hippolyta, a gold and leather belt that ensured victory in battle.Hippolyta的腰带, 一个金皮带,确保战斗胜利。
1508It belonged to这是属于
1509Hippolyta, the daughter of the war god Ares and the queen of the Amazons, a race of warrior womenHippolyta,战神阿瑞斯的女儿 亚马逊人的女王,女战士的种族
1510who could fight better than almost any man, with them routinely raiding local tribes to assert their他们可以比几乎任何人更好的战斗,他们经常突袭当地部落,以维护他们的
1511dominance.垄断。
1512So Heracles set off east, bringing with him a small band of warriors in case he had to于是赫拉克勒斯向东出发,带了一小队战士,以防万一
1513fight with the Amazons.与亚马逊人战斗。
1514However, on arrival, Heracles was surprised by the Amazons' hospitality,然而,在到达时,赫拉克勒斯对亚马逊人的款待感到惊讶,
1515with Hippolyta herself taking a keen interest in him.希波莉塔本人对他很感兴趣
1516Having heard of his famous labours and听说过他著名的劳动和
1517overcome by lust, Hippolyta would give him her girdle as a sign of her interest.Hippolyta会把腰带给他 以示她的兴趣
1518But Hera,不过赫拉
1519watching from Mount Olympus, could not believe her eyes.从奥林匹斯山看, 不敢相信她的眼睛。
1520The task was going too well, and so to make任务进展太顺利了 所以
1521sure this labour was more difficult, she decided to intervene.她决定介入,
1522Disguising herself as an Amazon,伪装成亚马逊人
1523she made her way into the camp, walking amongst the women and sowing seeds of distrust.她走进营地,走在女人中间,播下不信任的种子。
1524Slowly慢慢来
1525convincing the entire tribe that Heracles had come to enslave them, the Amazons became outraged,让整个部落相信赫拉克勒斯来奴役他们 亚马逊人变得愤怒
1526mounting their horses and charging towards the men they had let into their camp.举起他们的马 向被他们放入营地的人开火
1527Heracles heard the commotion and rushed outside, where he saw the Amazons slaughtering his friends.赫拉克勒斯听到骚动,急忙赶到外面,在那里他看到亚马逊人屠杀他的朋友.
1528He turned around in a rage, thinking that Hippolyta had tricked him, keeping him away from他愤怒地转身 以为希波利塔骗了他 让他远离
1529his men so they could be slaughtered.他的手下被宰杀
1530Before the queen could explain, Heracles lifted his club and在女王解释之前,赫拉克勒斯抬起他的俱乐部
1531struck her dead, her girdle not protecting her as she had already gifted it to him.刺死了她,她的腰带没有保护她,因为她已经把它送给了他。
1532Heracles then那么,赫拉克勒斯语
1533ran outside, striking down any Amazon who challenged him.跑出去,击落了任何挑战他的亚马逊人.
1534He managed to save a small他救了一个小
1535handful of his companions, and the group hastily left the camp, heading home to Mycenae.他的几个同伴,一群人匆匆离开营地,回到Mycenae。
1536Eurythseus欧律西斯
1537had grown tired of Heracles beating any task lead before him, and so decided to send him to the已经厌倦了赫拉克勒斯击败他面前的任何任务线索,于是决定把他送到
1538farthest place he could think of, the island of Erythia.他能想到的最远的地方,埃里西亚岛。
1539For his tenth labour, Heracles was sent为了他的第十份工作,赫拉克勒斯被派去
1540to Erythia to steal the cattle of a three-headed giant known as Geryon.去埃里西亚偷三头巨人的牛 叫做杰里安
1541Heading southwest, he他向西南方向前进
1542travelled along the African coastline, but it did not take long for Heracles, unused to the intense沿着非洲海岸线旅行,但赫拉克勒人没有花很长时间,没有被利用到激烈的
1543and scorching heat of the continent, to become annoyed with the sun itself.和炎热的大陆, 变得烦恼 太阳本身。
1544Halfway across the过半路
1545Libyan desert, he took out his bow and threatened to shoot the sun with one of his poisoned arrows利比亚沙漠,他拔出他的弓,扬言要用毒箭射太阳
1546if it continued to torment him.如果它继续折磨他。
1547Quite distressed at this, the sun came down in its human form as太阳以人形降下
1548the god Helios, begging Heracles not to shoot him.神赫利俄斯,求赫拉克勒斯不要开枪
1549He promised to shine less intensely while他答应过要少点闪耀
1550Heracles was on his journey, also offering to give the hero his great golden cup, a vessel赫拉克勒斯在旅途中 也向英雄献上伟大的金杯
1551shaped like a water lily, that Helios himself used to sail around the ocean in at night.赫利俄斯自己曾经在晚上环游海洋
1552Finally reaching the island of Erythia, Heracles was quick to see the herd of cattle he had to最后到达埃里西亚岛,赫拉克勒斯很快地看到了他不得不看到的牛群.
1553steal, along with Geryon, their giant three-headed owner.偷盗,与杰里安, 他们巨大的三头主。
1554But wanting to be done with his task as但希望完成他的任务
1555quickly as possible, Heracles didn't even bother to fight the giant, instead shooting Geryon with赫拉克勒斯甚至不费心去和巨人作战 而是和杰里安一起开枪
1556poisoned arrow, killing him within seconds.毒箭,几秒钟内就杀了他。
1557Heracles then herded the cattle into Helios' cup赫拉克勒斯把牛群放进赫利俄斯的杯子里,
1558and sailed home to Mycenae, where he delivered them to Eurythias.并航行回家 Mycenae, 他在那里送他们到欧律狄亚斯。
1559For his eleventh labour,对于他的第11次劳动,
1560Heracles was tasked with travelling to the Garden of the Hesperides, the Daughters of the Night,赫拉克勒斯奉命前往黑斯珀里底的乐园,
1561and collecting the golden apples that grew on a tree there, which granted immortality to anyone收集生长在树上的金苹果 给任何人带来永生
1562who ate them.谁吃了他们。
1563Not only was the location of the garden unknown, but Hera had sent a hundred-headed不仅花园的位置不明 赫拉还派了一百头
1564dragon called Laedon to guard the tree from which the apples grew.龙叫莱顿来守护苹果生长的树.
1565As Heracles set off to find the当赫拉克勒斯出发寻找
1566mythical garden, he first visited the Titan Prometheus, who he thought would know of its他第一次拜访了泰坦普罗米修斯 他以为他知道
1567location.地点。
1568Prometheus, the creator of mankind, had been chained to the side of a mountain after人类的创造者普罗米修斯 被绑在山上
1569stealing the fire of the gods to save humanity, and by the time Heracles found him, this cycle窃取神的火来拯救人类 到了赫拉克勒斯找到他的时候 这个循环
1570of punishment had been going on for centuries.数个世纪以来一直在进行着惩罚。
1571Taking pity on Prometheus, Heracles broke his可怜普罗米修斯,赫拉克勒斯打破了他的
1572and set the Titan free, finally bringing an end to his torment, with Prometheus then happily并释放了巨人,终于结束了他的痛苦, 与普罗米修斯 然后快乐地
1573sharing the garden's location.分享花园的位置。
1574However, he also warned Heracles that no mortal could pick the然而,他也警告赫拉克勒斯,任何凡人都不能选择
1575golden apples from the tree.树上的金苹果.
1576Instead, he suggested that Heracles seek help from the Titan Atlas,相反,他建议赫拉克勒斯寻求泰坦地图集的帮助,
1577as he lived near the garden.他住在花园附近
1578Following Prometheus' advice, Heracles would seek out Atlas,根据普罗米修斯的建议 赫拉克勒斯会寻找阿特拉斯
1579who was not difficult to find due to the Titan's immense size.他并不难找到 因为巨人的巨大体型。
1580Atlas had fought against the阿特拉斯曾与
1581Olympians in the war between the gods and the Titans, but as he was defeated, Zeus forced him奥林匹亚人在神与泰坦人的战争中, 但当他被打败,宙斯强迫他
1582to hold up the sky for eternity as punishment.将天空永远地作为惩罚
1583Approaching the Titan, Heracles explained his赫拉克勒斯在接近巨人时 解释了他
1584situation and offered to make a trade.并表示愿意进行交易。
1585He would temporarily hold up the sky and give Atlas a much他会暂时控制天空 给阿特拉斯一个很大的
1586needed break, and in exchange, Atlas would collect the golden apples.作为交换 阿特拉斯会收集金苹果
1587Thankful to be free of his感谢能摆脱他
1588burden even for a short time, Atlas accepted the deal and went to collect the apples, transferring阿特拉斯接受了这笔交易 然后去收集苹果 转移
1589the weight of the heavens onto the shoulders of Heracles.天重在赫拉克勒斯的肩膀上
1590Though he had achieved the impossible虽然他实现了不可能
1591before, even Heracles struggled to bear the immense weight he now had to hold.之前,甚至赫拉克勒斯也挣扎着 承受他现在必须承受的巨大压力
1592As time went on,随着时间的流逝
1593his muscles began to cramp, his body began to shake, and he contemplated whether this would他的肌肉开始抽筋 他的身体开始颤抖 他考虑这会不会
1594be the task that would finally break him.成为最终击败他的任务
1595As the sun began to set, Atlas finally returned with a随着太阳的落下,阿特拉斯终于回来了
1596basket full of golden apples.盛满金苹果的篮子
1597With a grunt of relief, Heracles thanked the Titan, moving to赫拉克勒斯带着一阵解脱之声 感谢泰坦号
1598{\fn黑体\fs22\bord1\shad0\3aHBE\4aH00\fscx67\fscy66\2cHFFFFFF\3cH808080}在天空的后边 {\fn黑体\fs22\bord1\shad0\3aHBE\4aH00\fscx67\fscy66\2cHFFFFFF\3cH808080}我
1599But not wanting to take it back, Atlas offered to take the apples to Eurythias但阿特拉斯不想拿回来 提出把苹果带到欧律狄亚斯
1600himself, promising he would return and bear the weight of the sky once more.他自己,保证他会回来 并再次承受天空的重量。
1601But Heracles would但赫拉克勒斯会
1602not be fooled.别被骗了
1603He thanked the Titan for his generous offer to deliver the apples, and offered他感谢土卫六慷慨地提出要送苹果,并提议
1604to hold the sky for a little longer, but asked if Atlas would take the sky back, just for a moment,但问阿特拉斯是否会把天空带回来 就一会儿
1605so he could put on his pelt to cushion his shoulders and head.这样他就可以穿上他的皮子来缓缓肩膀和头部.
1606{\fn黑体\fs22\bord1\shad0\3aHBE\4aH00\fscx67\fscy66\2cHFFFFFF\3cH808080}知道毛皮会做的
1607great difference and none the wiser, Atlas placed the apples on the ground and took the sky back阿特拉斯把苹果放在地上 把天空带回来
1608from Heracles.从赫拉克勒斯。
1609As soon as he was free, Heracles picked up the apples and bid Atlas farewell,他一有空 赫拉克勒斯就拿起苹果 告别阿特拉斯
1610quickly returning them to Eurythias to complete his labour.很快将他们送回欧律狄亚斯完成他的劳动.
1611Atlas was enraged,阿特拉斯被激怒,
1612cursing at the hero as he left, with his roars shaking the ground for miles around.在英雄离开时咒骂他 他的咆哮在附近晃动了好几英里
1613As decades passed and then centuries, Atlas would become part of the world itself,随着几十年的过去和几个世纪的过去, 阿特拉斯将成为世界本身的一部分,
1614being transformed into stone, with his giant remains becoming known as the Atlas Mountain他的巨型遗迹被称为阿特拉斯山
1615Range of North Africa.北非范围。
1616For his twelfth labour, Heracles was tasked with capturing Cerberus,为了他的第十二份工作,赫拉克勒斯负责抓捕瑟伯鲁斯,
1617the three-headed dog that guarded the gates of the underworld.守护着冥界大门的三头狗
1618Descending to the underworld and屈从于冥界
1619approaching Hades and Persephone, Heracles would explain that he had been tasked with collecting赫拉克勒斯将解释他的任务是收集
1620Cerberus在最后的劳动。
1621Knowing that helping Heracles would infuriate Hera, who would always知道帮助赫拉克勒斯会激怒赫拉 她会永远
1622look down on him, Hades allowed Cerberus to be taken, but two conditions had to be met.俯视他,哈迪斯允许Cerberus被带走,但必须满足两个条件.
1623First,首先,我们...
1624Heracles must use no weapons to capture Cerberus, and second, once his task was complete,赫拉克勒斯必须不使用武器来夺取塞伯鲁斯 第二,一旦他的任务完成
1625Cerberus必须归还。
1626Agreeing to the terms, Heracles set out to face the beast,同意条件,赫拉克勒斯开始面对野兽,
1627just as he had done with the Nemean lion and the Cretan bull before.就像他之前对尼米安狮子和克里坦公牛所做的那样
1628Heracles grappled with the赫拉克勒人与
1629{\fn黑体\fs22\bord1\shad0\3aHBE\4aH00\fscx67\fscy66\2cHFFFFFF\3cH808080}狗儿 {\fn黑体\fs22\bord1\shad0\3aHBE\4aH00\fscx67\fscy66\2cHFFFFFF\3cH808080}摔了几小时 {\fn黑体\fs22\bord1\shad0\3aHBE\4aH00\fscx67\fscy66\2cHFFFFFF\3cH808080}直到野兽精疲力竭
1630With his club in one hand and他的俱乐部在一只手和
1631Cerberus in the other, he dragged the dog by its chains and made his way back to the realm of theCerberus在另一个, 他拖着狗的链子 并回到他的王国
1632living.活着。
1633Heracles then delivered Cerberus to King Eurythias, who once again chose to cower in his jar,赫拉克勒斯随后将瑟伯鲁斯交给了欧律狄亚斯国王,国王再次选择在自己的罐子里畏缩,
1634a now permanent installation next to his throne.他的王位旁边的永久设施
1635The king poked his head out the top of the jar,国王把头戳出罐头顶部
1636and while shaking in fear, agreed to release Heracles from his servitude,在恐惧中颤抖的时候,他答应释放赫拉克勒斯,
1637granting him pardon for his past crimes.赦免他过去的罪行
1638Heracles was filled with joy, he had finally赫拉克勒斯充满了欢乐 他终于
1639atoned for his crimes and was to be a free man, but before embarking on his next journey,在开始他的下一个旅程之前
1640he fulfilled his promise and returned Cerberus to the land of the dead.他履行了诺言,把瑟伯鲁斯送回死者的国度。
1641Heracles took some time to celebrate when he returned, enjoying all the pleasures of a free赫拉克勒斯回来后花了一些时间庆祝 他享受了自由生活的一切快乐
1642life.活着
1643He was now a well-renowned hero and had admirers wherever he went.他现在是一个有名的英雄,无论到哪里都有崇拜者.
1644He would go on several他会继续几个
1645adventures, even joining the hero Jason and the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece.冒险,甚至加入英雄杰森和阿格诺特人一起寻找金羊毛.
1646Heracles soon found another lover, taking the beautiful Dianira as his wife.赫拉克勒斯很快又找到了一位情人,把美丽的迪安尼拉当作他的妻子.
1647However,不过,
1648as the newlywed couple were making their way home in the city of Tiryns,当新婚夫妇在蒂林斯市回家时
1649they came across a rapid river that they had to pass.他们穿过一条必须经过的河
1650On the other bank stood a centaur,在另一边的银行里 有一分钱
1651who made his way over and offered to carry Dianira across on his back.他过来了 并提议背着迪安尼拉过河
1652Heracles accepted the offer,赫拉克勒斯接受了这个提议
1653not recognizing the centaur as Nessus, the sole survivor of the massacre Heracles had committed不承认半人马是尼苏斯 唯一的幸存者 大屠杀的赫拉克勒斯
1654against the centaur tribe on his way to his fourth labor.在他第四次劳动的路上反对百夫长部落.
1655Nessus had been plotting his尼苏斯一直在策划他的
1656revenge against Heracles for over a decade, with him now seeing the perfect opportunity报复赫拉克勒斯十几年 现在他看到了绝佳的机会
1657to execute his plan.执行他的计划。
1658As soon as Nessus reached the other side of the river,一旦尼苏斯到达河的另一边
1659he threw Dianira to the floor and attempted to violate her.他把Dianira扔到地上,企图侵犯她。
1660Seeing this from the other bank,从另一家银行看到这个
1661Heracles pulled out his bow and shot Nessus in the chest with a poisoned arrow,赫拉克勒斯拔出他的弓,用毒箭射中尼苏斯的胸膛,
1662sending the centaur to the ground in agonizing pain.将半人马送入地 痛苦的疼痛。
1663In his last breaths, Nessus apologized to在最后一口气里,尼苏斯向
1664Dianira and offered her a gift as a means of apology.迪亚尼拉并给她送了礼物作为道歉的手段.
1665He claimed that his blood had magic他说他的血有魔法
1666love properties, telling Dianira to discreetly collect it up in a vial in case Heracles ever爱的财产,告诉迪安拉 谨慎地收集它在一个小瓶 以防赫拉克勒斯曾经
1667fell in love with another woman.爱上另一个女人
1668As Nessus finally died, Dianira collected up his blood,随着尼苏斯最终去世,蒂安拉收集了他的血液,
1669keeping it hidden in case she ever needed to win Heracles back.藏起来以防她需要赢回赫拉克勒斯
1670Little did she know that she had她不知道她有没有
1671begun the chain of events that would lead to the death of her husband.开始一连串导致她丈夫死亡的事件。
1672The couple lived happily in夫妻俩生活愉快
1673Tiryns for a time and had several children.蒂林斯有一段时间,并生了几个孩子.
1674However, after a few years, Heracles became然而,几年之后,赫拉克勒斯成为了
1675tired of such a peaceful life and craved the action of his youth.厌倦了这样的和平生活,痛恨他年轻时的行为.
1676Seeking some adventure,寻找冒险
1677he left his family behind and set out to the kingdom of Olcelia, where his old archery tutor,他抛下家人 前往奥尔西利亚王国 他的旧射箭老师
1678Eurytus, ruled as king.欧律图斯,作为国王统治.
1679Once he arrived, it only took a few days for Heracles to fall in他一到 赫拉克勒斯就倒下了几天
1680love with the daughter of King Eurytus, a woman named Aioli.爱上了欧里图斯国王的女儿 一个叫艾奥利的女人
1681Winning her affections,赢得她的爱意,
1682Heracles would take Aioli home to the city of Tiryns, where his children and his wife Dianira赫拉克勒斯将阿约利带回提林斯市 他的孩子和妻子迪安拉
1683were living.活着
1684While Dianira was initially happy to see her husband return, she became worried when虽然蒂安拉最初很高兴看到她丈夫回来,但她开始担心什么时候
1685she saw him arrive with another woman, suspecting that he had been unfaithful.她看见他和另一个女人在一起 怀疑他不忠
1686In her desperation在绝望中
1687to win Heracles back, Dianira retrieved the blood of the centaur Nessus that she had been hiding,为了夺回赫拉克勒斯 狄亚尼拉夺回了她所藏的尼苏斯之血
1688hoping that its love properties would help her.希望它的爱情财产能帮助她
1689She smeared the blood on a robe,她把血涂在长袍上
1690which she then gifted to Heracles, and asked him to wear to dinner that evening.那件礼物,是她送给赫拉克勒斯的,他当晚请他穿上去吃饭。
1691When Heracles put on the robe later that evening, he immediately knew that something was wrong.当赫拉克勒斯当晚晚些时候穿上长袍时,他立即知道出事了.
