16.【故事】希臘神話 (1): 鐵達尼號的命名
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Titanic
【神】
1. Uranus (Father Sky) & Gaia (Mother Earth)
2. Titans
“They were of enormous size and of incredible strength” (Mythology, Edith Hamilton)
*Cronus & Rhea
“Cronus learned from Gaia and Uranus that he was destined to be overcome by his own children, just as he had overthrown his father.” (Wikipedia)
3. Zeus
“Cronus was given a poison to force the Titan lord to regurgitate his imprisoned children,”
(https://www.greeklegendsandmyths.com/cronus.html)
*Poseidon
【單字】
*overthrow (v.) 推翻
“We went as a demonstration of protest, not to overthrow the government of the country” by Mr Prigozhin (ABC News)
*regurgitate (v.) 照本宣科
She tries to get students to think critically, not just regurgitate facts. (Longman Dictionary)
【命名】
1.《進擊的巨人》: Attack on Titan
2. Olympus: In Greek mythology, Mt.Olympus is the home of the twelve supreme gods and goddesses. Olympus was named after this mountain to reflect its strong aspiration to create high quality, world famous products. (https://www.olympus-global.com/company/milestones/founding.html?page=company)