银河的诞生

Nerk Pirtz 04-08-2023
Nerk Pirtz

希腊神话中的银河系

希腊神话中的银河创世记

银河系是我们的行星和太阳系所在的星系。 在晴朗的夜晚,没有光污染的情况下,数十亿颗恒星组成一条光带,古希腊人将其命名为 Galaxias,受过教育的罗马人将其命名为 Via lactea,这两个名字的词根都是 "牛奶"。

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在希腊神话中,有一个故事讲述了银河是如何形成的,以及它为什么被称为银河;这个故事涉及赫拉女神和英雄赫拉克勒斯。

赫拉克勒斯在底比斯诞生

故事开始于底比斯 阿尔克墨涅 愤怒的赫拉竭力阻止丈夫的私生子出生,并命令希腊分娩女神伊利西娅不准阿尔克墨涅生产。

赫拉不在的时候,她正在组织 欧律斯透斯 宙斯的儿子阿尔西德斯(Alcides)和安菲特律翁的儿子伊菲克勒斯(Iphicles)相继出生。

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阿尔墨涅和安菲特律翁意识到赫拉在生他们的气,因此阿尔西德斯被改名为赫拉克勒斯,意为 "为了赫拉的荣耀",试图安抚女神。

赫拉克勒斯的遗弃

阿尔克墨涅和安菲特律翁仍然担心愤怒的赫拉会对宙斯的行为进行报复,因此为了拯救伊菲克勒斯,阿尔克墨涅做出了一个艰难的决定:赫拉克勒斯必须被暴露在忒拜人的田野里。

在古希腊,暴露是杀死不想要的孩子的一种常见方法,因为如果孩子死了,那一定是神的旨意。 这导致了希腊神话中许多暴露的案例,当然,这些孩子通常都能活下来,因为这是神灵的旨意。 俄狄浦斯 安菲翁(Amphion)和泽瑟斯(Zethus)也是例子。

当然,宙斯的意愿是让他的儿子活下来,但雅典娜女神为她同父异母的弟弟出面干预了。

赫拉克勒斯的营救

雅典娜看到赫拉克勒斯被遗弃在底比斯田野上,便从奥林匹斯山上下来,抱起刚出生的婴儿,带着他回到了 奥林匹斯山 .

这时,雅典娜调皮的一面显现出来,她去找赫拉,告诉她救了这个不知名的婴儿;雅典娜当然很清楚她救的是谁。

银河的诞生

母亲的本能 赫拉 当她看到孩子时,她就开始行动了,从雅典娜手中接过孩子,开始喂奶。

赫拉克勒斯高兴地吮吸着赫拉的乳头,但他吸得太用力了,赫拉痛苦地把婴儿从乳头上取了下来。 赫拉这样做的时候,赫拉的母奶喷向天空,形成了银河。

赫拉克勒斯得到了营养,重新焕发了活力,雅典娜于是把孩子送回了阿尔克墨涅,然后 Amphitryon 赫拉克勒斯的父母现在意识到,赫拉克勒斯和他们一起长大是神的旨意。

银河系的诞生 - 彼得-保罗-鲁本斯(1577-1640 年) - PD-art-100

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