1692Nessus's blood began to stick to his skin, causing a horrible––尼苏斯的血开始粘在皮肤上 造成恐怖
1693burning sensation.燃烧的感觉。
1694Heracles began to scream in agony and tried to rip off the robe, tearing out large chunks赫拉克勒斯开始痛苦地尖叫,并试图撕下长袍,撕开大块块
1695of his flesh in the process.他的身体在这个过程中。
1696The centaur Nessus had planned this all along.半人马尼苏斯一直计划着这件事
1697He knew that Heracles would shoot him with a poisoned arrow when he attempted to attack他知道赫拉克勒斯要用毒箭射杀他
1698Dianira, and by convincing her to gather his blood that was tainted with the Hydra poison,狄亚尼拉,通过说服她 收集他的血 被九头蛇毒害,
1699Nessus had craftily ensured that Heracles would suffer the same agonizing death that he'dNessus巧妙地确保了 赫拉克勒斯会遭受同样的痛苦的死亡
1700inflicted on the other centaurs.给其他百夫长造成伤害
1701Heracles' torment lasted for hours, with his wife Dianira hanging herself upon realizing赫拉克勒斯的折磨持续了数小时 他的妻子蒂安拉在意识到后上吊自杀
1702that she had poisoned her husband.她给她丈夫下了毒
1703Knowing his death was close, Heracles frantically ran around his courtyard, ripping up trees赫拉克勒斯疯狂地绕着他的庭院 撕碎了树
1704to construct a funeral pyre.建造一个殡仪馆。
1705Once assembled, the hero lay down upon it and asked one of his friends to set it alight.英雄在集合后躺下,请一位朋友放火.
1706As the fire seared through his skin and his body went up in flames, a smile appeared on当火笼罩着他的皮肤和身体时, 火焰中出现了一笑
1707Heracles' face as he was finally released from the horrific pain.赫拉克勒斯终于摆脱了可怕的痛苦
1708It was at this moment a great storm cloud gathered around the funeral pyre.当时,一个大暴风雨云聚集在葬礼的烟台周围。
1709In the cloud sat Zeus, who watched as the mortal part of his son burned away.在云中坐着宙斯,他看着儿子的凡人部分被烧毁.
1710The gods then grabbed Heracles' spirit, taking his son up to Olympus where he transformed众神抓住赫拉克勒斯的魂魄 把他的儿子带到奥林匹斯
1711him into an immortal.他变成不朽的。
1712From this point on, Heracles was worshipped as a god by the Greeks, with his labors becoming从此,赫拉克勒斯被希腊人崇拜为神,他的劳动成为了
1713With Zeus eventually casting his son up into the stars, where he can still be seen as a随着宙斯最终把他的儿子推上星空,在那里他仍然可以被看作是一个
1714constellation to this day.到今天为止
1715While some heroes like Heracles had to earn their place on Olympus, others would become一些英雄,如赫拉克勒斯,不得不在奥林匹斯岛获得自己的位置,而另一些则会成为
1716arrogant, with many mortal men who assumed themselves equal to the gods, often meeting傲慢,有许多凡人 认为自己与神一样,经常见面
1717a tragic end.一个悲惨的结局。
1718Such was the case with Belerophron, the grandson of Sisyphus, the man cursed a roll of boulder西西弗斯的孙子贝勒罗弗龙就是这种情况 他诅咒了一卷宝石
1719up a hill for eternity.在山上永远。
1720Gifted the winged horse Pegasus by Poseidon, and learning to ride it with the help of Athena,被波塞冬赐予翼马佩加萨斯 在雅典娜的帮助下学习骑马
1721Belerophron would go on many great adventures.贝勒罗弗龙会做很多伟大的冒险
1722His most famous exploit would be his slaying of the fearsome Chimera, a fire-breathing他最有名的利用就是 杀死恐怖的Chimera 一种燃烧的火焰
1723monster with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and a snake for a tail.有狮子头的怪物 山羊的尸体 尾巴的蛇
1724But as Belerophron's fame grew, so too did his ego.但随着贝勒罗弗龙的名声的增强,他的自我也随之增长.
1725Believing he had earned the right to sit amongst the gods, he took Pegasus and began flying相信他赢得了坐在神中的权利, 他带走了Pegasus并开始飞行
1726up to Mount Olympus.上至奥林匹斯山.
1727But this would anger Zeus.但这会激怒宙斯
1728Not only did Belerophron think himself an equal to the Olympians, but he was using Pegasus,贝勒罗弗龙不仅认为自己和奥运会的对手是平等的, 而且还在使用飞马,
1729a gift from the gods to get there.上天赐予我的礼物
1730And so, as Belerophron neared the heavens, Zeus sent a gadfly to sting Pegasus, causing因此,随着贝勒罗弗龙接近天堂,宙斯派了一只斑蝇去刺杀飞马,导致
1731the horse to kick Belerophron off his back.将贝勒洛弗龙从背后踢下来的马
1732Although he would survive the fall, Belerophron would be blinded when he landed in a thornbush.虽然他能在秋天中幸存下来,但贝勒罗弗龙却在遭遇荆棘时被蒙上了眼睛.
1733Living the rest of his life in misery, he would wander the earth alone, serving as a在痛苦中度过余生 他会独自在大地上徘徊
1734Pegasus would complete the journey to Olympus, where he would be claimed by Zeus, with the珀加萨斯将完成前往奥林匹斯的旅程,在那里他将被宙斯所宣称,与
1735winged horse proudly carrying the gods' thunder and lightning on his back for the rest of翼马骄傲地背着神的雷和闪电
1736time.时间。
1737With the adventures of Cadmus, Perseus, and Heracles having come to an end, the first随着卡德穆斯,珀尔修斯和赫拉克勒斯的冒险结束,第一个
1738age of heroes was drawing to a close.英雄时代即将到来
1739But with the children they had inspired with their stories now reaching manhood, a new但随着孩子们的到来 他们的故事启发了他们 现在已经到了男人的境界
1740generation of heroes would soon emerge, ready to forge their own legends and make their一代英雄将很快出现 准备造就自己的传说
1741Jason and the Argonauts' quest for the Golden Fleece would become one of these great legends,杰森和阿尔戈纳特人对金羊毛的追求会成为这些伟大的传说之一,
1742with heroes from far and wide all embarking on what would become one of the greatest stories与来自远方的英雄们一起开始 成为最伟大的故事之一
1743in all mythology.在所有的神话。
1744Jason, the heir to the city of Iolcus, has been banished from his homeland as a child依尔库斯城的继承人杰森 小时候被逐出故乡
1745by his uncle Pellaeus, a ruthless tyrant who seized power and took the city by force, claiming他的叔叔Pellaeus, 一个无情的暴君,他夺取了权力 并以武力夺取了城市,
1746the throne of Iolcus for himself.依尔库斯的王位
1747Jason would be raised by Chiron, the teacher of Heracles and other famous heroes, spending杰森会由希伦抚养 赫拉克勒斯的老师和其他著名英雄
1748twenty years under his tutelage, learning the likes of athletics, speechcraft, and warfare.在他的监护下工作了20年 学习运动、语言和战争
1749But as Jason reached manhood, and having learnt everything Chiron had to offer, he would set但随着杰森达到男子气概, 并且学到了所有奇伦必须提供的东西, 他会设置
1750out to reclaim his stonin' kingdom.出来夺回他的王国
1751Beginning the journey back to Iolcus, Jason would soon come across a river, its harsh从回到伊欧克斯的旅程开始,杰森很快会遇到一条河, 这条河很严酷
1752current making it difficult to cross.目前很难通过。
1753On his side of the stream sat an old woman unable to pass, with Jason offering to carry在他那条小溪边坐着一个无法通过的老妇人 詹森愿意背着他
1754her across on his back.她背对着他
1755But as he did so, the swift current would remove one of his sandals, with him forced但随着他这样做, 迅速的水流会移除 他的凉鞋之一,
1756to continue the journey with one foot bare.以赤脚继续旅行。
1757However, back in Iolcus, King Pellaeus, having just asked an oracle the way in which he would然而,回到Iolcus, 国王Pellaeus, 刚刚问了一个先知 他将如何
1758die, was advised to be wary of a man with one sandal.死了,有人建议要警惕一个穿凉鞋的人
1759It was at this moment that Jason arrived at the palace, demanding that the kingdom be就在此刻,杰森来到皇宫,要求王国
1760given to him.给了他。
1761Seeing Jason was wearing only one sandal, and hearing the townspeople cheer his return,看到杰森只穿着一件凉鞋 听到镇民欢呼他的归来
1762Pellaeus realised he could not simply have him killed, so instead came up with a devious plan.Pellaeus意识到他不能就这么杀了他 所以他想出了一个狡猾的计划
1763He would challenge Jason to retrieve the famous Golden Fleece from Colchis, an item said to他会向杰森挑战 从科尔奇斯那里取回著名的金羊毛 一件说
1764be more valuable than anything else on earth.比地球上任何其它东西都更有价值
1765If he was able to retrieve the Fleece, Pellaeus promised to forfeit the kingdom, being certain如果他能拿回羊毛 佩列厄斯承诺要没收王国
1766that Jason would die along the way.杰森会死在路上
1767With his honour on the line, Jason would accept Pellaeus' offer, but knowing of the dangers杰森以他的荣誉上线,会接受佩莱厄斯的提议,但知道危险
1768that lay ahead, would begin to gather the greatest heroes the world had ever seen.将开始聚集世界上最伟大的英雄
1769With word spreading of Jason's great quest, heroes from across the land soon flocked to传出杰森的伟大追求 各地的英雄们很快涌向
1770Iolcus to join him on the adventure.伊欧克斯和他一起冒险
1771The first to arrive would be Heracles, the great hero of the land, who offered his incredible第一个到达的将是赫拉克勒斯, 伟大的国家英雄, 他献出他的不可思议
1772strength and skill, having just completed his famous twelve labours.力量和技巧,刚刚完成了他著名的十二项劳动.
1773He would be joined by Zetes and Callius, sons of the North Wind, who each possessed a magnificent北风的子孙齐特斯和卡利乌斯会加入他,他们各自拥有一个伟大的
1774pair of wings that granted them the power of flight.双翼赋予他们飞行的力量
1775Following close behind would be the warriors known as the Deoscuri, Castor and Pollux,紧随其后的是德奥斯库里人、卡斯托人和波卢斯人
1776the twin brothers of Helen of Troy.特洛伊的海伦的双胞胎兄弟
1777Also seeking adventure, Pellaeus, the father of the great hero Achilles and king of Pythia,也寻求冒险,佩莱厄斯,伟大的英雄阿基里斯的父亲 和派西亚的国王,
1778would also join, with his elder brother Telamon, the king of Salamis, who had helped Heracles他的长兄特拉蒙是萨拉米斯的国王 他曾经帮助赫拉克勒斯
1779fight the Amazons during his ninth labour, accompanying his brother on the journey.与亚马逊人在第九场劳动中战斗,陪伴他的弟弟出行.
1780The next to arrive would be the great heroes of the Caledonian Boar Hunt, an adventure下一个到来的将是喀里多尼亚野猪猎人的伟大英雄 一次冒险
1781still to come, with Euphemus, Meliga and Eidos all excited to take part on their next adventure.尤菲摩斯,梅利加和艾多斯 都为参加下一场冒险而兴奋
1782And finally, the last to join would be Orpheus, the famous poet, whose beautiful singing was最后,最后加入的将是著名诗人奥菲斯,他美丽的歌唱
1783known throughout the land.整个国土上都有人知道
1784It would only be after his journey with the Argonauts that his most famous story, the只有在他和阿格诺人旅行之后 他最出名的故事
1785loss of his wife Eurydice, would come to pass.将失去他的妻子欧律狄刻,
1786To transport these great heroes, Jason would enlist the help of the legendary shipbuilder为了运送这些伟大的英雄,杰森会请传说中的造船师帮忙
1787Argus, who, with the help of Athena, would create the Argo, the swiftest and most sturdy阿尔古斯,在雅典娜的帮助下, 他将创造阿尔戈, 最迅速,最坚固
1788ship of its time.飞船的时代。
1789At its bow, Athena would place an enchanted piece of wood, through which Jason could communicate雅典娜的弓上会放一块魔法的木头 杰森可以通过它交流
1790with the gods.与诸天子.
1791As they set sail and their great voyage began, Jason and his companions would name themselves当他们启航时,他们的伟大航行开始了,杰森和他的同伴们将为自己起名
1792the Argonauts after the ship, with the Greek translation of Argo meaning swift, and Naut飞船之后的阿尔戈诺特人,希腊语翻译Argo的意思是迅速的,和Naut
1793meaning sailor.意思是说水手
1794Heading north, they would first arrive at the island of Lemnos, only to discover it向北走,他们先到达莱姆诺斯岛, 才发现它
1795was inhabited entirely by women.完全由妇女居住。
1796Many years ago, the women of the island had been devoted followers of Aphrodite, the goddess多年前 岛上的女人们 一直是阿佛洛狄忒的忠实追随者 女神
1797of love and beauty.爱和美
1798But their devotion to the goddess had begun to wane, with her temple falling into ruin.但是,他们对女神的奉献已经开始减弱,她的神庙被摧毁.
1799Outraged, Aphrodite would curse the women, causing them to emit a horrible stench, with愤怒的阿佛洛狄忒会咒骂这些女人 使她们发出可怕的臭味
1800each of their husbands choosing to sleep with their female slaves, rather than spend time他们的丈夫都选择和女奴隶上床,而不是花时间
1801with their wives.和他们的妻子
1802The women, neglected and feeling betrayed by their husbands, would decide to murder被丈夫忽略和背叛的女人会决定谋杀
1803every male inhabitant of the island, including every boy, with them spending many years alone岛上的每个男性居民,包括每个男孩,都独自度过多年
1804until the Argonauts' arrival.直到阿格诺人到达
1805Seeing the heroes arrive, Aphrodite would lift her curse, allowing the women to greet看着英雄们到来 阿佛洛狄忒会解除她的诅咒 让女人们迎接
1806their new visitors.他们的新访客。
1807With the smell now gone, Aphrodite hoped that the women would fall pregnant, ensuring the随着气味的消逝,阿佛洛狄忒希望这些女人会怀孕,确保
1808of the island's inhabitants, with a new generation of children ready to worship her.岛上的居民, 新一代的孩子准备崇拜她。
1809Her plan would be successful, and after an entire year had passed, the Argonauts had她的计划将会成功, 一年过去了,阿戈诺人已经
1810still not left the island, with Heracles becoming enraged.仍然没有离开小岛,赫拉克勒斯变得愤怒.
1811Assembling his companions, Heracles would shame them for forgetting their quest, reminding赫拉克勒斯带着他的同伴们,将因忘却他们的追求而感到羞耻,
1812the men that they would not become great and famed heroes if they did not retrieve the他们不会成为伟大和著名的英雄 如果他们不收回
1813Golden Fleece.金羊毛(原变种).
1814Hanging their heads in embarrassment, the Argonauts would return to the ship, with their在尴尬中吊头 阿格诺特人会回到船上
1815journey soon resuming.很快恢复行程
1816Continuing east, the Argonauts would pass Troy, soon arriving at Seos, so Heracles could继续东行,阿格诺特人会经过特洛伊,很快到达塞奥斯,所以赫拉克勒斯可以
1817replace his broken oar.换掉他的断桨
1818However, Heracles' companion and servant, Hylas, having wandered into the wilderness,然而,赫拉克勒斯的同伴和仆人希拉斯,在荒野中徘徊,
1819had become lost in the depths of a vast forest.在广阔的森林深处迷路了
1820Hylas would soon stumble across a beautiful spring, stopping to quench his thirst andHylas很快会偶然撞上一个美丽的泉水, 停下来缓解他的口渴,
1821to wash his body.来洗他的身体。
1822However, the spring was home to a group of water nymphs, who upon seeing the young man,然而,春天是一群水尼的故乡, 他们看到年轻人后,
1823the first man they had ever seen, would fall in love.他们见过的第一个人 会爱上他
1824Grabbing him by the arm, they would pull Hylas into the water, making him immortal and trapping抓住他的手臂,他们会把海拉斯拉进水里 使他长生不老和被困
1825him there for eternity.他在那里永远。
1826Heracles, wondering where his servant had gone, would go into the forest to look for赫拉克勒斯在想他的仆人去哪了 会去森林寻找
1827him, but no matter how hard he looked, Hylas could not be found.但是不管他看起来有多难 都找不到海拉斯
1828After searching for days, Heracles would return to the shore, only to find that Jason and经过几天的搜索,赫拉克勒斯会回到岸边, 只为了发现杰森和
1829the Argonauts had set sail without him.阿格诺特人没有他就启航了
1830They would next pass the Kingdom of Thrace, before travelling through the Clashing Rocks,他们接下来会经过色雷斯王国 在穿越碰撞岩之前
1831a waterway so dangerous that no ship had ever passed through before.这条水道很危险 之前没有船经过
1832Entering the Black Sea, Jason and his crew would finally lay their eyes upon Colchis,进入黑海,杰森和他的船员们 最终会看到科尔奇斯,
1833their final destination, where the Golden Fleece, the most valuable item known to man,他们的最终目的地是金羊毛 这是人类最有价值的物品
1834was kept by King Aetes.是艾特斯国王保存的
1835Arriving in his palace, Aetes would show hospitality to the Argonauts, but would refuse to give来到他的宫殿,艾特斯会招待阿格诺特人,但拒绝给予
1836up the Fleece, knowing it was safe as it was guarded by the fearsome Colcheon dragon.在飞毛腿上,知道它是安全的,因为它被可怕的科契恩龙守护。
1837Knowing that defeating the dragon was impossible even for Jason, Hera, Queen of the Gods,知道击败龙是不可能的 即使杰森,赫拉,神的女王,
1838would now give him her aid.现在会给他她的帮助。
1839For long ago, Jason had carried an old woman across a river out of kindness, not knowing很久以前,杰森带着一个老妇人 渡过一条河,出于善意,不知道
1840that she was none other than Hera, who had come down to Earth in disguise.她只是赫拉 她伪装着来到地球
1841Hera would now repay the debt, making Medea, the beautiful daughter of King Aetes, fall赫拉现在会还债 使美狄亚 爱提斯国王的美丽女儿坠落
1842in love with Jason.爱上了杰森
1843Medea was a powerful witch and would offer Jason her aid, giving him a bundle of magicalMedea是个强大的女巫 愿意为Jason提供她的帮助 给他一捆神奇的
1844herbs that he could use to subdue the dragon.用来制服龙的草药
1845With the herbs in hand, Jason would put the beast to sleep, before grabbing the Golden拿着药草 杰森会让野兽睡着 然后再抓金子
1846Fleece.飞跃.
1847Finally, with the Fleece in his possession, Jason and the Argonauts would hastily retreat最后,随着飞毛腿的掌握,杰森和阿戈诺特人会仓促撤退
1848back to the ship, with Medea joining them on board as they made a quick escape.回到船上,Medea和他们一起上船,他们迅速逃脱。
1849As morning came, King Aetes awoke to discover that the Golden Fleece had been taken, with早上,艾特斯国王醒来发现 金羊毛被带走了
1850him quickly assembling a fleet of ships to head out in pursuit.他迅速组建了一支舰队,前往追击。
1851Leading the fleet would be Aetes' son Aspertus, and it would not be long until he was close带领舰队是艾特斯的儿子阿斯珀图斯 不久他就要接近了
1852on their tail.他们的尾巴。
1853Medea, seeing her brother Aspertus closing in on them and knowing they could not outrunMedea,看到她哥哥Aspertus接近他们,知道他们跑不掉
1854such a large fleet, would ask for the Argo to be halted so she could bring her brother如此庞大的舰队,会要求阻止阿尔戈号,这样她就能带她的兄弟来
1855on board to discuss peace talks.参加讨论和谈
1856But as Aspertus' ship came near, Medea would drag him on board, taking a knife from her但当阿斯珀图斯的船靠近时 Medea会把他拖上船 从她身上拿刀
1857robe and stabbing him in the chest.长袍刺胸.
