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- Chryseis
In the first book of the Iliad, Agamemnon enslaves her, whom he admits is finer than his own wife, as a war prize and refuses to allow her father, a priest of Apollo, to ransom her. An oracle of Apollo then sends a plague sweeping through the Greek armies, and Agamemnon is forced to give Chryseis back in order to end it, so Agamemnon sends Odysseus to return Chryseis to her father. Agamemnon compensates himself for this loss by taking Briseis from Achilles, an act that offends Achilles, who refuses to take further part in the Trojan War. - Homeric epithet
- godlike Achilles_nature
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- Hephaestus
Hephaestus is the Greek god of blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes. In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was the son of Zeus and Hera. He is reported in mythological sources as "lame", and "halting". He was depicted with crippled feet and as misshapen, either from birth or as a result of his fall from Olympus. - Hephaestus and Aphrodite
Hephaestus, being the most unfaltering of the gods, was given Aphrodite’s hand in marriage by Zeus to prevent conflict over her between the other gods. The gods were fighting over her so much, they feared that they would lose their peace with one another and go to war on the other gods.
Hephaestus and Aphrodite had an arranged marriage, and Aphrodite, disliking the idea of being married to the unsightly Hephaestus, began an affair with Ares, the god of war. Eventually, Hephaestus discovers Aphrodite’s promiscuity through Helios, the all-seeing Sun, and planned a trap during one of their trysts. While Aphrodite and Ares lay together in bed, Hephaestus ensnared them in an unbreakable chain-link net so small as to be invisible and dragged them to Mount Olympus to shame them in front of the other gods for retribution.
However, the gods laughed at the sight of these naked lovers, and Poseidon persuaded Hephaestus to free them in return for a guarantee that Ares would pay the adulterer's fine. Hephaestus states in The Odyssey that he would return Aphrodite to her father and demand back his bride price.
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Plot
情節結構
Syllable
- de-→away from, down (negative)
denouement (n.) /ˌdeɪ nuˈmɑ̃/
definition:
1. the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.
ex. As yet, the denouement remains unwritten.
2. the place in the plot at which this occurs.
ex. He doesn't buy the standard Hollywood story arc that culminates in a feel-good denouement.
3. the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences.
ex. But when the denouement comes our eyes widen in astonishment.
decline (v.)
definition: to cause to slope or incline downward
ex. Although the effects may not surface for years, memory starts to decline around age 25.
depreciate (v.)
definition: to reduce the purchasing value of (money)
ex. Such investors could lose twice over: yields could rise and the dollar could depreciate.
departure (n.)
definition: the act or an instance of departing - cata-→down, against, away, about
catastrophe (n.) /kəˈtæs trə fi/
definition:
1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
2. a sudden violent change in the earths surface
3. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune