Hyacinthus Hyacinthus was a beautiful Greek boy who was greatlyloved by Apollo,Apollo often laid aside his golden lyreand his arrows,and came down fro...
Baucis and Philemon As was the common practice with the gods of Olympus,Zeus and Hermes were visiting the world in disguise.One day they came to a vil...
Poseidon(Neptune) Poseidon was son of Kronus and Rhea,and brother ofZeus.After the war with the Titans,he became the mighty and majestic god of the se...
《旧约》中,牧首雅各与其妻拉结之子。约瑟最得父亲宠爱,他获赠一件耀眼的彩衣”(coat of many colors,原字面意义为长袖外衣”〔coat with flowing sleeves〕),令兄长们十分嫉妒。兄长们将约瑟卖往埃及当奴隶,但跟雅各说约瑟遭野兽所害。在埃及...
Venus and Adonis Aphrodite loved Adonis more than she did anybody else,for he was a brisk,lovely young hunter.She gave up herhome at Olympus and took ...
《新约.马太福音》中记录的宗教教义和耶稣发表的伦理演说。这是耶稣对其门徒和许多人做的训诫,他教导大家生活的准则,这一准则是以爱的新律法为基础,甚至是对敌人的爱,取代了单讲果报的旧律法。许多类似的基督教的布道之词和常从《圣经》中引用的段落都源于此,包括耶稣福祉和主祷文。常被看作是基督教生活的蓝图。 B...
活动时期西元前10世纪中叶大卫的儿子和继承者。几乎所有关于他的记载都来自《圣经》(〈列王纪〉第1~11章和〈历代志〉第1~9章)。通过其母亲拔示巴(Bathsheba)和先知拿单(Nathan)的努力,所罗门在大卫在世时被施以涂油礼。登基后,他无情的消灭敌人,将亲友安排到重要职位上。他在王国边界之外...
《旧约.士师记》中的以色列战士英雄。天使曾告诉他的母亲,她将生下一个献身于上帝的儿子,并且他的头发始终不能被剪掉。参孙有过许多强有力的行为,比如杀死一头狮子和移动加萨之门。在他向一位非利士妇女大利拉透露了头发是他的力量之源这一秘密后,大利拉趁他熟睡时剪掉他的头发,让他失去了力量。非利士人还弄瞎了他的...
活动时期约西元前11世纪《旧约》中的先知。是继摩西之后第一位也是古代以色列士师中最后一位。有关撒母耳的资料见于圣经中〈撒母耳记〉上、下两书。这两本书叙述在西元前11~西元前10世纪以色列的历史。在这段期间,以色列第一个君主政体成立了,以色列的部族也都团结在该独立王国之下。建都耶路撒冷。撒母耳得到启示...
Staying by a Stump Waiting for More Hares To Come and Dash Themselves Against ItThis story took place more than 2,000 years ago,in the Warring States ...