1858Dismembering the body, she would throw the remains of her brother piece by piece into将她兄弟的遗骨逐块扔进
1859so that her grieving father would have to stop the pursuit to collect them.这样她悲痛的父亲就不得不停止追寻他们
1860With the time she had now bought, the Argonauts would look for a way to escape.随着她现在买下的时间,阿格诺特人会寻找一种逃跑的方法.
1861Heading west, they would enter the Istros River, sailing for many weeks until they reached他们向西行进,进入伊斯特罗斯河,航行了好几个星期,直到到达
1862the Alps.阿尔卑斯山
1863Having come to a dead end, the Argonauts would come ashore, lifting up the ship to travel到了死胡同,阿格诺特人就会上岸,抬起船去旅行
1864through the mountains by foot.通过山脚。
1865Finally reaching the Rodanus River, they would set sail once again, where this time they最后到达罗达努斯河, 他们将再次启航, 在那里他们这次
1866would enter the Mediterranean Sea.将进入地中海
1867Setting sail, Jason and his men would begin to hear a beautiful melody, for his ship was杰森和他的手下会开始听到美妙的旋律 因为他的船是
1868passing the home of the Sirens, irresistible creatures that enticed sailors to their death流传着水手的家 无法抗拒的生物引诱水手送死
1869with their bewitching songs.和他们迷惑的歌曲。
1870It was at this moment that Orpheus, the famous poet, would take out his lyre and begin to正是在这一刻,著名诗人奥菲斯会拿出他的利尔并开始
1871play his beautiful songs, songs that would grow louder and louder as they drowned out唱着他美丽的歌 歌声会越响越响
1872the Siren's call.警笛声
1873Only when they had passed by safely would Orpheus put down his lyre, with all the men只有他们安全通过时,奥菲斯才能放下他的管子,带着所有的人
1874on board cheering and thanking him for saving their lives.在船上欢呼和感谢他 救了他们的命。
1875Heading back to Greece, their next stop would be the island of Syria, home to the Phaeacians,回到希腊,他们的下一站是叙利亚岛 费亚克人家乡
1876a kind people who welcomed them with open arms.他们是善良的民众,他们怀着开放的怀抱欢迎他们。
1877After facing so many dangers, they would rest on the island for a few weeks, with Jason在面对这么多危险之后,他们会在岛上休息几个星期,和杰森在一起
1878and Medea hosting a great wedding during their time there.和Medea主持一个伟大的婚礼 在他们的时间。
1879Now married, they would take to the sea once again, finally heading home to Greece.现在结了婚 他们又回到大海 终于回到希腊
1880But as they neared close to home, the Argonauts would decide to take one final rest on the但随着他们接近家门 阿尔戈纳特人会决定 最后一次休息
1881island of Crete.克里特岛
1882However, unknown to them, the island was home to Talos, a bronze giant that patrolled the然而,他们不知道,该岛是塔洛斯的家园,塔洛斯是一个青铜巨头,曾巡逻过该群岛。
1883shore three times each day, destroying any ship that approached.每天上岸三次 摧毁任何接近的船只
1884Powerless against the giant, the Argonauts would run in terror, with there being nowhere没有力量对付巨人 Argonauts人就会在恐怖中奔跑 没有地方
1885to hide on the beach.躲在沙滩上
1886But Medea, using her magic, would soon be able to identify Talos' one weakness, a large但是Medea利用她的魔法 很快就能找出Talos的弱点 一个巨大的弱点
1887bronze nail in the side of his ankle, that prevented his divine blood from pouring out.他脚踝侧面的青铜钉 阻止了他的神血流出
1888Stopping the giant, Medea would tell Talos that she was a powerful witch and could make阻止巨人,Medea会告诉Talos 她是一个强大的女巫,可以制造
1889him immortal.他长生不老。
1890The only thing he had to do was to carefully follow her instructions, claiming that it他唯一必须做的就是 认真听从她的指示 声称这是
1891was the nail in his foot that kept him from becoming immortal, and Talos, never having他脚上的钉子 使他无法长生不老 塔洛斯,从来没有过
1892talked to a human, would be easily tricked, reaching down and pulling out the nail.和人类交谈, 很容易被骗, 伸下并拔出钉子。
1893With blood pouring out, Talos would fall down to the ground, never to torment travellers血流成河 塔洛斯会倒在地上 从不折磨旅行者
1894again.再来
1895With the giant defeated, the Argonauts would board their ship, soon reaching the kingdom巨人被打败,阿格诺特人会登上他们的船 很快到达王国
1896(原始内容存档于2018-07-29). Organization of Iolcus.
1897After many years of travel and with a golden fleece in hand, Jason was finally ready to经过多年的旅行和手持金羊绒,杰森终于准备好
1898reclaim his homeland.收回他的家园。
1899Arriving back in the city, Jason would learn that King Peleus had put his father to death回到城里,杰森会得知 皮勒斯国王把他的父亲送死
1900during his absence, with revenge now the only thing on his mind.在他不在的时候 现在只有复仇了
1901Approaching the king with the golden fleece, Jason demanded that the kingdom be rightfully杰森带着金羊毛接近国王 要求王国正确
1902transferred to him, but Peleus, not honouring his word, would refuse, asking Jason to leave.但皮勒斯不守诺言 拒绝要求杰森离开
1903However, Medea, realising the king would never give up his throne, came up with a cunning然而,Medea,实现国王 永远不会放弃他的王位,
1904plan.计划。
1905Inviting the king's daughters to attend, Medea would chop an old ram into pieces, boiling我邀请国王的女儿们出席 美狄亚会把一只老公羊砍成碎片 沸腾起来
1906it in a cauldron for all to see.它在一个锅炉里让所有人看到。
1907Using her magic, the ram would come back to life, jumping out of the cauldron with its使用她的魔法,公羊会复活 跳出炉子
1908youth restored.青年恢复了。
1909But Peleus' daughters, having seen their father grow old and weary just as the ram但是皮勒斯的女儿们 看着他们的父亲老了 疲惫不堪 就像公羊
1910had, desired him to be rejuvenated as well.也希望他能恢复活力
1911And so, when Medea told them she could perform the same magic on the king, their faces lit所以 当Medea告诉他们 她可以给国王表演同样的魔法时 他们的脸就闪亮了
1912up with joy.以欢乐而升起。
1913Sneaking into Peleus' room when all were asleep, they would chop their father into趁着Peleus都睡着的时候 偷偷溜进他的房间 他们会把父亲砍成两半
1914pieces and throw him in the cauldron, eagerly awaiting Medea's return the next morning.并把他扔进棺材里,热切地等待着第二天早上Medea回来.
1915But upon seeing the king butchered by his own daughters, all Medea could do was laugh,但看到国王被自己的女儿宰杀 美狄亚只能笑
1916her cunning plan having worked exactly as foreseen.她的狡猾计划如预想的那样
1917With Peleus now dead, Jason was ready to take the throne.随着佩勒斯的去世,杰森准备登上王位.
1918However, the king's son, Acastus, would discover Medea's involvement in the gruesome murder,然而,国王的儿子,阿卡斯图斯, 会发现Medea参与 可怕的谋杀,
1919driving her and Jason from the city.把她和杰森从城里赶走
1920Travelling south, they would find a new home in the city of Corinth, with Jason taking他们向南旅行 在科林斯市找到新家 杰森带走了
1921the Golden Fleece and hanging it in the Temple of Zeus, leaving his life of adventure behind.金羊毛并挂在宙斯寺,留下了冒险的一生.
1922Creating a new family with Medea, the two would have many children together, but as和Medea一起建立一个新家庭, 两人会有很多孩子在一起,但作为
1923the years went on, Jason's eyes would begin to wander.杰森的眼睛会开始徘徊
1924Craving the fame and fortune of his youth, he would look for a wife that he could use他渴望青春的名气和财富 寻找一个他能利用的妻子
1925{\fn华文仿宋\fs16\1cHD1D1D1}通过社会阶层的崛起 {\fn华文仿宋\fs16\1cHD1D1D1}抛弃Medea和他的家人 {\fn华文仿宋\fs16\1cHD1D1D1}娶公主
1926Creusa.克鲁萨
1927Betrayed and her heart broken, having murdered her own brother to help Jason, Medea would背叛了 心碎了 杀了自己的哥哥 帮了杰森 Medea
1928swear revenge, sending a magic robe to Creusa as a wedding gift.发誓复仇,把一件魔法长袍送给克罗伊萨作为婚礼礼物.
1929As soon as the robe touched her skin, Creusa's flesh would begin to burn, with her letting当长袍触摸到她的皮肤时,克鲁萨的肉会开始燃烧,她就让
1930out a scream of agony.痛苦的尖叫声
1931Her elderly father would attempt to save her, but upon touching the robe, he too would begin她年长的父亲会试图救她, 但是,在摸着长袍,他也会开始
1932to burn, with the pair dying together in front of Jason's tearful eyes.一起死在杰森双眼前
1933Horrified at the death of his new wife, Jason, knowing who would sense the cursed robe, would他的新妻子杰森死后 被吓坏了 他知道谁会感觉到被诅咒的长袍
1934draw his sword and rush to confront Medea, but upon finding her, he would discover the拔出他的剑 冲向Medea 但找到她后
1935true extent of her rage.真正的愤怒程度。
1936For at her feet lay the dead bodies of their two sons, Alchimenes and Tessander, with blood因为她脚下 埋下了他们两个儿子的死尸 阿尔奇梅内斯和泰桑德
1937still dripping from the dagger Medea had used to kill them.仍然从匕首里滴水 Medea曾经杀死过他们
1938Dropping to his knees, Jason would begin to weep, with Medea flying off in the chariot跪在地上,杰森会开始哭泣, Medea在战车上飞走了
1939of her grandfather, the Sun God Helios, her final act of revenge complete.她的祖父太阳神赫利俄斯 最后的复仇行动完成
1940Jason would go on to live the rest of his life as a lonely man, never finding love and杰森会继续过着孤独的人生 永远找不到爱
1941producing no more children.不再生产孩子。
1942Clinging on to the memories of his youth, Jason would often visit the Argo, which had杰森在追忆他的年轻时 经常拜访阿尔戈
1943been deserted on the shore.被抛弃在岸上。
1944With many years having passed and Jason now an old man, one day while he was lying under这么多年过去了 杰森现在是个老人 有一天他躺在下面
1945the ship, its rotting stern would collapse, crushing him below.舰只腐烂的船尾会倒塌 把他压在下面
1946The ship that had once brought him fame and fortune, would now be the very thing that曾经为他带来名利的船 现在就是它了
1947brought his life to an end.他的生命结束了。
1948As for Medea, she would flee to the city of Athens, gaining refuge and using her beauty至于Medea, 她会逃到雅典城, 躲藏起来,利用她的美貌
1949to seduce King Orgeus.引诱欧吉乌斯国王
1950Becoming queen, she would bear him a son, but her rise to power would soon be challenged,成为王后,她会给他生个儿子 但她的崛起很快会受到挑战
1951when the city's rightful heir, the great hero Theseus, would return to claim the throne.当这座城市的合法继承人,伟大的英雄特修斯,会回来要求王位.
1952Many years before Medea's arrival to Athens, King Orgeus had ruled the city alone, having在美狄亚到达雅典之前的很多年里,奥尔热斯国王独自统治了这座城市,拥有
1953tried and failed many times to father an heir to which he could leave his kingdom.多次尝试和失败, 生了一个继承人 他可以离开他的王国。
1954Believing he was incapable of having children, Orgeus would travel to Delphi and ask the相信他不能生孩子 欧吉乌斯会去德尔菲 问
1955oracle for help, who would instruct him to travel to the small kingdom of Trozen, where求救神谕 谁会指示他去小特罗森王国
1956the city's princess Aethera would bear him a son.城市的公主Aethera会给他生一个儿子。
1957Overjoyed, Orgeus would travel to Trozen and meet with the princess Aethera, with the two超乎意料的,欧吉厄斯会去特罗森 和公主艾瑟拉见面 和两个
1958conceiving a child that night.想象一个孩子当晚。
1959However, unknown to Orgeus, Poseidon would also visit Aethera the same evening, with然而,在奥尔吉乌斯不为人知的情况下,波塞冬也会在同一天晚上访问埃塞拉,与阿塞拉一起访问.
1960the child that was born, Theseus, being the offspring of the two men.生下来的孩子 特修斯 是两人的后代
1961With Poseidon's blood now running through his veins, Theseus would be granted immense随着波塞冬的血流经他的血管, 特修斯将获得巨大的
1962agility and strength, something that would prove useful in the many trials that lay ahead.敏捷有力,在前面的许多审判中证明是有用的。
1963But King Orgeus, knowing it was his duty to return to Athens, would leave the princess但欧吉乌斯国王知道回到雅典是他的责任 就会离开公主
1964to raise the boy alone.独自抚养孩子
1965Only when Theseus was old and strong enough to lift a heavy stone, under which Orgeus只有当特修斯年迈强壮 能够举起一块重石时 奥尔吉乌斯才会这样
1966had hid his sword and sandals, would he be worthy of travelling to Athens to claim his他的剑和凉鞋都藏起来了 他是否值得去雅典
1967birthright, with the items he retrieved being symbols by which Orgeus could recognise his他找到的物品是奥吉乌斯能认出他的象征
1968son.儿子们
1969When the day finally came, Theseus, having reached manhood, would lift up the rock and当那一天终于到来时, 特修斯在达到人气之后, 将升起岩石,
1970claim his father's possessions, soon setting out on the road to Athens.声称他父亲的财物, 很快开始前往雅典。
1971But when Theseus arrived in Athens, Medea, his father's new queen, had already bore但当特修斯到达雅典时 他父亲的新皇后Medea已经厌倦了
1972the king a son named Medus, who was next in line to the throne.国王是一位名叫梅杜斯的儿子,他是王位的下一位.
1973And so, when Medea saw that Theseus had arrived to claim his birthright, she feared that her所以,当Medea看到特修斯来要求他的出生权利时,她担心她
1974own son would be deprived of the throne, and so began to scheme against him.自己的儿子会被剥夺王位 于是开始谋害他
1975When Theseus entered the palace, Medea would inform him that the only way he could be granted当特修斯进入皇宫时 美狄亚会告诉他 唯一可以允许他走的方法
1976an audience with the king was to prove his skill as a warrior, sending him to fight the国王的观众是证明他作为战士的本领 派他去对抗
1977bull of Marathon, the mad creature that Heracles had wrestled with and brought over to Greece马拉松之牛,赫拉克勒斯 与并带到希腊的疯狂生物
1978during his seventh labour.在他第七次劳动期间
1979But instead of dying as Medea had hoped, Theseus would use his great strength to kill the bull但特修斯并没有像米狄亚所希望的那样死去 反而会用他强大的力量杀死公牛
1980with ease, soon returning to Athens triumphant.很快回到雅典胜利者
1981Shocked at his success, Medea would now attempt to kill Theseus, handing him a cup of poisoned对成功感到震惊的是,Medea现在想杀死Tyus, 给他一杯毒药
1982wine as he approached the king.当他接近国王的时候 喝葡萄酒
1983But as Theseus went to drink it, Orgeus would recognise the sword and sandals that the young但当特修斯去喝的时候 欧吉斯会认出 年轻的剑和凉鞋
1984man was wearing as the same ones he had hidden under the rock all those years ago, knocking男人穿的和几年前藏在石头底下一样 敲门
1985the cup from his son's hand and saving his life.他儿子手中的杯子 救了他一命
1986{\fn黑体\fs22\bord1\shad0\3aHBE\4aH00\fscx67\fscy66\2cHFFFFFF\3cH808080}Orgeus在拥抱Medea之前 {\fn黑体\fs22\bord1\shad0\3aHBE\4aH00\fscx67\fscy66\2cHFFFFFF\3cH808080}会把她赶出城市
1987Theseus as the rightful heir.特修斯作为合法的继承人.
1988Expelled from yet another city, Medea would return home to Colchis, where she would reconcile with从另一个城市被驱逐,Medea会回到Colchis,在那里她会和解
1989her father Aetes, restoring him as the king of Colchis and living out the rest of her她的父亲艾特斯, 恢复他作为科尔奇斯的国王 并活在她的其余部分
1990days at the edge of the known world.在已知世界的边缘
1991After living in Athens for some time, Theseus would learn that the city was in deep trouble.在雅典居住一段时间后,特修斯会得知这座城市陷入了深重的麻烦.
1992Many years ago, Athens had fought a war against King Minos of Crete, a war they would lose.多年前,雅典曾对克里特的米诺斯国王发动过一场战争,这场战争他们会输掉.
1993To save the city, King Orgeus had signed a treaty with Minos, binding him to send seven为了拯救这座城市,奥吉乌斯国王与米诺斯签署了条约 约束他派遣七人
1994boys and seven girls to Crete every nine years.男孩和7个女孩每9年去克里特
1995So that they could be fed to the Minotaur, a half-man, half-bull creature that lived in这样他们就可以被喂养到弥诺陶洛斯人 一个半人半人半人半人
1996a labyrinth beneath Minos' palace.米诺斯宫殿下面的迷宫
1997Upon hearing of the treaty, Theseus was appalled, and would immediately volunteer to be one of the在听到条约后,特修斯震惊了,会立即自愿成为其中之一。
1998next tributes, hoping to slay the Minotaur and bring an end to the suffering of his people.接下来的悼念,希望杀死弥诺陶洛斯人,结束他的人民的痛苦.
1999Orgeus begged him not to go, but when he saw he could not change Theseus' mind,欧吉厄斯恳求他不要去 但当他看到无法改变特修斯的想法时
2000he would give his blessing, only asking that if he returned successful,他会祝福他,只问 如果他成功返回,
2001should change his black sails to white, with the white sails signalling that he was still alive.应该把他的黑帆换成白帆 白帆发出他还活着的信号
2002And so began his long voyage to Crete, where the infamous Minotaur awaited.于是他开始了前往克里特岛的长途旅行, 在那里,臭名昭著的米诺陶洛斯等待。
2003But when he arrived on the island, and was greeted by Minos and his family,但当他到达岛上, 受到米诺斯和他的家人的欢迎,
2004Theseus would attract the eye of the king's daughter, Ariadne, who quickly found herself特修斯会吸引国王的女儿阿里阿德涅的眼睛 她很快发现自己
2005deeply in love with him.深爱着他
2006Wanting to protect Theseus, Ariadne would approach him as he was about to enter the Minotaur's lair,为了保护特修斯 阿里阿德涅会接近他 当他即将进入弥诺陶洛斯的巢穴时
2007offering him a ball of thread, with which he could trace his path back to the labyrinth's entrance.给他一球线 他可以追踪他回到迷宫入口的路
2008All she asked in return was that Theseus take her with him when he left Crete for Athens,她只要求特修斯带她去雅典
2009a deal he was happy to accept.他很乐意接受协议
2010Entering the labyrinth, he tied the thread to the entrance and began his descent,进入迷宫后,他把线绑在入口上,开始下降,
2011following the dark, winding paths of the maze.追随迷宫的阴暗风向
2012He had been warned by Ariadne, however, that the true threat he faced was not the Minotaur,然而,阿里阿德涅警告他,他面对的真正威胁不是弥诺陶洛斯人,
2013but instead the labyrinth itself.而是迷宫本身。
2014It was so vast and complex that all those who had entered had never made it out alive,如此庞大而复杂 以至于所有进入的人 都没活着出来
2015with most starving to death in the labyrinth's endless twists and turns,在迷宫的无尽的曲折中,最饿死,
2016as they tried to reach the exit.他们试图到达出口。
2017After travelling for hours, Theseus would eventually reach the centre,经过几个小时的旅程,特修斯最终会到达中心,
2018where the Minotaur lay in wait, with the two beginning an intense and brutal fight.弥诺陶洛斯人在等待 两人开始了激烈残酷的战斗
2019It would be the most difficult battle Theseus had ever fought,这将是最艰难的战斗 特修斯曾经打,
2020but his speed and agility would prove triumphant.但他的速度和敏捷性会证明是成功的
2021Grabbing his sword, he managed to stab the beast in the throat.拔出他的剑,他设法刺穿了喉咙里的野兽.
