Glossary慕课视频播放-希腊文明初探 / A Journey to Greek Culture and Civilization-MOOC慕课视频教程-柠檬大学

3.2 Aeschylus

preserve: v. to keep or maintain 保存

interplay: n. reciprocal action and reaction相互影响，相互作用

Salamis: n. an island in the Saronic Gulf, Greece 萨拉米斯

epitaph: n. a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person 碑文，墓志铭

hallowed: adj. worthy of religious veneration神圣的，神圣化的

anecdote: n. short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) 轶事，奇闻

bald: adj. lacking hair on all or most of the scalp 秃顶的，光秃的

The Persians:《波斯人》

excessive: adj. beyond normal limits 过多的，极度的

Prometheus Bound:《被束缚的普罗米修斯》

disputable: adj. open to argument or debate 有讨论余地的，有争议的

trilogy: n. a set of three literary or dramatic works 三部曲，三部剧

Prometheus Firecarrier:《盗火的普罗米修斯》

Prometheus Unbound:《解放了的普罗米修斯》

defy: v. resist or confront with resistance公然反抗

Oresteia:《俄瑞斯忒斯》

Agamemnon:《阿伽门农》

Libation Bearers:《奠酒人》

Eumenides:《欧门尼德斯》

euphemism: n. 委婉语，委婉说法

descendant: n. a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race 后代

Atreus: n. a king of Mycenae 阿特柔斯

concubine: n. a woman who cohabits with an important man妾；情妇

prophetic: adj. foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention 预言的

lure: v. to tempt or attract by the promise of some type of reward 诱惑，引诱

Aegisthus: n. a cousin to and the murderer of Agamemnon 埃癸斯托斯

vengeance: n. the act of taking revenge 复仇，报仇

justify: v. to defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning 替…辩护

exile: v. to expel from a country 放逐，流放

reunite: v. to have a reunion; unite again重聚，团聚

avenging spirit: ph. 复仇精神

the Furies: n. the snake-haired goddesses of vengeance 复仇女神

kindred: n. group of people related by blood or marriage 家族

matricidal: adj. 弑母的

track sb. down: ph. 追捕

Areopagus: n. the hill to the northwest of the Acropolis in Athens 战神山（圣山）

prosecutor: n. an official conducting criminal prosecutions 检察官

the votes were tied, an evenly split vote: ph. 投票不分胜负，平分秋色

deciding: adj. the cognitive process of reaching a decision 决定性的

acquit: v. to pronounce not guilty of criminal charges 无罪释放

ballot: n. a choice that is made to support someone 投票

retaliatory: adj. of or relating to or having the nature of retribution 报复的

sophistication: n. 复杂巧妙；世故

bold: adj. fearless and daring 大胆的

unconventional: adj. not conventional or conformist 非传统的，不落俗套的

extensive: adj. large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity 大量的

imagery: n. the ability to form mental images of things or events 意象，比喻

sheer: adj. 纯粹的

希腊文明初探 / A Journey to Greek Culture and Civilization课程列表：

Overview

-Why Greeks

--Why Greeks

--Glossary

-Supplements

--Why Greeks-A preface by Professor Phiroze Vasunia

--The recommended reading list

Chapter 1: Greek Mythology

-1.1Why Greek Myths Matter

--1.1 Why Greek Myths Matter

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-1.2 The Quest for Origins

--1.2 The Quest for Origins

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-1.3 The Succession Myth

--1.3 The Succession Myth

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-1.4 Creation of Mankind

--1.4 Creation of Mankind

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-Topic 1：Pandora and our risky curiosity

-1.5 Zeus and Olympia

--1.5 Zeus and Olympia

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-1.6 Aphrodite and Eros

--1.6 Aphrodite and Eros

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-1.7 Athena and Parthenon

--1.7 Athena and Parthenon

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-1.8 Apollo and Delphi

--1.8 Apollo and Delphi

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-1.9 Hades and the Underworld

--1.9 Hades and the Underworld

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-1.10 Demeter and Persephone

--1.10 Demeter and Persephone

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-1.11 Dionysus(Bacchus)

--1.11 Dionysus(Bacchus)

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-Topic 2: Dionysian vs. Apollonian

-1.12 Perseus and Medusa

--1.12 Perseus and Medusa

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-1.13 Jason and Medea

--1.13 Jason and Medea

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-1.14 Heracles: the Greatest Hero of All

--1.14 Heracles: the Greatest Hero of All

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-1.15 UCL Talk: Women in Greek Mythology

--1.15 UCL Talk: Women in Greek Mythology

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-1.16 UCL Talk: Greek Myths in Ancients and Moderns

--1.16 UCL Talk: Greek Myths in Ancients and Moderns

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-Topic 3: Why are we fascinated by myths?

