【希腊众神系列】三位“金苹果”奖的入围角逐者
“金苹果之争”
Keywords：
Hera (天后)，Aphrodite (爱与美的女神)，Athena (智慧、战争、纺织的女神)
The superhuman achievements of male divinities roused the awe and admiration of the ancient Greeks. Were the Greek goddesses equally as powerful as these male deities? They were witching warriors, sensuous seducers and virtuous virgins. They were the mighty goddesses of Mount Olympus.
古希腊人敬畏与崇拜希腊男神的过人功绩，而女神是否与男神一样法力无边呢？她们是魅力战士、迷人魅惑者、闺秀淑女，也是奥林匹斯山强大的女神。
Hera（赫拉）
(注：赫拉醒来发现婴孩大力神吮吸奶水、推开婴孩时，奶水喷出来汇成了银河the Milky Way)
The matron of all the goddesses was Hera, protector of the family and married women. She herself was married to the adulterer Zeus. Numerous stories are told about Hera's revenge against Zeus’s paramours. Ancient Greeks wrote that when Zeus’s lover Leto became pregnant with their twins Apollo and Artemis, the jealous Hera chased Leto away to the island of Delos. Another time it was said Hera transformed one of her husband’s lovers into a cow. Yet Hera’s powers were not limited to her husband’s infidelities. On the ancient battlefields of Greece, Hera was said to have intervened often assisting warriors in their pursuit of victory.
嫁给Zeus的Hera是“众神天后”，同时也是家庭和已婚妇女的捍卫者。很多故事都有关Hera如何报复Zeus的情人。古希腊人记载过，当Leto身怀双胞胎Apollo和Artemis时，嫉妒中的Hera把Leto撵到小岛Delos。还有一次，Hera将丈夫的情人变成了一头牛。然而，Hera的力量绝不局限在应对丈夫的不忠事件，古希腊战场上勇士们追求胜利过程中，Hera经常扮演助攻角色。
Io with Zeus by Giovanni Ambrogio Figino
Aphrodite（阿佛洛狄忒）
Aphrodite of Milos (c.100 BC), Louvre
While Hera fought against the infidelities of her husband, the goddess Aphrodite on the other hand became the instigator of love affairs between gods and mortals. The Greeks believed Aphrodite symbolized the essence of beauty, love and desire, but the origins of her erotic powers are lost in antiquity. One story says that she is the daughter of Zeus, another legend claims that she sprang from the bleeding testicles of Uranus, the god of the sky, as he fell into the sea after being castrated by his son Cronus.
正当Hera抗争着自己丈夫的不忠时，女神Aphrodite则煽动着人神间的恋爱。希腊人相信Aphrodite象征着美丽、爱情与欲望，但古书中却没能记载她性感力量来源何处。有传言记载Aphrodite是Zeus之女；有传说则指出，她是天空之神Uranus的女儿。
“The Greek Aphrodite is no, you know, a Botticelli Venus on the half-shell. I mean, this is one fearsome goddess that comes out of the bleeding testicles of the sky and the spume of the sea.”
“希腊的Aphrodite绝不是波提切利画笔下的贝壳中诞生维纳斯，她是位诞生在血肉模糊与大海泡沫中的无畏女神。”
The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli (circa 1485)
（注：希腊神话中的爱与美女神Aphrodite几乎对等于罗马神话中的Venus）
Petra tou Romiou ("The rock of the Greek"), Aphrodite's legendary birthplace in Paphos, Cyprus
It was said that Aphrodite had a fondness for roses and doves, yet her favorite pastime was casting spells and weaving love affairs between gods and mortal women. She eventually become the patron goddess of prostitution and temples dedicated to her became the first brothels in ancient Greece.
据说Aphrodite喜好玫瑰与白鸽，但最爱的消遣方式是给人和神施法念咒、编织风流韵事。后来她成为了妓女供奉的对象，供奉她的神庙也变成古希腊第一所妓院。
“I think there isn't any difference in believing in them or any other God and it’s interesting that the most of the Greek gods stand for something. There are rambunctious bunch and they'll sleep with anybody or anything.”