2022Never again would Athens have to endure the sacrifice of its children.雅典再也不需要忍受孩子的牺牲。
2023Theseus would then find the thread and began tracing his way back to their entrance,特修斯会找到线 并开始追踪他回到他们的入口,
2024where he found Ariadne and the other thirteen Athenian sacrifices waiting for him.在那里他发现了阿里阿德涅 和另外13个雅典祭祀 等着他
2025They greeted him with a cheer, with the group soon escaping the island in their ship,他们以欢呼声迎接他,这群人很快就乘船逃离了小岛,
2026beginning the voyage back to Athens.开始回雅典的航行
2027But Theseus, caught up in his excitement for having slain the legendary Minotaur,但特修斯因杀死传奇的米诺陶洛斯而兴奋
2028would begin to grow distant from Ariadne, as he no longer needed her help.他开始远离阿里阿德涅 因为他不再需要她的帮助了
2029Along the way, they would stop and rest on the island of Dia,沿途,他们会停下来休息 在迪亚岛,
2030and when Ariadne was sleeping, Theseus would board his ship, stranding her on the island.当阿里阿德涅睡觉时 特修斯会登上他的船 把她困在岛上
2031Realising she had been used and that Theseus had no intention of marrying her from the start,意识到她被利用了 而且特修斯并不打算从一开始就娶她
2032Ariadne would be left crying on the island shores, until almost at the brink of starvation,阿里阿德涅将会在岛上的海岸上哭泣 直到几乎处于饥饿的边缘
2033the god Dionysus would find her, bringing her to Olympus as his wife.神狄奥尼索斯会找到她, 把她带到奥林匹斯作为他的妻子。
2034As Athens appeared on the horizon, Theseus could think of nothing but the fame he would receive当雅典出现在地平线上, 特修斯只能想到他能得到的名声
2035upon telling his heroic story.说出他英勇的故事
2036Overcome with excitement, he would forget to change his black sails to white as his兴奋地克服,他会忘记 改变他的黑帆 白如他的
2037father had requested.父亲要求。
2038And so, when King Augius saw the ship sailing back with black sails, a sign that his son所以,当奥吉斯国王看到飞船 带着黑帆回航时, 表明他的儿子
2039was dead, he would throw himself from a tall cliff into the waters below, which would become他从一个高耸的悬崖上 扔进下面的水面 水面会变成
2040known as the Augian Sea in his honour.他的荣誉被称为奥吉安海.
2041Having returned home, Theseus would mourn his father, after which he would be crowned回到家之后,特修斯会哀悼他的父亲,之后他就会加冕
2042the King of Athens, with his rule being celebrated by the Athenian people.雅典国王,他的统治 被雅典人庆祝。
2043He would go on to join Heracles in his fight against the Amazons,他会和赫拉克勒斯一起对抗亚马逊人
2044as well as helping Oedipus in his time of need, becoming one of the greatest heroes of his age.以及帮助俄狄浦斯在需要的时候,成为他这个时代最伟大的英雄之一.
2045A famous architect and inventor, Dedalus was revered across all of Greece and had been著名的建筑师和发明家 德达卢斯在希腊各地受到尊敬
2046tasked by King Minos with constructing a labyrinth so complex that no one could ever escape it.由米诺斯国王负责建造一个迷宫 如此复杂 以至于没有人能逃脱它
2047However, after Theseus had left the labyrinth with ease after following the string Ariadne然而,在特修斯随弦阿里阿德涅而轻松离开迷宫之后
2048King Minos was furious, imprisoning Dedalus and his son Icarus deep within their own creation.米诺斯国王大发雷霆,将德达卢斯和他的儿子伊卡鲁斯囚禁在他们自己的创造中深处.
2049But the maze was so well constructed that even Dedalus could not find his way out.但迷宫的构造如此完善,甚至连德达卢斯都找不到出路.
2050He would instead turn to his imagination, coming to the conclusion that the only way out was up.他转而转向他的想象力,得出的结论是,唯一的出路是上升。
2051Combining feathers with wax, he would construct two great pairs of wings for him and his son.将羽毛和蜡相结合,他会为他和他的儿子建造两对巨大的翅膀.
2052Although the wings would let them escape, he warned Icarus that they were extremely delicate虽然翅膀会让他们逃脱,但他警告伊卡洛斯,它们非常微妙
2053and that flying too high would cause them to break.飞行太高会让他们崩溃
2054Flying side by side in the sky,飞在天边,
2055Icarus was soon overcome with excitement, ignoring his father's warning.伊卡洛斯很快被兴奋地克服,无视父亲的警告.
2056Higher and higher he would fly, soaring over the ocean below.越高越好 他就会飞过海底的海洋
2057But the sun's hot rays would begin但太阳的热射线会开始
2058to take their toll on the wings, melting the wax that held them together.将笼罩在翅膀上的蜡融化
2059One by one the feathers羽毛一个接一个
2060fell out, until finally Icarus himself plummeted into the sea.直到最后伊卡鲁斯自己跌入大海
2061The story of Icarus would pass down伊卡洛斯的故事会传下来
2062from generation to generation, with the boy who flew too close to the sun, serving as an example代代相传,与飞太近太阳的男孩为例
2063of the importance of knowing your own limits and not being blinded by overconfidence.了解自己的极限 不被过度自信蒙蔽的重要性
2064On the western edge of Greece lay the city of Caledon, a city that would become the site of位于希腊西部边缘的卡莱顿市,该市将成为希腊的首都。
2065the greatest gatherings of heroes since the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts.自从杰森和阿戈诺人出海以来 最伟大的英雄聚会
2066Ruling the city would be King Onius and Queen Althea, who would have a son named Meliga.统治这座城市将是奥尼乌斯国王和阿尔西亚王后,他有一个名叫梅利加的儿子.
2067Yet unknown to King Onius, Meliga was actually the son of the war god Ares,然而对于奥尼乌斯国王来说,梅利加其实是战神阿瑞斯的儿子,
2068who had slept with his wife in secret, an affair that would draw the attention of the three fates,他和他的妻子秘密地睡过,那一件事情,将引起三界的注意,
2069the goddesses who decide the destiny of each mortal.那些决定每个凡人命运的女神
2070Appearing at the moment of Meliga's birth,在Meliga出生的那一刻,
2071they would find the baby lying on the floor next to a freshly lit fire.他们发现婴儿躺在地板上 旁边是刚点燃的火
2072Pointing to a large log指向一个大日志
2073amidst the flames, they would sing a song of Meliga's fate.在火焰中,他们会唱一首梅利加的命运之歌.
2074To you, oh newborn child,敬你,哦,新生儿,
2075we grant a gift, to live until this wood turns to ash.我们赠送礼物 活到这木头变成灰烬
2076Overhearing the prophecy,听到预言,
2077Meliga's mother Queen Althea would run to the fire, quickly douse it with water,梅莉加的母亲阿尔西亚王后会跑到火堆里去 用水迅速灭火
2078and pick up the large log that now controlled the life of her son.捡起控制她儿子生命的大木头
2079Wanting to keep it safe, she would travel back to her palace and secure the log in a chest,为了保证安全,她会回她的宫殿 保管箱子里的木头,
2080out of reach from those wishing to harm her son.那些想伤害她儿子的人无法接近
2081Almost two decades later, Meliga had become an将近20年后,梅利加成为了
2082Argonaut, joining Jason on his quest to retrieve the Golden Fleece before returning to Greece as aArgonaut),加入杰森在返回希腊前寻找金羊毛的征途.
2083hero.英雄们
2084But when he travelled back to visit his family in Calodon, he would find his homeland但当他回到卡罗顿探亲时 他会找到自己的故乡
2085destroyed.摧毁。
2086For his father, King Onius, had been blessed by the god Dionysus with a fruitful由于他的父亲,奥尼乌斯国王, 得到了上帝的祝福 狄奥尼索斯以丰硕的成果
2087harvest.收获。
2088With so many crops to feed his people, the king had become arrogant, forgetting to有了这么多的庄稼来养活他的人民,国王变得傲慢,忘记了
2089worship the goddess Artemis who oversaw all of nature.崇拜守护所有自然的女神阿耳忒弥斯.
2090Furious, she would send a great and愤怒,她会送一个伟大的,
2091powerful boar to ravage the countryside.猛烈的野猪破坏乡村
2092An enormous beast that would destroy towns, trample巨大的野兽会摧毁城镇 践踏
2093crops, and kill anyone who were unfortunate enough to be caught in its path.杀死任何不幸的 被困在路边的人
2094With the boar带着野猪
2095destroying his kingdom, King Onius would send messenger birds to every corner of Greece,毁灭了他的王国 奥尼乌斯国王会派信使鸟去希腊的每一个角落
2096inviting the greatest heroes of the land to take part in a hunt to slay the beast.邀请当地最伟大的英雄 参加一场猎杀野兽的狩猎
2097Leading the expedition would be his own son Meliga, with over 50 other warriors answering带领远征队的将是他的儿子梅利加 另有50多名战士回答
2098the call.电话。
2099The first to join would be Meliga's trusted companions, the Argonauts, who had only第一位加入的将是梅利加信任的同伴阿格诺特人,他们只有
2100returned to Greece, with Jason, Euphemus, and Eidos, alongside Peleus, Telemon, and the Dyskuri,回到希腊,与杰森,欧斐穆斯,和伊多斯, 与佩勒斯,泰勒蒙, 和代斯库里人,
2101all travelling to Calodon to take part.所有前往加洛顿参加。
2102The next to come would be Theseus, the king of Athens and接下来是雅典国王特修斯
2103slayer of the Minotaur, as well as Aeolus, the nephew of Heracles who had helped his uncle slay米诺陶洛斯的屠夫 以及曾帮助他叔叔杀人的赫拉克勒斯的侄子埃奥卢斯
2104the Lenean Hydra during his second labour.列宁海德拉在第二次劳动中
2105They would then be joined by Nestor, the king of Pylos然后,他们与皮洛斯国王内斯特会合
2106and the wisest of the Greeks, alongside Laertes, the father of the famous hero Odysseus.和最聪明的希腊人,与著名英雄奥德修斯的父亲拉尔提斯并肩作战.
2107With all与所有
2108assembled to begin the hunt, one final member would choose to join, but they would be unlike集合起来开始狩猎, 一个最后的成员会选择加入, 但是他们将不同
2109the rest, for Atalanta, a woman, had come to claim the boar as a prize.其余的,因为阿塔兰特,一个女人, 来要求野猪作为奖金。
2110Born to a king wishing for a生于一个希望
2111son, as a baby, Atalanta had been left in the wilderness to die, yet she would be nursed and儿子,作为婴儿,阿塔兰特 被留在荒野中死去, 但她会被照顾,
2112protected by a bear, surviving long enough until she was found and raised by a pair of hunters.被熊保护,生存的时间足够长,直到她被一对猎人发现并抚养长大.
2113Growing up in the wild, Atalanta would learn to hunt, soon becoming a devoted follower of在野外长大的阿塔兰特会学会打猎 很快会成为忠心耿耿的追随者
2114the goddess Artemis.女神阿尔忒弥斯。
2115By the time she became an adult, Atalanta was one of the greatest当她成年时,阿塔兰特是最棒的
2116archers in the land, able to fight, run, and shoot better than almost any man.弓箭手们在陆地上,能够战斗,奔跑,射杀比几乎任何人都要好.
2117After hearing听到话后
2118of the expedition, gathering to slay the Calodonian boar, Atalanta would be keen to join,远征军的阿塔兰特,聚集起来,要杀死喀罗多尼亚野猪,
2119wishing to win the glory and prove her worth as a hunter.希望赢得荣耀 证明她作为猎人的价值
2120But upon her arrival to the gathering,但当她到达聚会时,
2121she was greeted by mockery and contempt, with every warrior bursting out in uncontrollable laughter她受到嘲弄和蔑视的欢迎 每一个勇士都满腔欢笑
2122at the very thought of a woman wishing to hunt.一个女人想打猎
2123Only one remained silent, for Meliga, after setting只有一个人在设定之后保持沉默,对梅利加来说
2124his eyes upon her had fallen deeply in love with Atalanta, and would argue with his companions他对她的眼神深深地爱上了阿塔兰特,并将与他的同伴们争论
2125until they finally agreed to let her join.直到他们最终同意让她加入
2126With all now prepared, the hunt could finally begin.现在所有准备, 狩猎终于可以开始。
2127Setting out into the countryside, the party would have an easy time tracking the boar,进入乡村 派对会很容易追踪野猪
2128as it left an unmistakable trail of destruction and carnage in its wake.因为它留下了无可置疑的破坏和屠杀痕迹
2129Soon finding the boar很快发现野猪
2130stampeding through the woods, the hunters would quickly surround it.猎人会很快包围森林
2131But just as they went to但正如他们去
2132strike, the beast would rush forward, impaling one man on its tusks, before trampling another猛兽会冲过来,把一个人踩在牙上,然后践踏另一个
2133beneath its heavy hooves.在它的重蹄之下,
2134Panicking, the men would begin to attack the creature, but this would only惊慌失措 男人们会开始攻击这个生物 但这只是
2135add to the chaos, with one man being killed when a stray javelin impaled his chest.加上混乱,一个男人被杀死 当一个流浪的贾夫林刺穿他的胸膛。
2136Amidst the madness,在疯狂之中,
2137only one would keep a level head, with Atalanta raising her bow and letting fly an iron tipped只有一个人会保持一个水平的头, 阿塔兰特抬起她的弓, 并让飞的铁布丁
2138arrow, striking the boar in the throat.箭,击中猪的喉咙。
2139The beast would squeal out in pain, with Meliga taking the野兽会痛苦地尖叫出来 由Meliga带走
2140opportunity to rush forward with his spear, finishing off the beast with a strike through趁机用他的长矛冲过去 用猛烈的打击消灭野兽
2141the heart.心脏
2142With the boar defeated, a great cheer would erupt amongst the hunters, all praising野猪一败涂地 猎人就会欢呼欢呼
2143Meliga for delivering the killing blow.美莉嘉送来致命一击
2144But Meliga would refuse to take credit, instead insisting但梅丽加拒绝收信 反而坚持
2145that Atalanta take the boar's hide as a prize, as she had delivered the first blow.阿塔兰特把野猪的皮藏当作奖品 因为她第一次击球
2146The suggestion建议
2147would cause outrage amongst the hunters, with Meliga's uncles Toxius and Plexippus stepping梅莉加的叔叔托克修斯和普莱克斯普斯 踩踏
2148forward to voice their disgust at the thought of a woman taking home the prize, instead insisting来表达她们对一个女人带奖回家的厌恶 而不是坚持
2149that if Meliga did not want it, then the boar's hide should belong to them.如果Meliga不想要, 那么野猪的藏应该属于他们。
2150Enraged by the comments被评论激怒
2151and blinded by his love for Atalanta, Meliga drew his sword and would strike down both of his uncles被他对阿塔兰特的爱所蒙蔽,梅利加拔出他的剑,并击倒他的两个叔叔
2152where they stood.他们站在那里
2153Shocked at the bloodshed, the hunters would begin their return to Caledon,猎人对流血事件感到震惊 开始返回卡莱登
2154with the word soon reaching Meliga's mother, Queen Althea, that her two brothers had died at很快传到梅利加的母亲阿尔西亚王后那里 她的两个兄弟死于
2155the hands of her son.她儿子的双手
2156In a moment of grief and anger, Queen Althea would rush to collect the在悲痛和愤怒的时刻, 皇后阿尔西亚会匆忙收集
2157chest that contained the large log she had hidden all those years ago.箱子里藏着她这些年前藏着的大木头
2158Throwing it into the fire,扔进火里,
2159she would watch on with tears in her eyes, as the log that kept her son alive was consumed by the她眼中流着眼泪看着 使她儿子活着的木头
2160flames.燃烧。
2161Instantly, Meliga would begin to scream, twisting in agony and falling to the floor,立即,梅丽加会开始尖叫, 曲折的痛苦和倒在地上,
2162with him taking his last and final breath as the log was reduced to ash.当木头变成灰烬时 他最后一口气也是最后一口气
2163Realising what she had实现她拥有的
2164done, Queen Althea would try desperately to remove the log from the fire, but it was too late,阿尔西亚皇后会拼命地把木头从火中取出来 但太晚了
2165for the log was no more, with her taking her own life in the grief of knowing that she had因为木头已经没有了 她为了知道自己有
2166killed her own son.杀了她亲生儿子
2167With the Caledonian boar hunt having ended in tragedy, the heroes would begin随着喀里多尼亚野猪猎杀的悲剧结束,英雄们将开始
2168to disperse.驱散。
2169Yet for Atalanta, more adventure lay ahead.然而对阿塔兰特来说,前面还有更多的冒险.
2170After her role in slaying the Caledonian在她杀死喀里多尼亚人之后
2171boar, Atalanta's name would become known across Greece, with suitors from far and wide coming to野猪,阿塔兰特的名字 将会在希腊各地广为人知 远广的追求者将来到
2172claim her hand in marriage.要求她结婚
2173But Atalanta, wanting to continue her life of adventure, would come up但阿塔兰特想继续她的冒险生活 就会出现
2174with an easy way of rejecting them all, declaring that she would only marry the man who could beat说她只嫁给能打的男人
2175her in a foot race.她的脚步赛。
2176Suitor after suitor would try to win, but all would fail, with Atalanta knowing追求者之后的追求者会试图获胜 但都会失败 阿塔兰特知道
2177that there was no man alive who could match her.没有活人能与她匹配
2178But one day, she would be challenged by a suitor但是有一天 她会受到求婚者的挑战
2179who was different from the rest, a young man named Hippomenes, who knew full well that he had no一个名叫希波梅内斯的年轻人 他很清楚他没有
2180chance of beating her.有机会打败她
2181Instead, he had visited the Temple of Aphrodite the night before to pray for相反,他前晚拜访了阿佛洛狄忒圣殿,祈祷
2182assistance, with the goddess gifting him three golden apples in return.女神赐予他三个金苹果作为回报
2183So beautiful that no如此美丽以至于没有
2184mortal could resist the urge to take them.凡人可以抗拒带走他们的冲动
2185And so, when the race began and Atalanta quickly took所以,当比赛开始,阿塔兰特迅速采取
2186the lead, Hippomenes would take an apple and throw it onto the ground before them.领先者,希波梅内斯会拿一个苹果 扔到他们面前的地上
2187Enchanted by the被我们迷惑
2188sight of it, Atalanta would come to a halt, reaching down to pick the apple up.看着它,阿塔兰特会停止, 伸手拿起苹果。
2189But she would soon但她会很快
2190the race, with Hippomenes forced to throw yet another apple to slow Atalanta down.比赛中,希波梅内斯被迫再扔一个苹果来减速阿塔兰特.
