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经典古希腊神话中英双语《阿克里西俄斯》的故事Acrisius,king ofArgos,was Hypermnestra#39;s grandson.He hadone beautifuldaughter,Danae byname.So muchdid helove herthat hedecided notto remarryafter thedeathof hiswife.But oneday anoraclefrom Delphiprophesied thathe wouldbe killedbythe sonof Danae.He feltso upsetthat hislove suddenlychanged tofear andhatred.Toavoid thedisaster hebuilt atall bronzetower,wherein heshut Danaeup withher nurse.hekept thekey of the towerhimself,and leftonly theroof openfor Danaeto takeanoccasional look at theblue skyabove.One brightsunny morningDanae felta childishjoy atthesight ofthe clear,blue skyand longedfor freedomwhen agolden showerof sunlightshotthrough theopen roofand spread all overher.A waveof happinessspreadallover herandZeus himselfstood beforeher inhis splendourandwon her.zSome timelater,a guardcame rushinginto KingAcrisius#39;palace andtold theastonishedking thatDanae hadgiven birthto ason.The babywas calledPerseus.Acrisiusdecided thatboth motherand sonmust dieif hewanted tolive himself.Very soonhe hadagreatchest(箱子)built,where heput Danaeand herson,and thenset itadrift onthe sea.Answering thesad prayersofthepoor mother,Zeus hadthe chestswept ontothe landofthe Seriphos.Polydectes,king ofthe country,treated themat firstwith kindness,butafterwards withcruelty.When Perseuswas grownup,Polydectes senthim tokill Medusa.Medusa hadbeen abeautiful maiden,but asshe onceviolated Athena#39;s templeinLybiathe goddesschanged herbeautiful hairinto snakesand herbody intothat ofa monster.So uglyand terriblewas shethat anyonelooking onher facewas immediatelyturned tostone.But Athenaand othergods cameto helpPerseus.Athena lenthim herbrightlypolished shieldin whichshe warnedhim tolookatthe reflectionof Medusaonly;Hadesgave himhis helmetwhich madeits wearerinvisible;and Hermesoffered himhis wingedshoesso thathe couldtravel fastover longdistances.From thegods healso tooka swordanda magicwallet.Acting onthe adviceof Athena,Perseus travelledwest andfirst soughtout thethreegrey womenknown asthe Graeaewho knewthe whereaboutsof Medusa.These womenzhadone tooth and oneeye betweenthem,so Perseusgrabbed thetoothandthe eyefromthem andforced themto tellhim thetruth.This thegrey womendid,and onenight whileflyingacross thesky theyoung manfound Medusasleeping ona rock.Flying down,hestruck offthe headof Medusaand turnedback tothe landwhere hehad lefthis mother.阿尔戈斯国王阿克里西俄斯是许泊涅斯特拉的孙子他的女儿达那厄非常美丽他对女儿如此宠爱,因此在丧妻之后他决定不再另娶但是一天来自特尔斐城的一个先知者预言他将死在达那厄儿子的手上他感到很沮丧,突然之间爰转变成恐惧与仇恨为了避免灾难的发生,他建造了一座高高的铜塔,把达那厄和她的佣人关在里面只有他有塔的钥匙塔顶留有开口,达那厄只能从这里偶尔看看蓝天在一个阳光明媚的早晨,看到晴朗的蓝天她感到孩子般的喜悦并渴望自由金色的阳光透过敞开的塔顶倾泻下来将她笼罩幸福的暖流传遍她的全身站在她面前的是宇宙之王宙斯他辉煌伟大,赢得了她的心过了一段时间,一名卫士急匆匆地来到国王阿克里西俄斯的王宫惊讶的国王被告知达那厄生下了一个儿子,名叫柏修斯阿克里西俄斯当即决定母子俩都得死,这样他才能保住性命很快他就令人做了一只大箱子,把达那厄母子俩关在里面,并把他们扔到海里漂流这位可怜的母亲的祈祷得到了宙斯的回应宙斯让箱子漂到赛瑞费斯国该国国王波吕得克忒斯先是友好地招待他们,后来却变得残忍无情柏修斯长大成人后,波吕得克忒斯派他去杀墨杜萨墨杜萨曾是一位美丽少女但是因她亵渎了雅典娜在利比尔的神殿,女神就把它的美发变成了蛇,她的.身体也成了怪物的体态她丑陋狰狞,任何人只要看到她的面孔就会立即变成石头雅典娜和其他的神向柏修斯伸出了救援的手雅典娜借给他闪亮的盾她警告他只能看墨杜萨映在上面的像哈得斯借给他隐身盔甲;海尔墨斯为他提供带翼鞋,穿上它就能快步如飞从神那里还得到了剑和魔袋遵照雅典娜的忠告,柏修斯向西走,他首先找到了格赖埃三姐妹她们知道墨杜萨的行踪这三位妇人共用一颗牙,一只眼于是,柏修斯抓着他们的牙和眼,强迫她们道出实情一天晚上,年轻人飞越天空时,他发现了在岩石上睡觉的墨杜萨他飞下去砍掉了墨杜萨的头然后转身走向与母亲告别的地方本文来源网络收集与整理,如有侵权,请联系作者删除,谢谢!。