“我个人觉得信奉任何一位神灵没有太大差异，有趣的是大部分希腊神都象征着某项事物。有那么一撮人会和任何人或物共枕。”
Aphrodite herself possessed a strong sexual appetite. She was married to the lame god, Hephaestus patron god of labourers, however, she cheated on him often. Her affair with Ares, the God of War became a divine scandal. In the ancient bookThe Iliad, Hephaestus is told of Aphrodite's clandestine romance by Apollo, who had been spying on her. A trap was then laid for Aphrodite and Ares. When Ares came to make love to Aphrodite, Hephaestus caught them in his net at a delicate moment. Then he called on the court of gods of Mount Olympus to rule on his wife's adulterous act. some of the divine jury sided with the jilted Hephaestus, while others applauded Ares's for his cunning move to bed the beautiful Aphrodite. The affair became the fuel of gossip on the mountain of the gods.
Aphrodite有着很强的性欲。她嫁给了瘸腿的锻冶工匠之神Hephaestus，但她却经常出轨。她和战争之神Ares的事成为了仙界丑事。古书《伊利亚特》记载，Hephaestus从暗中监视Aphrodite的Apollo那儿得知了Aphrodite的奸情，于是设下陷阱。当Ares来与Aphrodite幽会时，Hephaestus铸造一张大网把他俩抓个正着。随后，他召集奥林匹斯山众神法庭、制裁妻子的通奸行为。一些陪审团的神站在被抛弃的Hephaestus一边，而另一些则称赞Ares能捕获Aphrodite的芳心，这件事成为了山中众神谣言的助燃剂。
Aphrodite went on to have other Affairs and bore many illegitimate children. Her son Eros also known as Cupid assisted his mother by using his magic arrow tipped with gold. He was said to pierce the hearts of gods, as well as mortal men and was regarded as the most beautiful of the Olympian gods because he inspired the emotion of love and softened the hearts of even the cruelest of men.
Mosaic from Roman Syria depicting Aphrodite and Ares. Shahba, Syria
Aphrodite依旧有着其他的婚外情，还生下了许多私生子。她的儿子Eros（也被称为Cupid）用铸金神箭助力母亲，据说Eros能用爱神之箭击穿众神、凡人的心脏；与此同时他被当作奥林匹斯最美的神，因为他能唤起爱意，能软化最残忍男性的心。
Aphrodite and Eros
Athena（雅典娜）
Statue of Pallas Athena in front of the Austrian Parliament Building. Athena has been used throughout western history as a symbol of freedom and democracy.
Although sex reigned supreme in the house of Aphrodite, virginity was considered a virtue and a strength to other goddesses. Athena was one deity who decided never to marry. She was the daughter of the god Zeus and Metis. before her birth Zeus was informed that his unborn daughter possessed bravery and wisdom that would rival his own. Worried that his daughter might one day take over his throne, Zeus swallowed Metis before she gave birth to Athena. Later he felt a throbbing pain in his head and Athena sprang forth full-grown from Zeus's brain donned in the armor of warrior. It was said that Athena stood by her father in times of war and peace the goddess came to symbolize wisdom, justice, and righteous war fair.
尽管性笼罩了Aphrodite的神庙，但贞洁却是其他女神的美德与力量源泉。Athena是位决心终身不嫁的女神，她是Zeus和Meatus的女儿。出生前，Zeus得知未出生的女儿拥有与自己媲美的勇敢和智慧。担心有一天女儿会推翻自己的权利地位，在Metis诞下Athana之前，Zeus就把Metis活吞了。随后，他感觉一阵头痛，穿戴勇士铠甲的成熟Athna从Zeus裂开的头颅内跳了出来。据说在Zeus面临战争时，象征智慧、公平和正义的和平女神则会站出来协助他。
Athena is "born" from Zeus's forehead as a result of him having swallowed her mother Metis, as he grasps the clothing of Eileithyia on the right; black-figured amphora, 550–525 BC, Louvre
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