Chapter 2：Homeric Epics

-2.1 Why Homer Matters

--2.1 Why Homer Matters

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-2.2 The Trojan War

--2.2 The Trojan War

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-2.3 The Iliad

--2.3 The Iliad

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-2.4 The Embassy to Achilles

--2.4 The Embassy to Achilles

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-Topic 4: If all life is a battle...

-2.5 The Odyssey

--2.5 The Odyssey

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-2.6 Odysseus and Polyphemus

--2.6 Odysseus and Polyphemus

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-2.7UCL Talk: Homeric Heroism

--2.7 UCL Talk: Homeric Heroism

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-2.8UCL Talk: Homeric Epics in Ancients and Moderns

--2.8 UCL Talk: Homeric Epics in Ancients and Moderns

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-Topic 5: If all life is a journey...

Chapter 3: Greek Theatre

-3.1 Why Greek Theatre Matters

--3.1 Why Greek Theatre Matters

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-3.2 Aeschylus

--3.2 Aeschylus

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-3.3 Prometheus Bound

--3.3 Prometheus Bound

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-3.4 Sophocles

--3.4 Sophocles

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-3.5 Oedipus the King

--3.5 Oedipus the King

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-3.6 UCL Talk: Aristotle and Greek Tragedy

--3.6 UCL Talk-Aristotle and Greek Tragedy

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-3.7 UCL Talk: Fate and Free Will

--3.7 UCL Talk-Fate and Free Will

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-Topic 6: Can we "take fate by the throat" (Beethoven)?

-3.8 Euripides

--3.8 Euripides

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-3.9 Aristophanes

--3.9 Aristophanes

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-3.10 The Clouds

--3.10 The Clouds

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-3.11 UCL Talk: Greek Comedy

--3.11 UCL Talk：Greek Comedy

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-Topic 7: What makes a good education?

Chapter 4: Greek Philosophers

-4.1 Why Greek Philosophers Matter

--4.1 Why Greek philosophers Matter

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-4.2 Socrates

--4.2 Socrates

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-4.3 The Trial of Socrates

--4.3 The Trial of Socrates

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-4.4 Socrates' Apology

--4.4 Socrates’ Apology

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-4.5 UCL Talk: The Death of Socrates

--4.5 UCL Talk: The Death of Socrates

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-Topic 8: To live an examined life?

-4.6 Plato

--4.6 Plato

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-4.7 The Republic

--4.7 The Republic

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-4.8 Plato's Cave

--4.8 Plato's Cave

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-4.9 Philosopher-Rulers

--4.9 Philosopher-Rulers

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-4.10 UCL Talk: Plato's Republic

--4.10 UCL Talk: Plato's Republic

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-Topic 9: If nobody came...

-4.11 Aristotle

--4.11 Aristotle

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-4.12 Aristotle's Rhetoric

--4.12 Aristotle's Rhetoric

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-4.13 Understand Human Emotions

--4.13 Understand Human Emotions

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-4.14 Understand Human Characters

--4.14 Understand Human Characters

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-4.15 UCL Talk: The Power of Rhetoric

--4.15 UCL Talk: The Power of Rhetoric

--Glossary

--Mini-quiz

-Topic 10: Is rhetorical game all around?

Reflection

-The Greek Legacy

--The Greek Legacy

--Glossary

Glossary资料文件与下载

Glossary

希腊文明初探 / A Journey to Greek Culture and Civilization课程列表：

Overview

Chapter 1: Greek Mythology

Chapter 2：Homeric Epics

Chapter 3: Greek Theatre

Chapter 4: Greek Philosophers

Reflection

Glossary笔记与讨论

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