2013-12-24 18:47:26Susan

西概筆記第二週(2)

6.suitora man who wants to get married to a particular woman

27.nectara drink that tastes very good

28.demigodone who is partly a god and partly human being

29. banishto make someone go away

30.dismissleave; evacuate

31.prophecythe ability to see what will happen in the future

32.oraclea type of priest in ancient Greek who told people what would happen in the future or gave them advice from the gods

33.questto search for something

 

Demigods’ professionsleader warrior furies

Miniatures(金牛座的由來)

 

Greek

Position

Rome

Aphrodite

beauty and love

Venus

Poseidon

sea

Neptune

Hades

underworld

Pluto

Persephone

 

Cora

 

 






三大天神
  Poseidon, Zeus , Hades

到過地獄的希臘英雄 Hermes(god of massage), Hercules(大力士), Orpheus


Vocabulary

1. omnipotent (adj) 全能的
2. shield (n) 

3. suitor (n) 
追求者;請願者
4. nectar (n) 
花蜜;甘露
5. demigod (n) 
半神半人
6. banish (v) 
放逐
7. dismiss (v ) 
...離開;解散
8. prophecy (n) 
預言(能力)
9. oracle (n) 
神諭處

10. quest (v) 
尋找
11.Mesopotamia (n) 美索不達米亞
12. pastoral (a) 牧羊人的
13. Jerusalem (n) 耶路撒冷
14. warring (a) 交戰的
15. melancholy (n)(a) 憂鬱(的)
16. deportation (n) 驅逐出境
17. exile (n) 流放
18. bondage (n) 奴隸身份
19. prophet (n) 先知
20. encroachment (n) 侵入
21. desperate (a) 鋌而走險的
22. revolt (v)+against  (n) 反叛
23. legionary (n) 退役軍人
24. diaspora=scattering (n) 分散
25. cohesion=solidarity (n) 團結力