2191With the finish line in sight and Hippomenes barely managing to keep a lead, he was forced随着终点线的到来 和希波梅内斯勉强保持领先, 他被迫
2192to throw the third and final apple, this time throwing it far across the track, forcing Atalanta将第三个也是最后一个苹果, 这次把它扔到赛道的另一边, 迫使阿塔兰特
2193to veer off the path in pursuit.在追逐中离开道路
2194With his plan having worked, Hippomenes would achieve what no有了他的计划,希波梅内斯将实现
2195man had done before, finally beating Atalanta and claiming her hand in marriage.男人以前做过,终于打败了阿塔兰特 并声称她有婚姻
2196The two would wed两人会结婚
2197and have a son, with Atalanta falling in love with her new husband.并有一个儿子,阿塔兰特爱上了她的新丈夫.
2198But Hippomenes, in his excitement但是,希波梅内斯,在他的兴奋
2199over winning the race, had forgotten to offer sacrifice to thank Aphrodite for providing him因为赢得了比赛 忘记献祭感谢阿佛洛狄忒
2200with the golden apples.带着金苹果。
2201In revenge, Aphrodite would make Atalanta and Hippomenes lay together为了复仇,阿佛洛狄忒会让阿塔兰特和希波梅内斯躺在一起
2202in a sacred temple of Zeus, with the King of the Gods punishing the couple by transforming them在宙斯的圣殿里 与众神之王一起 通过改造他们来惩罚夫妇
2203into lions.变成狮子。
2204As the ancient Greeks believed that male and female lions could not mate,由于古希腊人认为雄狮和雌狮不能交配,
2205and that lion cubs came exclusively from the union of lions and leopards, the couple would而狮子幼崽 完全来自狮子和豹的结合,
2206be forever doomed to wander the earth, always together but unable to ever share the joys of永远注定在大地上徘徊 永远在一起 但永远无法分享
2207intimacy again.再次亲密。
2208With the Caledonian boar hunt having come to an end, a new generation of随着喀里多尼亚野猪猎杀的结束,新一代的
2209heroes would now rise.英雄们将会崛起
2210But for Zeus, he thought too many demigods still roamed the earth,但对于宙斯来说,他认为 太多的神灵仍然在地球漫游
2211and believed that there should be a greater distinction between gods and mortals.并且相信神与凡人之间应该有更大的区别.
2212And so, he would set in motion a series of events that would lead to war, the greatest war the world因此,他会发动一系列事件 导致战争, 世界上最伟大的战争
2213had ever seen, that would finally, once and for all, rid the earth of his many descendants.这最终会一劳永逸地 除掉他的众多后代
2214Across the sea from the great cities of Greece, reigned the most powerful kingdom of them all,来自希腊大城市的海面 统治着他们中最强大的王国
2215Troy, whose famous walls were said to be indestructible, having been built by the特洛伊,据说他的名城墙是坚不可摧的, 建造于...
2216gods themselves.诸神自己.
2217The city was ruled by King Priam and Queen Hecuba, who were deeply loved and这座城市由普里安国王和赫库巴王后统治,他们深受爱戴
2218respected by their people, with Priam having 50 sons and 50 daughters during his reign.受到人民的尊重,普里安在位期间有50个儿子和50个女儿.
2219The most admired of them would be Prince Hector, Troy's greatest warrior.他们中最崇拜的将是特洛伊最伟大的战士赫克托王子.
2220The eldest son of Priam,普里亚姆的长子,
2221Hector was a brave and honourable warrior.赫克托是一个勇敢而光荣的战士.
2222Devoted to his homeland and committed to his family,忠于祖国,忠于家庭,
2223Hector loved none more than his wife Andromache and his son Asteinex, for whom he would sacrifice赫克托只爱他的妻子安德罗马切和他的儿子阿斯泰涅克斯,他要为他牺牲
2224anything to protect.任何需要保护的
2225The sister of Hector, Cassandra, would be the least fortunate of赫克托的妹妹卡珊德拉 最不幸运的是
2226Priam's children.普里亚姆的孩子
2227She would once catch the eye of the god Apollo, who would give her the gift of她一度会抓住阿波罗神的视线 她会给她的礼物
2228prophecy in his attempts to seduce her.预言在试图引诱她。
2229But when she rejected the god, he would curse Cassandra in但当她拒绝神时 他会诅咒卡珊德拉
2230jealous rage, making it so none would ever believe her prophecies.嫉妒的愤怒, 使得没有人会相信她的预言。
2231Finally, there would be Paris,终于有巴黎了
2232the brother of Hector and Cassandra, who would be raised away from his family.是赫克托和卡珊德拉的弟弟,他们将被从他的家中复活。
2233Before his birth,在他出生前,
2234Hecuba received a prophecy revealing that her unborn son was destined to bring destruction toHecuba收到一个预言 显示她未出生的儿子注定要毁灭
2235Troy, but unable to kill the child herself, she instructed a local shepherd to complete the task.特洛伊虽然无法亲自杀死孩子,但她指示当地一位牧羊人完成这项任务.
2236But just like Hecuba, the shepherd could not harm the helpless infant, and instead would raise Paris但和赫库巴一样 牧羊人不能伤害无助的婴儿 而是要抚养巴黎
2237in secret, a decision that would change the course of history.秘密决定改变历史
2238But the shepherd's misguided但牧羊人被误导了
2239generosity would not bring about the prophecy alone, as for Troy to fall, another child needed慷慨不会单独带来预言 因为特洛伊要掉下去 另一个孩子需要
2240to be born.生为众生.
2241Across the seas in the city of Sparta, Zeus had fallen in love with Queen Leda.在斯巴达市的海上 宙斯爱上了莉达女王
2242Transforming himself into a magnificent swan, Zeus would lie with the Queen,宙斯将自己变成雄伟的天鹅 与女王同在
2243with Leda soon giving birth to two eggs.莉达很快就生了两个蛋
2244Out of the eggs would hatch two sons,鸡蛋里有两个儿子
2245Castor and Pollux, the Dioscuri, who would later join the famous Argonauts,卡斯托尔和波卢斯 狄奥斯库里人 日后加入著名的阿戈诺人
2246以及两个女儿 Clytemnestra 和 Helen, 海伦长大后成为
2247most beautiful woman in the world.世界上最美丽的女人
2248The first step in Zeus' grand plan had now been set in motion.宙斯宏伟计划的第一步现在已经启动.
2249When Helen came of age, almost every man would attempt to win her handed marriage,当海伦成年时,几乎每个男人 都会试图赢得她的婚姻,
2250with the greatest warriors, richest warlords and even Greece's princes travelling great与最伟大的战士,最富有的军阀 乃至希腊的王子 旅行的伟大
2251distances to reach Sparta, with Odysseus of Ithaca, Agamemnon of Mycenae and Ajax of Salamis距离前往斯巴达,伊萨卡的奥德修斯,密西拿的阿伽门农和萨拉米斯的阿贾克斯
2252all putting themselves forward.都站出来
2253Knowing her decision would lead to the rejection of so many知道她的决定 会导致拒绝这么多
2254powerful men, Helen was worried that bloodshed would likely follow.海伦担心会流血
2255And so, to try and prevent所以,试图防止
2256conflict, Odysseus of Ithaca made each suitor swear an oath to protect her chosen husband.伊萨卡的奥德修斯(英语:Odysseus of Ithaca)让每位求婚者宣誓保护自己选择的丈夫.
2257With the threat of violence now gone, Helen would choose Prince Menelaus of Mycenae,随着暴力威胁的消失 海伦会选择密西根的梅内劳斯王子
2258with the two soon marrying and becoming the King and Queen of Sparta.两人很快结婚,成为斯巴达国王和女王.
2259Disappointed, her other suitors would peacefully return home, but unknown to them,失望了,她的其他求婚者会和平地回家,但他们不知道,
2260their oath to defend her chosen husband, King Menelaus, an oath they had made to prevent他们发誓要保护她所选择的丈夫 梅内劳斯国王 他们发誓要阻止
2261violence, would be the very thing that would draw them into one of the greatest wars the暴力会把他们引向最伟大的战争之一
2262world had ever seen.世界曾经见过。
2263But high on Mount Olympus, another marriage was taking place.但是在奥林匹斯山高处,又发生了另一桩婚姻.
2264The parents双亲
2265of Achilles, Thetis the goddess of water, and Peleus, a former Argonaut and King of Pythia,阿喀琉斯人, 水的女神西蒂斯 和前阿尔戈纳特人和皮西亚国王佩勒斯
2266had been invited to Olympus to celebrate their marriage.被邀请去奥林匹斯庆祝他们的婚姻
2267Hosting a great feast, they would举办盛大的宴会,
2268invite all the gods and heroes from across the land, but they would make one exception,邀请各地的众神灵和英雄,他们将有一个例外,
2269for amongst all the gods, there was one that was universally disliked, Eris, the goddess of discord在所有的神中,有一个 被普遍厌恶的, Eris,不和的女神
2270and strife, who brought chaos wherever she went.和纷争, 谁带来混乱, 无论她去了哪里。
2271Hurt that she was not invited to the wedding,伤害她没有被邀请参加婚礼,
2272Eris would decide to attend anyway, bringing with her a gift that would sow the seeds of conflictEris会决定去参加,带给她一份礼物 播下冲突种子
2273amongst the gods.在众神中。
2274The gift was to be a golden apple, inscribed with one simple phrase,礼物是金苹果 上面刻了一个简单的词
2275to the most beautiful.敬最美丽的人
2276She would then throw the apple amongst the goddesses of Olympus,然后她把苹果扔在奥林匹斯的女神中
2277knowing that their vanity would lead to conflict.知道他们的虚荣将导致冲突。
2278Soon Hera, Athena and Aphrodite were all fighting,不久,赫拉,雅典娜和阿佛洛狄忒都在战斗,
2279with each claiming the apple should be awarded to them.每一个声称 苹果应该授予他们。
2280Unable to decide, they would all turn无法决定 他们都会转身
2281to Zeus, who saw an opportunity to further his great plan.给宙斯 他看到了推进他伟大计划的机会
2282Instead of deciding himself,而不是决定自己,
2283Zeus would give responsibility to a mortal.宙斯会把责任交给凡人
2284The man he chose would be a humble shepherd,他所选择的人,将是一个谦卑的牧羊人,
2285known for his fair judgement, a man who was none other than Prince Paris of Troy,以公正判断而闻名 一个除了特洛伊的巴黎王子之外
2286who had been raised as a shepherd in his exile.在流放中被养成牧羊人
2287And so, the three goddesses would approach Paris,因此,三个女神会接近巴黎,
2288with each offering him a different gift in return for his vote.每人给他一份不同的礼物 作为他投票的回报
2289Hera offered to make him King of赫拉提出让他成为国王
2290Europe and Asia.欧洲和亚洲。
2291Athena promised unrivaled skill in war.雅典娜承诺在战争中无与伦比的技能.
2292But Aphrodite, knowing the young man's但是阿佛洛狄忒,知道年轻人的
2293desires, would promise to give him the most beautiful woman in the world, an offer he could希望,会答应给他 最美丽的女人 在世界上,他可以
2294not refuse.不拒绝。
2295With Paris then giving her the apple, Aphrodite would tell him to travel to Sparta,巴黎给了她苹果 阿佛洛狄忒会叫他去斯巴达
2296where she would use her magic to make Queen Helen, whose beauty knew no equal, fall in love with him.在那里,她会用她的魔法 使海伦王后, 她的美貌不知道平等,爱上了他。
2297Following the goddesses' instructions, Paris would travel to Sparta and meet with Helen,按照女神的指示,巴黎将前往斯巴达,与海伦会面,
2298with the two soon falling in love.两人很快坠入爱河
2299Taking Helen's hand, Paris and his men would fight牵着海伦的手,巴黎和他的手下会战斗
2300through the ranks of the Spartan guards, who had been sent to stop her abduction.他们被派去阻止她被绑架。
2301But it was to no avail, with the two boarding his ship before making the long voyage back to Troy.但是这没有用, 两人登上了他的船, 才回到特洛伊。
2302Arriving home, Paris would be recognised by his father, King Priam, who welcomed him with open他的父亲普里亚姆国王 将承认他来到巴黎 并公开欢迎他
2303arms.手举起来
2304Awed by Helen's beauty, the entire palace would try to catch a glimpse of her, overjoyed to被海伦的美貌所驱使 整个宫殿都想看一看她
2305see the new Princess of Troy.参见新的特洛伊公主.
2306However, amidst the excitement, there remained two who were concerned然而,在兴奋中,仍然有两个人担心
2307with her arrival.她的到来
2308Prince Hector was furious with his brother, warning that his naive and赫克托王子对他哥哥发怒 警告他天真
2309lustful actions would bring war to the shores of Troy.贪婪的行动会给特洛伊海岸带来战争.
2310But while Hector's words were harsh,但是赫克托的话很严厉
2311it would be his sister Cassandra who would have the worst reaction.这将是他的姐姐卡珊德拉 最坏的反应。
2312Shrieking in despair,在绝望中尖叫,
2313she would prophesise that Helen's arrival would lead to the fall of Troy itself.她会预言海伦的到来 会导致特洛伊的陷落
2314But as she had不过,她有
2315cursed by Apollo, no one would heed her warning, with the royal guards dismissing her prophecies as被阿波罗诅咒,没有人会听从她的警告, 皇家卫兵否认她的预言
2316mad ravings.疯狂的狂言
2317Arriving back in Sparta from a funeral in Crete, Menelaus was informed that his wife Helen回到斯巴达后 在克里特的葬礼上 Menelaus被告知他的妻子海伦
2318had been abducted, with the ship she was on heading in the direction of Troy.她当时正驶向特洛伊方向
2319Enraged,愤怒,
2320he would raise his armies to attack the Trojans, calling upon all of Helen's suitors to honour their他会举兵进攻特洛伊人 号召海伦的所有求婚者 都尊重他们
2321and join him in the conflict.和他一起冲突。
2322Men of their words, they would answer his call, and soon,有话可说,他们答应他的号召,不久,
2323the greatest warriors from across Greece were assembling to return Helen home to Sparta.希腊各地最伟大的勇士们 聚集一堂 把海伦送回斯巴达
2324The first to join Menelaus would be his brother Agamemnon.第一位加入梅内劳斯的将是他的哥哥阿伽门农.
2325The most powerful Greek king,最强大的希腊国王,
2326Agamemnon would rule over Mycenae, an ally of Sparta, with his kingdom having the most阿伽门农会统治斯巴达的盟友迈塞纳 他的王国拥有最多
2327largest army.最大的军队。
2328And so, when the time came for war, it would be Agamemnon who would command所以,当战争到来时, 阿伽门农将指挥
2329Greece's mighty fleet.希腊强大的舰队.
2330Next to join would be the suitors of Helen, who had pledged their allegiance接下来是海伦的求婚者 他们已经宣誓效忠
2331to defend Menelaus, with the kings Nestor, Diomedes and Odysseus, the wisest of the Greeks,与尼斯特、狄奥米德斯和奥德修斯诸王 一同保卫梅内劳斯 希腊人最聪明的人
2332all honouring their word.都尊重他们的话
2333Joining these powerful kings would be the best warriors Greece had to加入这些强大的国王是希腊最好的战士
2334with Achilles, Patroclus, as well as Ajax the Greater and Ajax the Lesser, all answering the与阿基里斯,Patroclus, 以及阿贾克斯大和阿贾克斯小,
2335call.打电话
2336The Prince of Pythia, Achilles was the greatest warrior to have ever lived,派西亚王子 阿基里斯是史上最伟大的战士
2337with his support ensuring victory in any conflict.他的支持能确保任何冲突的胜利
2338Achilles was invulnerable to attacks,阿喀琉斯对攻击无动于衷
2339and without his assistance, the conquest of Troy was unthinkable.没有他的帮助,对特洛伊的征服是不可思议的。
2340After his birth, his mother,他出生后 他的母亲
2341the water goddess Thetis, would take Achilles to the underworld, submerging him into the river水神Thetis, 将阿基里斯带到冥界,潜入河中
2342whose waters granted immortality.他的海水将永生,
2343But as she had held him by the foot, the water would not cover但由于她一直抱着他的脚, 水不会覆盖
2344his heel, which would remain the only vulnerable part of his body.他的脚跟, 这将是他身体中唯一脆弱的部分。
2345Lusting for war, Achilles would鲁斯廷为了战争,阿基里斯会
2346join the greatest warriors of his age, with his lifelong friend Patroclus accompanying him on the加入他这个年纪最伟大的战士 与他的终身朋友Patroclus 陪伴他
2347journey.旅程。
2348With the greatest fighters from across Greece now assembled, Agamemnon would command有了来自希腊各地最伟大的战士 亚伽门农将指挥
2349a mighty fleet of hundreds of ships.一支由数百艘船组成的强大的舰队
2350But as they set sail for Troy, they would find themselves但当他们启程前往特洛伊时 他们就会发现自己
2351unable to move, with the waters having calmed and the ocean's winds having ceased.海水已经平静,海洋的风已经停止。
2352For Agamemnon,对于阿伽门农,
2353having killed a sacred deer, had offended the goddess Artemis, who had stolen the winds so杀死了一只神圣的鹿 冒犯了女神阿耳忒弥斯 她偷走了风
2354he could not set sail.他不能启航。
2355Anxious to reach Troy, Agamemnon would consult a prophet on how to阿伽门农急切想找到特洛伊,会咨询一位先知如何
2356restore the winds once again.再次恢复风力
2357But to restore them, the prophet revealed that Agamemnon would have to但为了恢复它们,先知透露阿伽门农必须
2358sacrifice the one who was dearest to him, his eldest daughter Iphigenia.牺牲他最亲近的人 他的长女伊菲吉尼亚
2359With thousands of数以千计
2360men waiting idle in their ships, Agamemnon's pride could not stand for such a delay.Agamemnon的骄傲无法忍受这种拖延。
2361Claiming that Achilles wanted her hand in marriage, Agamemnon would lure his daughter to his camp,阿伽门农声称阿喀琉斯要她结婚 就会引诱他的女儿去他的营地
2362with Iphigenia arriving in excitement.与伊菲根尼亚到达的兴奋。
2363With her father waiting for her at the altar,她父亲在祭坛等她
2364she would begin to walk towards him.她会开始走向他
2365However, as she got closer, she realised it was not a wedding然而,随着她越走越近,她意识到这不是婚礼
2366altar at all, but rather a sacrificial shrine.祭坛,其实是祭坛
2367With her father plunging his dagger into her broken父亲把他的匕首插进她破碎的
2368heart.心脏。
2369With his daughter now laying dead at his feet, Agamemnon had appeased Artemis,阿伽门农已经安抚了阿耳忒弥斯
2370who would release the winds from her grasp.她会把风从她手中释放出来
2371Now setting sail, it would not be long until they现在启航,不会太久,直到他们
2372reached their enemy's mighty city, but awaiting them would be the greatest army Troy had to offer.到达了敌人强大的城市, 但等待他们将是最大的军队 特洛伊不得不提供。
2373The son of Aphrodite and cousin to the royal family, Aeneas would join the fight to protect阿佛洛狄忒的儿子 皇室的表弟 艾奈阿斯会加入保护战
2374his homeland.他的祖国。
2375But Troy would not fight alone, with Priam calling upon his allies, the Lycians但特洛伊不会独自作战 普里姆号召他的盟友 利西亚人
2376and the Amazons, who would come to his aid.和亚马逊人,谁来帮助他。
2377Lycia would be led by Sarpedon, the son of Zeus and莱西亚将由宙斯的儿子萨尔佩顿和
2378grandson of Bellerophon, as well as Glaucus, a legendary warrior who would lead the Lycian贝勒罗本的孙子 以及格劳克斯 一个传奇的勇士 将带领利西亚人
2379armies into battle.军队投入战斗。
2380They would fight alongside the Amazons, fierce warrior women led by Pentheselia,他们会与亚马逊人并肩作战 彭瑟西利亚带领的女战士
2381a daughter of Ares, who could fight better than almost any man.一个阿瑞斯的女儿, 他可以比几乎任何人更好的战斗。
2382But while both sides possessed但是虽然双方都有
2383the best warriors and leaders of their age, the gods too would be divided by the war.他们这个时代最优秀的战士和领袖,神也会因为战争而分裂.
