修改1Agamemnon

1、START By：陈扬扬 苟超平 胡雨奇 张雯静STARTBrief introduction of AgamemnonBrief introduction of Agamemnon Agamemnon , whose name means firm and steadfast. He was the king of Mycenae, king of kings of the whole Greece. He was the son of kingAtreus（阿特柔斯）ofMycenae, the brother of Menelaus（墨涅拉俄斯）, the husband ofClyte

2、mnestra （克吕泰涅斯特拉）and the father of Iphigenia,Electraor Laodike ,OrestesandChrysothemis. WhenHelen, the wife of Menelaus, ran off withParis（帕里斯） ofTroy, Agamemnon commanded the united Greek armed forces in the ensuing（接下来的）Trojan War. Actually, the aim that he declare the war on troy is to Dominate t

3、heAegean Sea. Helen is just a blasting fuse. During the war,he becamethejoint expeditionarycommander.START Upon Agamemnons return from Troy, he was murdered by Aegisthus（埃奎斯托斯）, the lover of his wife, Clytemnestra. In Homeric epicsOdyssey,Odysseus in the witch Circes（喀耳刻） helpto consult weal or woe,

4、 had metthesoul ofAgamemnon.At that time,he said: i would rather live in theearthas a slave than inthe underworldas a king.(宁在凡间为奴，不在冥界为王)STARTTheMask of AgamemnonTheMask of Agamemnon It It was was discovered at discovered at MycenaeMycenae in 1876 by in 1876 by Heinrich Heinrich SchliemannSchlieman

5、n.The artifact is a funeral mask crafted in .The artifact is a funeral mask crafted in goldgold, and , and was found over the face of a body located in a was found over the face of a body located in a burial shaftburial shaft( (竖井竖井) ). Schliemann believed that he had discovered the body of the . Sc

6、hliemann believed that he had discovered the body of the legendary legendary GreekGreek leader leaderAgamemnonAgamemnon, but modern , but modern archaeological research suggests that the mask is from archaeological research suggests that the mask is from 15501500 BC, earlier than the life of Agamemn

7、on, as tradition 15501500 BC, earlier than the life of Agamemnon, as tradition regards it. regards it. In fact , the mask does not belong to In fact , the mask does not belong to Agamemnon,but it stand for Mycenae culture.Agamemnon,but it stand for Mycenae culture.STARTAgamemnonin the Trojan War1.Wr

8、ath （rr愤怒）愤怒）of the goddess Artemis.2.The quarrel between Agamemnon and Achilles in the final year of the war.3.Agamemnons character in the Trojan War.STARTWrath of the goddess Artemis What the result of her wrath? A plague and a lack of wind prevented the army from sailing. Why was Artemis angry ab

9、out the Greek Army? 1.Artemis is angry for the young men who will die at Troy 2.Agamemnon has slain an animal sacred to Artemis, and subsequently boasted that he was Artemis equal in hunting. START How did Agamemnon solve this problem?The prophet Calchas (klks卡尔克斯,随军预言家）announced that the wrath of t

10、he goddess could only be propitiated （prpet抚慰,与和解）by the sacrifice of Agamemnons daughter Iphigenia i,fidinai.START The sacrifice of IphigeniaThere are different versions about how willing either father or daughter was to this fate.Some include such trickery as claiming she was to be married to Achi

11、lles, but Agamemnon did eventually sacrifice Iphigenia. Her death appeased（piz使平息；使满使平息；使满足）足）Artemis, and the Greek army set out for Troy. Agamemnon was prepared to kill his daughter, but that Artemis accepted a deer in her place, and whisked her away to Tauris t:rai in the Crimean kraimin Peninsul

12、a（克里米亚半岛）（克里米亚半岛）.Hesiod hi:sid said she became the goddess Hecate(hekti赫卡特（司夜和冥界的女神赫卡特（司夜和冥界的女神）.STARTThe quarrel between Agamemnon and AchillesAgamemnon was the commander-in-chief of the Greeks during the Trojan War. During the fighting, Agamemnon killed Antiphus( (普里阿摩斯和赫卡柏的儿子普里阿摩斯和赫卡柏的儿子) )and f

