Athena 雅典娜
Athena
雅典娜
One time, Zeus has a bad headache.All the gods come. They are Apollo, the god of medicine, the god of the fire and so on.
They try but have no way.Then, Zeus, the father of gods and all the gods ask the god of the fire to open his head.The god of the fire does this. To their surprise, a beautiful goddess comes out of Zeus'
head.The goddess is giving off light . She is Athena,the goddess of wisdom and knowledge.
People build a city in Greece. It has no name. Athena wants to use her name.
And Poseidon wants to use his name, too. So, there is a struggle between the goddess and Poseidon.
Who can have the honour of naming it? All the people agree: who makes the most
useful thing for the people, who will become the patron or the patroness of the city.Poseidon beats the ground with his trident and makes a horse. Athena maks an olive tree.
It is peace and plenty. The horse is struggle and sorrow. Athena, the goddess becomes
the patroness of the city. The name of the city is Athens.
Athena is the goddess of arts and crafts, too. A woman, Arachne, challenges and talks
big: she can beat Athena. The goddess is quite angry.
She becomes an old woman. She goes to Arachne and says, ' You must be modest,'
But the woman says,' Come on! Let's have a race.' Athena becomes the goddess again
and says,' Let's go '. They, the two women, start their race.
Arachne makes a net. Then, Arachne sees the goddess' thing is better. She feels sad.
She ties a piece of silk to hang herself.But Just before she dies, the goddess changes her into a spider and lets her weave
forever.
From then on, Athena is the patroness of Athens, Greece.
阅读理解练习:
1. Who is Zeus?
A. Zeus is the god of the medicine.B.Zeus is the god of the fire.
C. Zeus is the father of Athena. D. Zeus is the father of gods.
2. Who is Apollo?
A. Apollo is the god of the sun.B. Apollo is the god of the fire.
C. Apollo is Athena's friend. D. Apollo is Athena's brother.
3. Where does Athena come from?
A. Athena comes from the heaven. B. Athena comes from Zeus' head.
C. Athena comes from Greece. D. Athena comes from Athens.
4. Athena is________________.
A. the goddess of knowledge B. the goddess of wisdom
C. the goddess of arts and crafts D. all of the three
5. Poseidon____________________.
A. is Athena's boyfriend B. will name a city of Greece
C. will beat Athena D. is a man
6. People like__________________.
A. wars B. Fire C. olive trees D. peace and plenty
7. Arachne_____________________.
A. doesn't chellenge Athena B. is modest
C. can beat Athena D. wants to die
8. Which is wrong?
A. Athena changes Arachne into a spider.
B. Athena becomes an old woman.
C. Athena weaves a net. D. Athena beats Poseidon.
9. Which is right?
A. Weave a sweater. B. Weave a basket.
C. Weave a vest. D. Weave a pair of trousers.
10. Which is right?
A. Knit a basket. B. Knit a net.
C. Knit a carpet. D. Knit a sweater.
注解:knit---
make clothes from woollen or cotton thread using two long thin
knitting needles or a machine.
weave— make fabric, a carpet, a basket by crossing threads or strips across,
over and under each other by hand or on a machine.