2384Still furious they had not been given the apple by Paris, Hera and Athena would choose to support赫拉和雅典娜会选择支持
2385the Greeks, while Aphrodite, having gifted Helen to the Trojans, would decide to give them her support.希腊人,而阿佛洛狄忒, 已经把海伦送给特洛伊人, 将决定给他们她的支持。
2386The patron of Troy, Apollo, would come to the defence of his city, with Poseidon, jealous that特洛伊的赞助人阿波罗 会来保卫他的城市 与波塞冬,嫉妒
2387the Trojans worshipped Apollo and not him after they had both built the city's walls, would decide特洛伊人崇拜阿波罗 而不是他 他们都修筑了城墙后
2388to join the Greeks.加入希腊人。
2389And finally, Ares, lured by the promise of battle and wanting to best his sister最后,阿瑞斯, 被战争的承诺所诱惑 想要最好的他的妹妹
2390Athena, would join the side of the Trojans to cause as much bloodshed as possible.雅典娜会加入特洛伊人一方 制造尽可能多的流血事件
2391For nine years,九年来
2392the Greeks would attack Troy, with wave after wave, failing to break the city's impenetrable walls.希腊人会攻击特洛伊,一波又一波,未能打破城市的坚不可摧的城墙.
2393But with resources running short, Achilles would lead Greece's armies south, searching for supplies,但由于资源短缺 阿基里斯会带领希腊军队南下 寻找补给
2394gold and women.黄金和女人
2395They would first take the island of Lesbos, before landing on the shores of Asia他们首先攻下莱斯博斯岛,然后降落在亚洲海岸
2396Minor, pillaging all the towns and cities they came across as they made their way back to Troy.轻而易举地掠夺他们回到特洛伊时遇到的所有城镇和城市。
2397From the cities of Leonesis and Hippopletia, the Greeks would take many beautiful women as slaves,来自莱昂内西斯和希波普勒提亚的希腊人 会把许多美女当奴隶
2398with Briceus being awarded to Achilles, and Chryseis given to Agamemnon, two women that would布里塞斯被授予阿基里斯 克里塞斯被授予阿伽门农 两位女性
2399change the course of the war.改变战争的方向。
2400Having taken Chryseis as a concubine, Agamemnon would fall deeply in阿伽门农以克莱塞斯为妾 将深陷其中
2401love with her.爱她。
2402However, her father, a priest of Apollo, was not happy with his daughter being然而,她的父亲,阿波罗的牧师,却不高兴他的女儿是
2403taken as a slave, and so travelled to Agamemnon's camp.被当做奴隶 所以去了阿伽门农的营地
2404He offered the king gold and silver in他给了国王金银
2405exchange for his daughter, but Agamemnon refused the offer, taunting the old man by pointing at但是阿伽门农拒绝了这个提议 嘲笑老人
2406Chryseis chained to his bed.克赖赛斯被锁在床上
2407Apollo, disgusted at the way his priest had been treated, would send阿波罗对他的神父的治疗方式感到厌恶, 会派人来
2408a plague of arrows upon the Greek armies, refusing to relent until Chryseis was returned home.希腊军队遭遇了箭头的瘟疫 拒绝放松 直到Chryseis回家
2409Agamemnon, having no other choice, would agree to let her go, with Odysseus reuniting Chryseis withAgamemnon,没有其他选择,会同意让她走, 与奥德修斯重聚 克莱塞斯与
2410her father.她的父亲。
2411But with his concubine now gone, Agamemnon would look to satisfy his desires,但随着他的妾现在走了 阿伽门农想满足他的欲望
2412turning to Briceus, the slave girl of Achilles.转向布里塞斯,阿基里斯的奴隶女孩.
2413If he would have to go without his prize, then so狦⊿Τ贱碞ǐ
2414too would his greatest warrior.他最伟大的战士也是
2415Stealing her from his tent, Agamemnon would declare Briceus his own,把她从帐篷里偷走 阿伽门农会宣布布里修斯是自己的
2416with Achilles becoming enraged.阿基里斯变得愤怒
2417Demanding her return, Achilles would only be laughed at by要求她回来,阿基里斯只会被嘲笑
2418the king, causing him to draw his sword in frustration.国王让他在挫折中拔剑
2419But as he did so, the goddess但随着他这样做,女神
2420Athena would descend from the heavens, holding his arm in place and warning him against such雅典娜会从天而降 扶住他的手臂 警告他不要这样
2421an impulsive action.冲动动作
2422Heeding the god's advice, Achilles would put down his sword, refusing to阿基里斯听从神的劝告,会放下剑,拒绝
2423serve a king that had treated him with such disrespect.侍奉一个对他如此不敬的国王
2424Returning to his tent, the Greek回到他的帐篷,希腊人
2425armies would have to fight on without his assistance.没有他的帮助,军队就必须继续战斗。
2426For a time, the Greeks would manage有一段时间,希腊人会管理
2427to fight on without Achilles, although the losses on both sides would begin to take their toll.没有阿喀琉斯的战斗,虽然双方的损失将开始造成损失。
2428But with Achilles now out of action, Hector would realise that this was his only opportunity to win赫克托会意识到 这是他赢的唯一机会
2429the war, and so decided to bid his family farewell.所以决定跟他的家人告别
2430With his wife and son crying in his arms, he knew他的妻子和儿子在怀里哭泣 他知道
2431could be the last time he would ever see them.可能是他最后一次见到他们
2432But he had no choice.但他没有选择
2433For Troy to survive,为了让特洛伊活下来
2434he would have to fight.他必须战斗。
2435Emerging from Troy's mighty walls, Hector would rally his men,从特洛伊强大的城墙里出来 赫克托会召集手下
2436pushing the Greeks all the way back to their ships, who were no match for him without Achilles'将希腊人一路赶回他们的船, 没有阿基里斯,他们根本不是他的对手
2437assistance.援助活动。
2438But even on the verge of defeat, with his men dying around him, Achilles would但是,即使濒临失败, 随着他的部下死在他身边, 阿基里斯会
2439refuse to rejoin the fight.拒绝重新参战。
2440Taking matters into his own hands, his best friend Patroclus would put on他最好的朋友Patroclus会把事情交给他自己
2441Achilles' iconic armour, before charging into battle.阿喀琉斯的标志性装甲,在投入战斗前.
2442With it appearing that Achilles had随着阿基里斯的出现
2443rejoined the fight, fear swept through the Trojan forces, who began to flee back to the safety of重新参加战斗,恐惧横扫特洛伊部队,他们开始逃回安全地带。
2444the city's walls.城墙
2445Seeing his army crumbling before him, Hector would decide to make a final stand,赫克托会决定做最后决定
2446turning to face Patroclus to save as many of his men as possible.面对Patroclus 救出尽可能多的手下
2447Charging towards him,指控他,
2448his sword in hand, he would take one swift blow, striking Patroclus dead.他手持的剑,会迅速击掌,击毙帕特罗克鲁斯
2449Shocked at the ease with震惊的轻松
2450which Greece's finest warrior had been defeated, Hector would crouch down to remove Achilles' helmet.希腊最优秀的战士被打败了 赫克托会蹲下取下阿基里斯的头盔
2451But when Patroclus' face was uncovered, he realised that he had not defeated Achilles at all.但当Patroclus的面孔被揭开时,他意识到自己根本没有打败阿基里斯.
2452Seeing the death of Patroclus, the Greek armies would rush to claim his body, fighting off the看到Patroclus的死 希腊军队会急忙抢夺他的尸体
2453Trojans as they went.特洛伊人,他们走了。
2454Bringing him back to their camp, Achilles would be distraught when he saw his将他带回他们的营地,阿喀琉斯看见他
2455best friend laying dead before him.最好的朋友躺在他面前。
2456Contemplating ending his own life, Achilles could not hold back阿喀琉斯在自相残杀时 忍不住
2457his anguish, with his mother Thetis coming to comfort him.他的痛苦,他的母亲Thetis来安慰他。
2458Seeing her son in such distress,看着她儿子陷入如此困境
2459Thetis would go to Olympus and retrieve a new set of armour from the Forge of Hephaestus,塞蒂斯会去奥林匹斯 从赫法斯图斯堡找一套新的装甲
2460placing it on Achilles when she returned.在阿基里斯回来的时候放进去
2461With his new armour equipped, the grief Achilles had felt带着他的新装甲装备 悲痛的阿基里斯
2462would now turn to revenge, with the destruction of Hector and Troy, the only things on his mind.赫克托和特洛伊惨遭毁灭 他唯一想到的事情
2463Seeing the real Achilles now charging towards him, Hector would begin to run in fear, with him being赫克托看到真正的阿喀琉斯现在对他提出指控 就会害怕地逃跑
2464chased around Troy's walls three times before he was eventually caught.在最终被抓到之前,在特洛伊的城墙周围追逐了三次.
2465Unable to run any further,无法继续运行,
2466Hector decided to make a final stand and fight Achilles with honour.赫克托决定做出最后的表态,并以荣誉与阿基里斯决斗.
2467Charging at him, Hector赫克托,对他施压
2468would draw his sword, but as he took his final swing, it would miss, with him falling down to the他会拔剑,但当他拿起最后的秋千, 它会错过,他跌落到
2469floor.地板
2470Realising the end was near, Hector would refuse to beg for his life, and instead would赫克托会拒绝乞求生命 反而会
2471only request one thing.只要求一件事。
2472That Achilles treat his body with respect, so his family could properly阿喀琉斯对他的身体很尊重 所以他的家人可以好好地对待他
2473mourn his passing.哀悼他的逝世
2474But still enraged at the death of Patroclus, Achilles would plunge his spear into但是对Patroclus的死仍然很生气 阿基里斯会把他的矛插进
2475Hector's neck, bringing a swift end to his life.赫克托的脖子,迅速结束了他的生命.
2476Tying Hector's legs to the back of his chariot,把赫克托的腿绑在战车后面
2477Achilles would drag his corpse around the city, parading his body for all to see,阿喀琉斯会把他的尸体拖到城市周围 抛开尸体让所有人看见
2478while Hector's entire family watched from the walls above.赫克托全家都从墙上看着
2479It was a sight too much for Hector's对Hector来说太过目光了
2480father King Priam to bear.父亲是普里安国王
2481As nightfall came, Priam would approach Achilles in his camp,随着夜幕降临,普里安会接近阿基里斯在他的营地,
2482begging at his feet for his son's body to be returned.乞立其子尸归.
2483Moved by the king's words that被国王的话感动
2484reminded him of his own grief after the death of Patroclus, Achilles would give in and allow阿基里斯会屈服并允许
2485Priam to take Hector's body.把赫克托的尸体带走
2486Arriving back in Troy, the entire city would gather to see Priam's回到特洛伊 整个城市都会聚集一堂
2487son, mourning for the loss of their great hero.哀悼他们伟大的英雄的逝世
2488But none would feel the pain more than Hector's但是没有比赫克托更痛苦的了
2489wife Andromache and his son Asteinex, who clung onto his body as it passed through Troy's sombreAndromache的妻子和儿子Asteinex 在经过特洛伊的深渊时 紧紧咬住他的身体
2490streets.街道。
2491With Hector now gone, all hope was lost within the city, and with Achilles closing in,随着赫克托的逝去 全城都失去了希望 随着阿基里斯的逼近
2492it looked like the end was near.它看起来像末端是接近。
2493Slaughtering the Trojans one by one, he would make his way逐一屠杀特洛伊人,他就会成功
2494to the gates of Troy.到特洛伊城门
2495But as he went to scale the city walls, he would feel a sharp and excruciating但是当他去扩建城墙时 他就会觉得很尖锐很烦恼
2496pain in his heel.脚跟很疼
2497For Paris, guided by the god Apollo, had shot Achilles with a poisoned arrow巴黎在阿波罗神的引导下 用毒箭射中阿喀琉斯
2498in the only mortal part of his body.在他身体中唯一的一个凡人部分
2499Dropping to the floor and poison coursing through his veins,倒在地上,毒气从他的血管里涌出来
2500Achilles' skin would turn white as snow, with him taking his last and final breath.阿喀琉斯的皮肤会变白如雪,他吸了最后一口气也是最后一口气.
2501But Paris would但巴黎会
2502not live long enough to enjoy his victory, for the Greeks, who had seen him shoot Achilles,活得不够长 无法享受他的胜利 对于希腊人来说 他们看到他射杀阿基里斯
2503would hunt him down and take their revenge.会追捕他 并报复他们
2504With their greatest heroes now gone, each side would他们最伟大的英雄都走了 每一方都会
2505fall into despair, especially the Greeks, who saw no way to penetrate Troy's great walls without陷入绝望中,特别是希腊人, 他们认为没有办法穿透特洛伊的大墙,
2506the strength of Achilles.阿喀琉斯的力量。
2507But there would be one Greek who did not give up hope, with Odysseus但有一个希腊人没有放弃希望 和奥德修斯
2508devising a cunning plan, a plan so genius that its story would echo throughout the ages.设计出一个狡猾的计划, 一个如此天才的计划, 它的故事会回响 整个年代。
2509Constructing a giant wooden horse, Odysseus would hollow out the inside,建造一匹巨大的木马 奥德修斯会把里面空洞出来
2510making enough room for himself and a handful of Greece's best warriors to be hidden within.给自己和少数希腊最优秀的战士们 留出足够的空间 让他们躲藏起来
2511And so, when the next day dawned, the Trojans awoke to find a great horse outside their walls.于是,当第二天黎明时,特洛伊人醒来在墙外寻找一匹伟大的马.
2512Seeing the Greek camp dismantled and their ship sailing off into the horizon,看到希腊营地被拆除 他们的船驶入地平线
2513a great cheer erupted throughout the city, celebrating that the war had finally come to an整个城市都爆发了欢呼声 庆祝战争终于来临
2514end.结束。
2515Mesmerized by its beauty and believing the horse to be a peace offering, the Trojans would被它的美丽所迷惑 相信马是和平祭品 特洛伊人会
2516decide to bring it within their walls.决定把它带进他们的墙里
2517But there was one who was not fooled by the gift.但有一个人没有被礼物愚弄
2518Cassandra,卡珊德拉,你好吗?
2519claiming it was a trap, would urge the Trojans to burn the horse.声称是陷阱,会敦促特洛伊人烧马.
2520But once again she was ignored,但是,她再次被忽视,
2521with the entire city laughing and ridiculing her.整个城市都笑着嘲笑她
2522But that night when all were asleep, Odysseus, Menelaus, Diomedes and Ajax would begin to pour但当晚上大家都睡着了,奥德修斯,梅内劳斯,狄奥米德斯和阿贾克斯 将开始倾注
2523out of the horse.出马.
2524Killing the guards, they would open Troy's gates from within, before signaling杀死守卫,他们会打开特洛伊的大门 从内部,在信号之前
2525with fire for the rest of the Greek fleet to return.火力让希腊舰队其余部分返回
2526With the entire city laughing and ridiculing her.整个城市都在嘲笑她
2527The Trojans would awake to their city ablaze, with the Greek warriors flooding through the streets,特洛伊人会醒到他们的城市的火焰, 和希腊战士淹没在街道上,
2528looting homes and slaughtering any remaining defenders.抢劫房屋和屠杀任何剩余的维权者。
2529With his entire city burning before以前他整个城市都在燃烧
2530his eyes, Priam, the King of Troy, would meet his end, with Pyrrhus, the son of Achilles,他的双眼,特洛伊国王普里安 将和阿基里斯的儿子皮尔胡斯相遇
2531plunging his dagger into the old man's defenseless body.把匕首插进老人的无防护身体里
2532Taking Asteenax from his mother's arms,从他母亲的怀抱中取出Asteanax,
2533he would throw the infant to its death from the city's walls, before taking his mother and他会把婴儿从城墙上扔到死 在带走他的母亲之前
2534Machy into slavery, where she would serve as his concubine.弯曲进入奴隶,在那里她会做他的妾.
2535After ten long years of war,经过十年的战争
2536Troy's famous walls had finally been breached.特洛伊的著名城墙最终被突破.
2537With its King now gone and its great heroes defeated,随着它的国王的离去 和它的伟大英雄的失败,
2538Troy would now lay at the mercy of the Greeks.特洛伊现在受希腊人的支配
2539Fleeing from the streets of Troy, Cassandra逃离特洛伊的街道 卡珊德拉
2540would find refuge in the Temple of Athena, watching in fear as her fellow citizens were在雅典娜圣殿避难 恐惧地看着她的同胞
2541her eyes.她的双眼
2542But unfortunately, the Greek warrior Ajax the Lesser had spotted Cassandra hiding,但不幸的是,希腊勇士小亚细亚发现卡珊德拉藏起来了
2543soon entering the temple himself and violating her in front of Athena's statue.很快亲自进入圣殿,在雅典娜的雕像前侵犯她.
2544Disgusted at恶心到
2545the act performed in her sacred temple, as Ajax boarded his ship, Athena would strike it with a当阿贾克斯登上他的船时 雅典娜会用
2546bolt of lightning, causing him to fall into the sea, where Poseidon would drag him to a watery grave.波塞冬会把他拖到一个水深的坟墓里
2547But for Cassandra, things would only get worse.但对卡珊德拉来说 事情只会更糟
2548With Ajax now gone, Agamemnon would claim her阿贾克斯走了,阿伽门农会要求她
2549as his concubine, with a terrible fate soon awaiting them as they travelled to his home in Mycenae.作为他的妾室,在他们前往他在密塞纳的家时,他们即将遭遇可怕的厄运。
2550Of the few Trojans to escape, the most significant would be Aeneas.少数要逃跑的特洛伊人中,最重要的将是埃纳斯.
2551Leading a small group of survivors out of the burning city, they would cross the Mediterranean,带领一小群幸存者走出燃烧的城市 他们将穿越地中海
2552eventually landing on the shores of Italy.最终在意大利海岸登陆.