13、ifteen other Trojan soldiers. Agamemnon stole an attractive slave called Briseis, ,( (特洛亚著名美女特洛亚著名美女, ,为阿喀琉斯所俘虏为阿喀琉斯所俘虏, ,由于她的美貌引起了希腊将帅不和由于她的美貌引起了希腊将帅不和) )one of the spoils (sp(spilzilz战利品战利品) )of war, from Achilles. Achilles, the greatest warrior of the age, withdrew from battle in response to Agam

14、emnons supposedly evil deed and put the Greek armies at risk of losing the war.STARTAgamemnons character Agamemnons character in the Trojan War.in the Trojan War.Although not the equal of Achilles in bravery, Agamemnon was a representative of kingly authority. As commander-in-chief, he summoned the

15、princes to the council and led the army in battle. He was the sole fighter on the field, and he fought on until he was wounded and forced to withdraw to his tent. His chief fault was his overwhelming haughtiness(h:tinis傲慢傲慢,不逊不逊); an over-exalted(gzltd尊贵的尊贵的) opinion of his position that led him to

16、insult Chryses (克吕塞斯克吕塞斯 a priest of Apollo ) and Achilles, thereby bringing great disaster upon the Greeks.GreeksSTARTChryses and AgamemnonChryses and AgamemnonAgamemnon took Chrysess daughter Chryseis (Astynome) from Moesia（美西亚）（美西亚）as a war prize and when Chryses attempted to ransom （ r rns(ns()m

17、)m赎回）赎回）her, Agamemnon refused to return her. Chryses prayed to Apollo, and he, in order to defend the honor of his priest, sent a plague sweeping through the Greek armies, and Agamemnon was forced to give Chryseis back in order to end it.STARTChryses and AgamemnonChryses and Agamemnon迈锡尼国王阿伽门农俘获并奴役

18、她，并承认她比他的迈锡尼国王阿伽门农俘获并奴役她，并承认她比他的妻子还美，阿伽门农将她视为战利品拒绝允许她的父妻子还美，阿伽门农将她视为战利品拒绝允许她的父亲阿波罗大祭司克律塞斯赎回她。亲阿波罗大祭司克律塞斯赎回她。 于是阿波罗神谕降于是阿波罗神谕降下瘟疫给希腊联军，迫使阿伽门农为了结束瘟疫，派下瘟疫给希腊联军，迫使阿伽门农为了结束瘟疫，派奥德修斯将克律塞伊丝送回给她的父亲。奥德修斯将克律塞伊丝送回给她的父亲。 但作为补偿，但作为补偿，阿伽门农将布里塞伊斯阿伽门农将布里塞伊斯Briseis（赫克托王子的表妹）（赫克托王子的表妹）从阿喀琉斯身边夺走，从而触怒了阿喀琉斯，拒绝参从阿喀琉斯身边夺走，

19、从而触怒了阿喀琉斯，拒绝参与后面与特洛伊的战争。与后面与特洛伊的战争。 The Death of AgamemnonThe Death of Agamemnon In the tragedy written by Aeschylus, Agamemnon is a tragedy which is a connecting link between the preceding and the following, its also a drama which continues the fate of ancient Greek. Agamemnon came back home from T

20、rojan War after ten years ,but his wife Clytemnestra, who had an affair with Aegistus and was instigated by him, killed Agamemnon with a cloth net and a sharp dagger while he was bathing. It Its ridiculous that the famous and god-like Agamemnon s ridiculous that the famous and god-like Agamemnon did

21、ndidnt die in the war but in the bathtub by the person who was t die in the war but in the bathtub by the person who was supposed to be the most trustworthy and closest. Actually, the supposed to be the most trustworthy and closest. Actually, the death of Agamemnon is the evil consequence made by his elder death of Agamemnon is the evil consequence made by his elder