PallasAthena,GoddessofWisdom智慧女神雅典娜难度2.5陈昉译上期神话中的美杜莎的故事想必大家还记忆犹新吧，你瞧！这幅图中，盾牌上刻着美杜莎的头颅以及她的儿子飞马座佩加索斯的饰纹。而这位手持盾牌的美女神色冷峻、高贵典雅。她是谁呢？她就是智慧女神雅典娜。Athena,goddessofwisdomandwar,wasthe1)embodimentofstrategy,2)tacticsandreason.Rememberthe3)TrojanHorse?JustoneofAthena’sgreatideas!Handsome,4)benevolent,fair,andmerciful,shewontheadmirationofallofthegods.雅典娜，智慧女神及战神,是策略、战术及理性的化身。特洛伊木马想必大家不陌生吧？这只是雅典娜的妙计之一。她的端庄、仁慈、公正及富于同情心为她赢得了众神的褒扬。BirthofAthena雅典娜的降生AthenawasthedaughterofZeusand5)Metis,the6)Titanessofwisdom.WhenZeuswaswalkingthroughthegardensonOlympus,hesawthebeautifulMetis,andfellinlovewithher.Aftertheirunion,ZeuswenttoconsulttheOracleof7)Delphi,andreceivedwordthatMetiswouldbearhimtwochildren:firstagirl,andthenaboythatwouldoverthrowhim,justashedidtohisfather.HefearedtheconsequencesanddecidedtoswallowMetis.Hechallengedhertoagameofshape8)shifting.Thetwoofthemassumedmanyforms,shiftingintosmallerandsmallerforms.Finally,Metis9)assumedtheformofasmallfly,andZeusopenedhismouthandswallowedherimmediately.Hewastoolate:Metishadalready10)conceivedachild.WeeksafterswallowingMetis,Zeuswassuddenlystrickenwithsevereheadpains.Noneofthegodscoulddoanythingtohealhim.Finally,hecalledonhissonHephaestustosplithisheadopenwithhissledge.OtherversionssaythatinsideZeus’stomach,Metisimmediatelybeganmakingahelmetandrobeforher11)fetaldaughter.ThehammeringasshemadethehelmetcausedZeusgreatpainandHephaestus12)cleavedZeus’headwithanaxe.AthenaleapedfromZeus’head,fullygrownandcladinbattlearmorwithherspearheld13)aloft.雅典娜是宙斯和提坦女神中的智慧神墨提斯的女儿。当宙斯在奥林匹斯花园散步时，他看到美丽的墨提斯，并且爱上了她。他俩结合后，宙斯去特尔斐神殿询问，得知墨提斯将会生一对儿女：第一个是女孩，然后是个男孩，这个男孩将会推翻他的统治，如同他以前对其父亲做的一样。他害怕这样的结果，于是决定把墨提斯吞进肚里。宙斯提出跟墨提斯玩一种变形游戏。他俩变了各种样子，而且越变越小。最后，墨提斯变成一只小苍蝇。宙斯立即张开嘴，把她吞入腹中。不过已经太晚了，墨提斯已经怀了一个孩子。吞下墨提斯几周后，宙斯的头突然疼痛异常。众神都无法医治他。最后，他命令他的儿子赫菲斯托斯用雪橇劈开他的脑袋。其他版本说，在宙斯的腹中，墨提斯立即开始为她未出生的女儿制作头盔和长袍。制作盔甲过程中的锤打使得宙斯痛苦不堪，于是赫菲斯托斯用斧头劈开他的头。体态婀娜、披坚执锐的雅典娜，从宙斯的头里跳出来。AthenaandAthens雅典守护神When14)Athenswasfirstfoundedandbuilt,thepeoplebegantolookfora15)patron16)deitytoprotectthecityfromharm.BothAthenaand17)Poseidoncompetedwitheachotherforthehonor.TheyagreedthateachwouldgivetheAtheniansonegiftandtheAthenianswouldchoosewhichevergifttheypreferred.Poseidonslammedhis18)tridentintotheground,andaspringwelledupfromtheearth,providingthetownwithaninexhaustiblesourceofwater.However,thewaterwasfromthesea,andthepeopleweren’tabletodrinkit,ormakeanyuseofitwhatsoever.Athenaplantedanolivetreeinthecentreofthetown.Itprovidedthepeoplewithwood,oilandasourceoffood.So,AthenawasproclaimedvictorandthepatronofAthens.Fromthenon,AthenaandPoseidonbecamebitterenemies,andopposedeachother.Butaccordingtoanotheraccount,thetwodeities19)compromisedatlast,andbecameco-patronsofAthens.So,Athensgotitsnamefromthegoddess.AndonthehilloftheAcropolistheAtheniansbuiltabeautifultemplet...