2553Beginning a new life, Aeneas and his followers开始新生活 艾奈亚斯和他的追随者
2554would populate the land, with his descendants Romulus and Remus, founding a new city called与他的后代罗穆卢斯和雷穆斯一起 建立一个叫做
2555Rome.罗马
2556Finally reunited with Helen, Menelaus would return home to Sparta, where the two would rule最后与海伦团聚,梅内劳斯将回到斯巴达,两人将统治
2557as king and queen once again.再次成为国王和女王
2558When their time came, they would pass on to the next world,当他们的时间到来, 他们将传给下一个世界,
2559where they would spend eternity on the Isle of the Blessed.在那里,他们将永远度过 在圣佑岛。
2560Out of all the heroes to return from Troy,从特洛伊回来的所有英雄中
2561Agamemnon would face one of the worst fates of all, with his son Orestes suffering the terrible阿伽门农将面对最糟糕的命运之一 他的儿子奥雷斯遭受了可怕的痛苦
2562consequences of his father's actions.他父亲行为的后果
2563Returning home to Mycenae, Agamemnon would receive a hero's回到Mycenae, 阿伽门农会得到一个英雄。
2564welcome as he entered the city, parading the wealth and women he had taken from Troy.欢迎他进城 展示他从特洛伊带走的财富和女人
2565He was most fond of Cassandra, the Trojan princess who is now his unwitting captive,他最喜欢卡珊德拉 特洛伊公主 他现在是他的无意识的俘虏
2566keeping her at the front of the procession for all to see.让她留在游行前 让大家看到
2567However, Agamemnon's wife Clytemnestra然而,阿伽门农的妻子克莱特姆内斯特拉
2568was not pleased with her husband lying with another woman, with her grabbing an axe and她的丈夫和另一个女人躺在一起 她拿着斧头
2569butchering Cassandra that evening in a jealous rage.那晚在嫉妒的愤怒中屠杀卡珊德拉
2570But Cassandra would not be the only one to但卡珊德拉不会是唯一一个
2571feel Clytemnestra's wrath.感觉到克莱特内斯特拉的愤怒
2572Having never forgiven Agamemnon for sacrificing their daughter Iphigenia从未原谅阿伽门农牺牲女儿伊菲吉尼亚
2573为了恢复风向 Clytemnestra 现在要报复她
2574Waiting until Agamemnon had等待阿伽门农
2575fallen asleep, she would sneak into his bedchamber, plunging her dagger into his heart.她会潜入他的卧室 把匕首插进他的心脏
2576With the king与国王
2577facing the same gruesome death he had inflicted upon their daughter.面对着同样可怕的死亡 他给他们的女儿。
2578With her husband now dead,现在她丈夫死了
2579Clytemnestra会继承Mycenae的王位 但Agamemnon的谋杀案不会被遗忘
2580for his son Orestes was keen to avenge the death of his father.他的儿子Orestes渴望为父亲的死报仇
2581Storming into the palace,冲进宫殿
2582Orestes would take his sword and thrust its blade into his mother's chest, with Clytemnestra takingOrestes会拿起他的剑 把它的刀刺进他母亲的胸口 由Clytemnestra带走
2583her last and final breath.她的最后一口气,也是最后一口气。
2584But as soon as he did so, Orestes would be overcome with a deep sense但是,一旦他这样做, Orestes会 被深刻的感知
2585of regret.很遗憾
2586He had avenged his father, but in doing so had committed an unspeakable act,他曾经为父亲报过仇,但这样做却犯下了不可言状的行为,
2587one that would live with him for the rest of his life.一个和他共度余生的人
2588Looking up with tears in his eyes,看着他眼中的眼泪
2589Orestes would be shocked to see three terrifying creatures flying towards him.看到三个恐怖的生物朝他飞去 俄瑞斯特会很震惊
2590For the Furies,对于怒火,
2591the three sisters of vengeance had risen from the underworld to punish him for the murder of his复仇的三个姐妹从冥界崛起 惩罚他谋杀他
2592mother, for it was their duty to haunt those who brought violence and death against their own family.母亲,因为他们的责任是缠绕那些对自己的家庭造成暴力和死亡的人。
2593Haunting Orestes for many years, they would drive him to the point of insanity,多年来一直困扰着奥雷斯 他们会把他逼疯
2594with it only being through the intervention of Athena that he would finally find peace只有通过雅典娜的干预,他才能找到和平
2595once again.再来一次
2596But there was one last hero who had not made it home from Troy.但还有一位英雄没有从特洛伊回家
2597For Odysseus,对于奥德修斯,
2598the most cunning of the Greeks, would have to travel for ten long years, where he would face最狡猾的希腊人 将不得不旅行10年 在那里他会面对
2599the most terrifying creatures known to man.人类最恐怖的生物
2600The Odyssey had just begun.奥德赛刚刚开始
2601Odysseus ruled over the奥德修斯统治着
2602world, fighting in Troy to retrieve the Spartan Queen Helen.在特洛伊为夺回斯巴达女王海伦而战
2603But with his mission now complete,但是他的任务已经完成了
2604Odysseus looked to travel back to his homeland, where his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus奥德修斯想回到他的故乡 他的妻子佩内洛普和儿子泰勒马丘斯
2605awaited.等着呢
2606Gathering his fleet of ships on the Trojan shores, Odysseus would set sail,奥德修斯在特洛伊海岸召集他的舰队 启航
2607relieved to be finally returning home.终于可以回家了
2608Heading south, they would sail around the shores of Greece,他们向南航行 在希腊海岸航行
2609before heading north towards Ithaca.在向北走向伊萨卡之前
2610But as they neared home, a great storm erupted,但当他们接近家门时 暴风雨暴发
2611blowing them off course and towards a large island, where they hoped they could find a refuge把他们炸到一个大岛 他们希望在那里能找到一个避难所
2612from the seas.从海上。
2613Stopping on the island, they would soon spot a shepherd's camp in the distance,在岛上停了下来 他们很快就会发现一个牧羊人的营地
2614with Odysseus handpicking a small group of warriors to accompany him.和奥德修斯亲手挑选一小群战士陪伴他.
2615Taking several cases of wine to trade, the hungry crew were overjoyed when they saw large饥饿的船员们看到大块头时 欢欣鼓舞
2616supplies of cheese and meat within a cave next to the shepherd's flock.在牧羊羊群旁边的洞穴里 供应起司和肉类
2617The warriors would help勇士们会帮忙的
2618themselves to the supplies, but soon the cave's owner would return, the giant Cyclops Polyphemus,以给养, 但很快洞的主人会回来, 巨型独眼巨人Polyphemus,
2619a son of Poseidon, who sealed the entrance with a giant boulder.是波塞冬的儿子 他用巨石封住入口
2620Ignoring Odysseus' cries that he无视奥德修斯的呼喊
2621was there to trade, Polyphemus would grab two of the warriors, crushing them in each of his fistsPolyphemus会抓住两个战士 把他们打碎
2622before eating their remains.在吃他们的遗体之前
2623He would then leave the cave, returning each morning and evening to然后他就会离开洞穴,每天早上和晚上返回
2624feast on what remained of the terrified crew.以恐怖的船员们的遗迹为食。
2625Knowing the odds were stacked against him yet知道机会是堆积在一起的
2626again, Odysseus would devise a cunning plan to escape.Odysseus会设计一个狡猾的逃跑计划
2627Realizing he couldn't overpower Polyphemus,意识到他无法战胜波利斐摩斯
2628he would offer the Cyclops the wine he had brought with him, to help wash down the taste of his他愿意献上他带的酒 来洗洗他的味道
2629friends.朋友们
2630With the Cyclops soon falling down drunk, he would ask for Odysseus' name so he could thank随着独眼巨人很快醉倒,他会问奥德修斯的名字,以便感谢
2631him for the gift.他的礼物。
2632But instead of giving his true name, Odysseus would instead insist that he was但奥德修斯并没有说出他的真名 而是坚持说他是
2633called Nobody.称无人.
2634谢天谢地,Polyphemus很快就会睡着 在那里,Odysseus开始
2635sharpen a wooden stake he had found in the cave.他在洞穴里找到的木桩磨磨
2636Approaching the sleeping giant, he would plunge接近沉睡的巨人,他会跳跃
2637the stake deep into his eye, blinding the Cyclops, but making sure not to kill him, as the boulder他的眼睛深处的木桩, 蒙蔽了独眼巨人, 但要确保不杀他, 作为巨石
2638blocking the cave's entrance would still have to be moved.堵住洞穴的入口 仍须移动。
2639Polyphemus会在痛苦中尖叫出来,
2640a scream so loud that Cyclops' from across the island would rush to the cave.一个尖叫声如此响亮,以至于从岛对面的独眼巨人会冲向洞穴.
2641Calling out to Polyphemus, they would ask, what's wrong?他们会问,怎么了?
2642Who's killing you?谁要杀了你?
2643But Polyphemus would shout back, nobody is killing me, nobody.但Polyphemus会大喊大叫 没有人会杀了我 没有人
2644It was just as Odysseus had planned,就像奥德修斯计划的那样
2645with the Cyclops' soon leaving in confusion.独眼巨人们很快就在混乱中离开
2646但当Polyphemus现在失明时,
2647way for the men to move the giant boulder blocking the entrance, with Odysseus coming up with yet巨石挡住了入口 奥德修斯也来了
2648another plan.另一个计划。
2649When Polyphemus went to move the boulder the next morning to let his sheep out第二天早上Polyphemus去移走巨石时 让他的羊出来
2650to graze, he would feel each of their animals as they passed, to check it wasn't one of the humans.在他们经过的时候,他会感觉到他们的每一个动物, 检查它不是人类之一。
2651But Odysseus and his men would each tie themselves to the bottom of the sheep, allowing them to pass但奥德修斯和他的手下 都会把自己绑在羊的底部 让他们通过
2652by undetected.由未发现。
2653Reaching their ships, they would manage to escape the island, with Polyphemus到达他们的船,他们会设法 逃出岛,与Polyphemus
2654hurling boulders in their direction as they sailed away.把巨石扔到他们的方向 当他们离开。
2655But Odysseus would make a costly mistake.但奥德修斯会犯一个代价高昂的错误.
2656Overcome by his achievement, he would reveal to the giant that his name was not nobody,被他的成就所取代, 他会向巨人透露,他的名字不是任何人,
2657but instead Odysseus, the famous hero of the Trojan War.但是奥德修斯,特洛伊战争的著名英雄
2658But unknown to Odysseus,但奥德修斯不知道
2659this would allow Polyphemus to give the name of his attacker to his father Poseidon,这样Polyphemus就能把攻击者的名字 交给他的父亲波塞冬
2660the god of the sea, who in revenge for his son's blinding, would curse Odysseus to lose all his crew海神 为了报儿子的盲目之仇 诅咒奥德修斯失去所有船员
2661in his coming travels, and wander the seas for ten long years, before he could set foot on his homeland.在他到来之前,在海上漫游了十年,
2662Unaware of the curse Poseidon had placed upon him, Odysseus and his crew would land on the不知波塞冬给他的诅咒 奥德修斯和他的船员会降落在
2663floating island of Aeolia.漂浮的爱奥利亚岛.
2664After dining with his guests, King Aeolus, who ruled the island,在与他的客人,统治该岛的国王埃奥卢斯共进晚餐后,
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2666used with great precision, could speed his journey home.用得非常精确,可以加快他的回家旅程。
2667Setting sail once more, Odysseus would make再来一次,奥德修斯
2668use of the winds, with his homeland of Ithaca soon in sight.利用风,他的故乡伊萨卡 很快。
2669But as he neared the island shores,但当他接近岛屿海岸时
2670his crew, believing the bag Aeolus had given him contained large sums of gold and silver,他的船员们确信,Aeolus给他的包里有大量的金银,
2671decided to take some for themselves.决定自己拿一些
2672Opening the bag while Odysseus' back was turned, all the winds打开包 当奥德修斯的背部, 所有的风
2673rushed out at once, blowing their ships back into the ocean, with all on board holding on for their立刻冲出去 把他们的船炸回大海 船上的人都坚守着
2674They would arrive at the island of Aeolia once again, but this time, their arrival would not他们将会再次到达爱奥利亚岛 但这次他们不会到达
2675be met with the same generosity they had received before.以他们之前得到的同样的慷慨款待。
2676For King Aeolus, knowing that only a curse对于国王埃奥卢斯,知道那只是诅咒
2677from the gods could have brought Odysseus back to his island, would refuse to aid him any further,上帝可能把奥德修斯带回他的岛 拒绝再援助他
2678expelling him from the palace to avoid the wrath of the gods.将他驱逐出宫,以避免众神的愤怒.
2679Still unaware of Poseidon's curse,还不知道波塞冬的诅咒
2680Odysseus would set sail once more, but just like his previous attempts to reach his homeland,奥德修斯会再次启航 但就像他之前试图抵达祖国一样
2681this time would also hold misfortune.这次也会带来不幸
2682Arriving at the harbour of Lastragonia, Odysseus would send奥德修斯抵达拉德拉戈尼亚港
2683three scouts to find food and the people of the town, but the scouts would soon realise they were三个侦察兵去找食物和镇上的人 但侦察兵很快就会发现他们
2684not in a place of people at all, being chased by giants back to their ships.被巨人追赶回他们的船里
2685Blunt their sea笼罩他们的海
2686the giant Lastragonians would begin to devour the scouts, with them soon turning their attention巨型的拉德拉贡人会开始吞噬侦察兵 很快他们就会转移注意力
2687to Odysseus' ships in the harbour.到奥德修斯的船只在港口。
2688Pelting them with boulders, the Lastragonians would destroy用巨石覆盖他们,拉德拉贡人就会毁灭
2689every ship bar one, with Odysseus barely making it out alive.每个船都有一个, 而奥德修斯几乎无法活着出来。
2690Tired and depleted, Odysseus' only疲惫疲惫,只有奥德修斯
2691remaining ship would soon arrive at the island of Aea, not knowing it was home to the beautiful剩下的船会很快到达爱亚岛 不知它是美丽的家园
2692witch Cersei, daughter of the sun god Helios and sister of the infamous witch Medea.女巫瑟曦(英語:Cersei),太阳神赫利俄斯的女儿,也是臭名昭著的女巫梅狄亚的妹妹.
2693Splitting his men into two groups, Odysseus would stay by his ship and set up camp,将他的部下分成两组 奥德修斯会留在他的船边 建立营地
2694while the others searched the island for food.其他人在岛上寻找食物
2695They would soon arrive at the house of Cersei,他们不久就到了瑟曦的家,
2696where docile wolves and lions quivered at her feet.可爱的狼和狮子在她的脚下跳跃
2697Inviting the men to dine with her,请男人和她共进晚餐,
2698she would serve them a large cup of barley, cheese and wine.她会给他们盛一大杯大麦 奶酪和酒
2699But unknown to the men,但他们不知道,
2700there was one secret ingredient placed within.里面放了一种秘密的成分
2701Having eaten the meal, the men would begin to吃饭后,男人们就会开始
2702fall asleep.睡着了。
2703But when they awoke, they were no longer in human form.但当他们醒来时,他们不再是人形.
2704Instead, they took the相反,他们拿走了
2705body of pigs.猪的身体。
2706But one man, not having an appetite for food, had seen the events unfold, quickly但是,有一个人,不吃东西, 已经看到事件的发展, 很快
2707running to Odysseus to tell him of the fate of his crew.去奥德修斯 告诉他船员的命运
2708Hearing the news, Odysseus immediately奥德修斯马上听到消息
2709rescue his men.营救他的人
2710But along the way, he was stopped by the messenger god Hermes, who would come to但一路途中,他被信使神赫尔墨斯拦住了,他来到
2711aid him.帮助他。
2712给Odysseus Molly 一种魔法药草 Hermes会让他把它放在瑟曦的药中
2713so as not to feel the effects of her enchantment.以免感受到她魔法的影响
2714Taking the molly, Odysseus would approach Cersei奥德修斯会靠近瑟曦
2715and begin to dine with her, surprising the witch when he remained in human form.并开始与她共进晚餐, 惊奇的女巫 当他保持人形。
2716Drawing his sword,拔剑
2717he stood up and threatened to kill Cersei unless she transformed his crew back into humans.他站起来威胁要杀死瑟曦 除非她把他的船员变成人类
2718With his sword at her throat, Cersei would quickly agree, with the pigs at her feet瑟曦用剑指着她喉咙 很快会同意 猪在她脚下
2719transforming back into men.变回男人
2720So impressed by Odysseus' heroics, Cersei would invite him to瑟曦邀请他来
2721her bedchamber, with the two having a son together named Telagonus.她的寝室, 两人有一个儿子 一起叫特拉戈努斯。
2722Remaining on the island for a留在岛上
2723whole year, Odysseus decided it was time to leave.整个一年,奥德修斯决定 该走了
2724But as he began to set sail, Cersei would advise但当他开始启航时 瑟曦会建议
2725him to visit the underworld, where the prophet Tiresias could advise him on how to survive the他访问冥界 在那里,先知蒂瑞西亚斯 可以建议他如何生存
2726many trials that awaited him at sea.许多在海上等待他的审判。
2727Following Cersei's advice, Odysseus would travel west,根据瑟曦的建议,奥德修斯会向西旅行
2728to the edge of the world, where an entrance to the underworld was located.到世界的边缘, 一个进入冥界的入口。
2729Completing a ritual完成仪式
2730sacrifice at the entrance, Odysseus would summon up the spirits of the dead, where the blind prophet在入口处,奥德修斯会召唤 死者的灵,在那里,盲目的先知
2731Tiresias would appear.轮胎会出现。
2732He warned that Odysseus and his men would soon find themselves on the island他警告说奥德修斯和他的手下 很快就会在岛上找到他们
2733of the sun god Helios, and that they should refrain from eating his cattle if they wanted太阳神赫利俄斯,如果他们愿意,他们就不要吃他的牲畜。
2734to make it home alive.让它活着回家
2735If, however, they harmed the cattle in any way, then death would follow.然而,如果他们以任何方式伤害了牲畜,那么死亡就会随之而来。
2736Thanking the prophet, Odysseus would leave in his ship, determined that when the time came,感谢先知,奥德修斯 将离开他的船, 决定当时间到来,
2737no man would touch the sun god's cattle.没有人会碰太阳神的牛
2738But soon after setting sail, Odysseus and his men但是在启航后不久 奥德修斯和他的手下
2739would begin to hear a beautiful melody.将开始听到一个美丽的旋律。
2740就像Jason和Argonaut家多年前一样
2741his ship was passing the home of the sirens, irresistible creatures that enticed sailors他的船经过了那些 诱导水手的 无法抗拒的生物的家园
2742to their death with their bewitching songs.以他们的迷惑的歌声,
2743However, this time Odysseus had come prepared.然而,这次奥德修斯已经做好准备。
2744Remembering the advice that Cersei had given him, he would instruct the crew to plug their记得瑟曦给他的忠告 他会指示船员插上他们的
2745ears with beeswax so they could not be seduced by the siren's call.耳朵有蜂蜡 这样它们就不会被警报器的召唤所诱惑
2746But Odysseus, wanting to be the但奥德修斯,想成为
2747first man to hear the song and survive, would not plug his ears with the wax, instead asking his crew第一个听到歌声活下来的人 不会用蜡子插耳朵 而是问他的船员
2748to bind him to the ship's mast.把他绑在船桅上
2749And so, as the ship passed the siren's home, and their songs grew所以,随着飞船经过警笛的家, 他们的歌渐渐增长
2750louder and louder, Odysseus would begin to struggle.奥德修斯会开始挣扎
2751Drawn to the sound with every fiber of his being,以他所生的光纤引向声音,
2752he would plead with his men to let him go, but no one would answer his call as the wax continued to他恳求手下放他走 但没人会接他的电话
2753knock their ears.敲他们的耳朵。
2754Eventually making it through safely, Odysseus would be set free, having been奥德修斯最终能平安度过难关
2755the first man to survive the siren's call.是第一个在警笛声中幸存下来的人
2756But unknown to him, the sirens were fated to die if但是他不知道,警报器注定要死
2757a mortal ever heard their enchanting songs and survived, with each of them taking their own life一个凡人听过他们迷人的歌声 活了下来 他们各自夺去自己的生命
2758as his ship sailed into the horizon.当他的船驶入地平线时
2759As the next day dawned, Odysseus had a difficult decision to随着第二天黎明,奥德修斯做出了一个艰难的决定:
2760For Cersei, using her magic, had warned him of the dangers that lay ahead when he came across a因为瑟曦利用她的魔法 警告他当他遇到
2761narrow pass.狭窄的传球
2762On each side would lay incredible danger, with the right home to Scylla, a giant每一边都会有难以置信的危险, 右家是Scylla,一个巨人
2763six-headed sea monster, and the left home to Cabdorus, a whirlpool that consumed anything6头海怪, 和左家卡布多鲁斯, 一个旋风池,消耗任何东西
2764that came near.已经接近了
2765Heeding Cersei's advice yet again, Odysseus would choose to head towards Scylla.海丁·瑟曦再次建议,奥德修斯会选择向西拉进发.
