Prometeus 普罗米修斯 -- a son of the former chief God

Sphinx斯芬克斯 -- a being with a human face but a lion body

Pandora 潘多拉-- a beautiful girl with every ill and evil thought and deed

Zeus宙斯-- the chief God who governed the world

Hera 天后-- the wife of Zeus who governed the love 2. Reading and answering

Read the text and answer the following questions:

A. What was Atlanta's problem?

B. What were Atlanta's rules?

C. What was Hippomenes' amazement?

D. What made Hippomenes change his mind?

E. Whom did Hippomenes turn to for help?

F. Can you guess what the ending was?

A. Atlanta could run faster than any men in Greece. But she was not allowed to run in the Olympic Games.

B. She promised to be married to a man who could run faster than her. If he could not run as fast as her, he would be killed.

C. Hipppomenes could not understand why so many young men wanted to risk their lives.

D. Atlanta's beauty made him understand his amazement and change his mind.

E. He turned to the Goddess of love for help.

F. Hippomenes was killed because of losing his race.

G. He ran faster than Atlanta and married her.