雅思阅读材料：古希腊主神介绍(波塞冬)

　　下面雅思为大家整理介绍古希腊神话中的十二主神介绍，古希腊神话相关的文章是非常好的阅读材料，烤鸭们可以对这十二主神和他们的故事有一个简单的了解，扩充自己的知识背景。

　　古希腊神话有新旧两部神谱，十二诸神是新神谱系的十二位神仙，雷神宙斯、天后赫拉、海皇波塞冬、火焰女神赫斯提亚、大地女神德墨忒尔、美神阿弗洛迪斯、太阳神阿波罗、女战神雅典娜、战神阿瑞斯、月神阿尔特弥斯、众神使者赫尔墨斯、工神赫菲斯托斯。十二个主神都有鲜明的性格与七情六欲，具有人的性格和情绪，具有超人的特殊本领。

　　波塞冬Poseidon

　　希腊神话中的主神之一，又名涅普顿，是天神宙斯的哥哥，地位也仅次于他，是掌管海洋的最高神仙，拥有强大的法力。

　　Poseidon or Posidon is one of the twelve Olympian deities of the pantheon in Greek mythology. His main domain is the ocean, and he is called the God of the Sea. Additionally, he is referred to as Earth-Shaker due to his role in causing earthquakes, and has been called the tamer of horses.

　　The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology; both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon. Linear B tablets show that Poseidon was venerated at Pylos and Thebes in pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece as a chief deity, but he was integrated into the Olympian gods as the brother ofZeus and Hades. According to some folklore, he was saved by his mother Rhea, who concealed him among a flock of lambs and pretended to have given birth to a colt, which was devoured by Cronos.

　　There is a Homeric hymn to Poseidon, who was the protector of many Hellenic cities, although he lost the contest for Athens to Athena. According to the references from Plato in his dialogue Timaeus and Critias, the island of Atlantis was the chosen domain of Poseidon. 2012年12月15日雅思预测汇总 2012年12月8日雅思考试回忆 冲刺雅思写作高分 圆梦剑桥 李晓刚：雅思口语高分句型 名师推荐：雅思口语高分句型 雅思听力：BBC纪录片-英国史 雅思阅读考试要点全介绍 揭开雅思写作高分的神秘面纱