2766For while the monster would take six of his men, it was a price he was willing to pay,因为怪物会带走他的六个人 这是他愿意付出的代价
2767as Cabdorus would take his entire ship.因为卡布多鲁斯会带走他的整艘船
2768And so, with a heavy heart, he would direct his所以,带着沉重的心,他会指挥他的
2769men towards the cliff face where Scylla lay in wait.男人们向着悬崖面 锡拉在那里等着
2770As the ship passed, six heads would飞船经过时,有六个头
2771swoop down from above, each taking a sailor who screamed as they were consumed by the beast.从上面跳下来, 每人带一个水手 尖叫着他们被野兽吞噬。
2772But with a great storm on the horizon, they had no time to mourn their companions,但是,当暴风雨来临的时候,他们没有时间哀悼自己的同伴,
2773with them soon stopping on the island of Threnatia.很快他们就停在Threnatia岛上了
2774Threnatia was home to the cattle喉咙是牛的家
2775of the sun god Helios, cattle that Odysseus had been warned not to consume by the prophet太阳神赫利俄斯的牛群 奥德修斯被先知警告不要食用
2776Tiresias in the underworld.冥界轮胎.
2777But despite Odysseus instructing his men not to touch the cattle,但尽管奥德修斯指示手下不要碰牛
2778it would not be easy for them to follow his orders, as the storm had kept them stranded他们听从他的命令并不容易 因为暴风雨把他们困住了
2779on the island for nearly a month.在岛上待了近一个月
2780With their food supply all but gone, the crew, on the brink of他们的粮食供应一去不复返 船员们就濒临死亡
2781starvation, would wait for Odysseus to fall asleep, killing all the cattle and roasting the meat to饿死 等奥德修斯睡着 杀死所有牛 烤肉
2782enjoy amongst themselves.享受彼此之间。
2783When Odysseus awoke the next morning, he would fall to his knees in despair,当奥德修斯第二天早上醒来时, 他将绝望地跪下,
2784shaking his head in disbelief and the foolishness of his crew.以不信和愚昧的心情摇头。
2785However, although the crew had然而,尽管机组人员
2786ignored his orders, the storm had now calmed, with them setting off to sea once again.风暴已经平静下来 他们再次启航出海
2787But their crime had not gone unnoticed, with the sun god Helios complaining to Zeus about the太阳神赫利俄斯向宙斯抱怨
2788屠其牛 cattle.
2789Furious, Zeus would strike Odysseus' ship with a great thunderbolt,愤怒的宙斯会用巨大的霹雳打击奥德修斯的飞船
2790tearing it in half with all the crew drowning bar one.将它撕成两半 与所有船员溺水酒吧一。
2791For as fate predicted, Poseidon's curse正如命运预言 波塞冬的诅咒
2792had come to pass, with only Odysseus having survived the carnage, with him clinging on to只有奥德修斯在大屠杀中幸存下来,他坚持
2793broken remains of his ship.他的船残骸破碎了
2794For nine days and nights, he would drift across the vast ocean,在九天一夜之间,他会漂流在广阔的海洋中
2795but on the tenth day, he would wash up on the island of the goddess Calypso.但是在第10天,他会洗 在女神卡利普索岛上。
2796Upon rescuing Odysseus from the shore, Calypso, the daughter of the titan Atlas, would fall in在从岸上救出奥德修斯后 巨人阿特拉斯的女儿卡利普索会坠入海中
2797love with him, asking if he'd stay on the island with her forever, even offering to make him a爱他,问他是否会永远留在岛上 和她在一起,甚至愿意让他成为一个
2798mortal.人间凡人.
2799But Odysseus, longing to see his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus, would reject但奥德修斯渴望见到他的妻子佩内洛普和儿子泰勒马丘斯,会拒绝
2800her advances, insisting that he wanted to leave.她的进步,坚持他想离开。
2801However, Calypso, insulted by the rejection,然而,卡利普索, 受到拒绝的侮辱,
2802would keep Odysseus captive on the island for the next seven years.在接下来的7年里,奥德修斯会被囚禁在岛上
2803Being forced to lie with the被迫与
2804goddess, Odysseus would spend every night crying on the shore, wishing to see his wife and son女神们 奥德修斯每晚都会在岸上哭泣 希望见到他的妻子和儿子
2805once again.再来一次
2806But high on Mount Olympus, the goddess Athena, having supported Odysseus since the Trojan但高在奥林匹斯山,女神雅典娜, 一直支持奥德修斯 自特洛伊人
2807War, would look down upon him with sadness in her eyes, until one day she could not stand by any战争,会以悲伤的眼神看着他 直到有一天,她无法忍受任何
2808longer.更长时间。
2809Begging Zeus to finally allow Odysseus to return home, Athena would make her case,求宙斯允许奥德修斯回家 雅典娜会为她辩护
2810with Zeus ordering Calypso to set him free.宙斯命令卡利普索释放他
2811Reluctantly, Calypso would agree,卡利普索不会同意的
2812helping Odysseus to build a raft to sail home.帮助奥德修斯建造木筏,以启航回家.
2813But as he was nearing his homeland,但当他接近他的故乡时,
2814Poseidon would hear of Odysseus' escape, conjuring a storm to destroy his raft.波塞冬会听到奥德修斯逃跑的消息 撞上暴风雨摧毁他的木筏
2815Barely surviving, Odysseus would manage to swim to the island of Syria,勉强幸存下来 奥德修斯会设法游到叙利亚岛
2816where he would stumble onto the shore completely naked, before falling asleep.在他完全赤裸裸的岸边, 在睡着了之前。
2817The island of Syria was home to the Phaeacians, ruled by King Alcanus and Queen Ereti.叙利亚岛曾是法埃阿齐亚人的家园,由国王阿尔卡努斯和皇后埃雷蒂统治.
2818The day after Odysseus' arrival, their daughter, Norsica, would go down to the sea with her maids在奥德修斯到来的第二天 他们的女儿诺西卡 会和她的女仆一起下海
2819to wash their clothes, only to come across Odysseus standing naked on the shore.洗他们的衣服, 只看到奥德修斯 裸体站在岸上。
2820Shocked震惊
2821by the sight of a naked man, her maids would run away screaming in terror.她的女仆们会惊慌失措地逃跑
2822But Norsica,但诺西卡,
2823given courage and being prompted by Athena, would stand her ground.在雅典娜的激励下 勇敢地站稳脚跟
2824Giving Odysseus some clothes, Norsica would take him back to her palace,给奥德修斯一些衣服 诺西嘉会带他回她的宫殿
2825where she would introduce him to her parents.她会把他介绍给父母
2826Inviting the stranger inside, the King and Queen请里面的陌生人 国王和皇后
2827would ask Odysseus to dine with them, before enjoying entertainment provided by Demodocus要求奥德修斯和他们一起吃饭 然后再享受德莫多克斯提供的娱乐
2828the poet, who was known for his songs inspired by the gods.诗人,以他的歌声而闻名于众神
2829As the night unfolded, the King would随着夜晚的到来,国王会
2830ask Odysseus to reveal his name and story.请奥德修斯透露他的名字和故事.
2831But Odysseus, reluctant to give his name after it had但是,奥德修斯, 不愿意说出他的名字之后,
2832led to Poseidon's curse, would try and avoid the question, instead talking of the great sights he导致波塞冬的诅咒, 将试图避免这个问题, 而不是谈论伟大的景色他
2833had seen on his travels.在旅行中见过
2834After a great feast, Demodocus would soon begin to play his beautiful在盛大盛宴之后,德莫多克斯很快就开始扮演他的美丽
2835singing of the gods of Olympus.歌颂奥林匹斯神祇
2836But soon, the poet's attention would turn to the tale of Troy.但很快,诗人的注意力就会转向特洛伊的故事.
2837He would sing of its many heroes, of Achilles and Agamemnon, and of the famous Odysseus,他将歌唱它的众多英雄, 阿基里斯和阿伽门农, 和著名的奥德修斯,
2838the maker of the wooden horse and the most cunning of the Greeks.木马的制造者和最狡猾的希腊人
2839Bored by the tale of the Trojan horse, of how a man so intelligent had managed to outwit the Trojans,被特洛伊马的故事所困扰 一个如此聪明的人是如何战胜特洛伊人的
2840the crowd would begin to cheer.人群开始欢呼
2841But Odysseus, thinking only of the many friends he had lost,但奥德修斯只想到他失去的许多朋友
2842would grab his robe and begin to weep, wiping the tears from his eyes.他的长袍会开始哭泣, 擦掉他眼泪。
2843However, the King, hearing Odysseus sobbing, would become suspicious,然而,国王听到奥德修斯的哭声 会变得可疑
2844asking for the man's identity.问此人身份.
2845Overwhelmed that his tale was being told across the land,他的故事传遍了整个土地,
2846and mesmerized by the poet's beautiful singing, he would reveal that his name was Odysseus,被诗人美妙的歌声所迷惑 他会透露出他的名字是奥德修斯
2847the famous hero of the Trojan War.特洛伊战争的著名英雄
2848But rather than returning home after the conflict, Odysseus would但奥德修斯不会在冲突结束后回家
2849explain that he had been wandering the ocean for ten long years, with every attempt to reach his解释一下,他已经游荡了10年, 并试图到达他的海洋。
2850homeland having ended in tragedy.祖国以悲剧结束
2851Amazed by the story and honored to have such a great hero in被故事所惊叹 并有幸有这样一个伟大的英雄在
2852their midst, the King and Queen would do everything they could to help him.国王和女王会尽力帮助他
2853The next morning, Odysseus第二天早上,奥德修斯
2854would awake to find a ship in the harbor, loaded with gold and silver, and a crew ready to take在港口找到一艘装满金银的船 和准备乘船的船员
2855him home.他回来了。
2856Setting sail, Odysseus would thank the King and Queen, with his eyes now set firmly upon奥德修斯在启航时会感谢国王和王后 他的目光已经凝固
2857his homeland.他的祖国。
2858Twenty years after leaving home, Odysseus would finally set foot on Ithaca, ready离家20年后,奥德修斯终于踏上了伊萨卡,准备好了
2859to see his wife and son once again.以再次见到他的妻子和儿子。
2860But Athena, knowing that his homeland was not as he had left但雅典娜知道他的故乡并不像他所离开的
2861would warn Odysseus of the dangers that waited in his palace.警告奥德修斯 在他的宫殿里等待着危险
2862Transforming him into an old beggar,把他变成一个老乞丐,
2863Athena made sure that Odysseus would enter his home in disguise.雅典娜确保了奥德修斯会伪装成进入他的家.
2864For his wife Penelope, having为了他的妻子佩内洛普,
2865been alone for twenty years, was expected to remarry, with suitors from far and wide coming20年来一直单身, 预计将再婚, 求婚者从远和广来
2866to win her hand.赢得她的手。
2867Over a hundred of them now infested Odysseus' palace, eating his food and一百多人现在侵袭了奥德修斯的宫殿 吃他的食物
2868wearing his clothes.穿着他的衣服
2869Although through it all, Penelope had remained faithful, never giving up虽然所有这一切,佩内洛普一直 忠诚,从来没有放弃
2870hope that her husband would return.希望她丈夫能回来
2871Devising a cunning plan to avoid marriage, Penelope had佩内洛普设计了一个狡猾的计划来避免结婚,
2872stalled her many suitors for years, weaving a burial garment for Odysseus' father, promising给奥德修斯的父亲 织了一件葬服 很有希望
2873that she would choose a new husband when it was finished.她会选择一个新的丈夫 当它完成。
2874But every night, as the garment neared但每晚,随着衣服的临近
2875completion, she would secretly undo all her work, with the deception lasting for three years before她会暗地里撤销她的所有工作 欺骗持续了三年
2876it was uncovered, with her now being forced to choose a suitor.现在她被迫选择求婚者
2877But unknown to Penelope, Odysseus但佩内洛普,奥德修斯不知道
2878would soon be by her side.很快就会在她身边
2879Making his way to the palace, he would first stop at the house of his在去皇宫的路上,他会先停在他家
2880most loyal servant Eumaeus.最忠诚的仆人尤马厄斯
2881Happy to see his king once again, Eumaeus would offer Odysseus food and很高兴再次见到他的国王 Eumaeus会提供Odysseus的食物
2882wine, while pledging to help him reclaim his home.酒,同时承诺帮助他 收回他的家。
2883It would not be long before another would不久以后,别人会
2884join them, for Odysseus' son Telemachus had just arrived home from his travels, after searching for加入他们,因为奥德修斯的儿子 Telemachus刚从旅行中回到家,在寻找
2885his father for many months.他的父亲好几个月。
2886Telemachus在去宫殿的路上 看到Eumaeus和他共进晚餐
2887a stranger, and hungry after his long voyage, would ask his friend if he could join for dinner.一个陌生人,他长途跋涉后饿了, 会问他的朋友,如果他可以一起吃饭。
2888But Eumaeus, knowing the beggar's true identity, would seek to give the two some time together,但Eumaeus知道乞丐的真实身份 想要给两人一些时间
2889leaving to let Penelope know her son had returned.让佩内洛普知道她儿子回来了
2890With Eumaeus now gone, Athena would use her magicEumaeus现在走了 雅典娜会用她的魔法
2891to transform the old beggar back into Odysseus in all his glory.将老乞丐改造为奥德修斯 他所有的荣耀。
2892Telemachus 无法相信
2893his eyes and would begin to weep, having been reunited with his father after all this time.他的眼睛会开始哭泣, 和他的父亲团聚了这么久。
2894Dropping to his knees, Telemachus would embrace his father with open arms,跪在地上 Telemachus会怀着他的父亲
2895but the reunion would have to wait, as for now Odysseus would have to deal with the suitors.但重聚必须等待, 因为现在奥德修斯 将不得不与求婚者打交道。
2896Disguising himself as a beggar once again, he would enter the palace,他再次装作乞丐 进入皇宫
2897only to discover that Penelope had set up a competition to choose her next husband.只是为了发现佩内洛普已经设置了一个竞争来选择她的下一个丈夫.
2898She had declared that she would marry the man who could shoot an arrow through a row of 12 axe heads,她已经宣布,她将嫁给一个男人 谁可以射箭 通过一排12轴头,
2899with every suitor in the land having joined the competition.大地上的每一个求婚者都参加了比赛。
2900But there would be one condition,但有一个条件
2901that each suitor must use Odysseus' great bow that had been left behind at the palace.每个追求者必须使用奥德修斯的伟大弓 曾经留在宫殿里
2902It was another of Penelope's cunning tricks, as one after another every suitor would take their这是佩内洛普另一个狡猾的把戏 因为每一个追求者都会采取
2903turn, each unable to even string the bow.转身,每个都无法 连弓弦。
2904After every man had failed, Odysseus,在每个人失败之后 奥德修斯
2905still disguised as a beggar, would ask for an attempt, with the whole palace howling with仍然伪装成乞丐, 要求尝试, 整个宫殿嚎叫
2906laughter.欢笑.
2907But they would soon fall quiet, for Odysseus would string the bow with ease,他们不久就安静下来了 因为奥德修斯会轻而易举地把弓弦弦起
2908taking aim and shooting an arrow that sailed through all 12 axes with perfect precision.瞄准并射出箭头 精确地穿过所有12轴
2909But having seen the damage done to his home, Odysseus could not forgive the suitors.但奥德修斯看到家门受损 无法原谅求婚者
2910Turning the bow upon them, Odysseus would begin to fire, striking them down one by one.奥德修斯会一举一动地击落他们
2911Panicked, the suitors would go to grab their weapons, but no matter how hard they looked,吓坏了,求婚者会去抢他们的武器, 但不管他们多看,
2912they could not be found, as Telemachus had hid their weapons while the competition was underway.由于Telemachus在比赛进行期间藏了武器,他们无法找到武器。
2913Eumaeus之后加入了Telemachus和Odysseus, 他们开始攻击求婚者,
2914not stopping until they had all been killed.直到他们全部被杀时才停止
2915With the bodies of the suitors now laying dead求婚者的尸体现在都死了
2916at his feet, Odysseus had completed his final task.在他脚下,奥德修斯完成了他的最后任务.
2917The only thing left to do was to reunite唯一需要做的就是重新团聚
2918his wife, with his undying love for her being the only thing that had fuelled his journey home.他的妻子,带着他不朽的爱 她是唯一刺激他回家旅程的东西。
2919Recognising her husband and overwhelmed with emotion, Penelope would embrace Odysseus,佩内洛普意识到她丈夫 充满了情感 将拥抱奥德修斯
2920a moment she had spent 20 long and faithful years waiting for.她花了20年时间等待
2921Letting out a sigh of relief,使一口气宽慰,
2922Odysseus was finally at peace, but his wife would have one question for him, asking where he had奥德修斯终于安心了 但他妻子会问他一个问题 问他在哪里
2923been after all this time.这么多年了
2924With a smile on his face and tears in his eyes, he would reply with他脸上含着笑容,眼睛含着泪水,他会回答
2925one simple line, where do I begin?一个简单的线, 我从哪里开始?
2926As Odysseus' story came to a close, so too would the age of随着奥德修斯的故事的结束 年龄也会结束
2927heroes.英雄们
2928Zeus' plan to separate the realms of the gods and men had been successful, and no longer宙斯把神与人分开的计划 已经成功,不再
2929would mythical beasts roam the land, and nor would demigods walk among mortals.神话中的野兽必在大地上游荡,半神也必在凡人中间行走。
2930The tales of these这些故事
2931heroes would now pass into myth and legend, their stories preserved by great poets such as Homer,英雄们现在将传入神话和传说 他们的故事被荷马等伟大的诗人所保存
2932stories that would be told again and again by each generation that came to pass.每一代人都会反复讲述的故事。
2933Zeus, having tried and failed to populate the world with humans of gold, silver and then bronze,宙斯,试图和失败 人类的金,银,然后青铜,
2934as well as his own descendants, would now create a final race of men, this time of iron,以及他自己的后代, 将创造最后的 男人的种族, 这次铁,
2935the current age of man.现在的人类年龄。
2936Unlike those that came before them, this race of iron would be exposed和他们之前的人不同 这场铁的比赛将会曝光
2937to all the hardships of the world.给世界所有苦难
2938They would know old age and poverty, starvation and war,他们知道老年和贫穷 饥饿和战争
2939with hard work needed to survive the many dangers that faced them.为了度过他们面临的许多危险,必须付出艰苦努力。
2940But as much as they would但是,尽管他们会
2941struggle, with the gods having retreated from the world, these men of iron would now truly be in这些铁人现在将真正加入
2942charge of their own destiny, free to shape the land in any way they saw fit.自由地以他们认为合适的方式塑造土地
2943They would found他们会发现
2944cities, learn to write and would explore the world around them, with philosophy, art and music城市,学习写作 并探索周围的世界, 哲学,艺术和音乐
2945expressing their creativity.表达他们的创造力。
2946They would invent the printing press, discover gravity, harness the他们会发明印刷机 发现引力 利用
2947power of steam, and create light from the energy that now fueled their civilization.蒸汽的力量, 和创造光 从现在的能源 燃料他们的文明。
2948And one day,总有一天
2949this race of iron would use their great talent to travel to the heavens themselves, where,这种铁的种族 将利用他们的天赋 前往天堂本身,在那里,
2950just for a moment, they could see the place of their home from the perspective of the gods.就一会儿 他们就能从神的视角看到自己家的位置
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