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Oceanus(俄刻阿諾斯):海洋之神
There are various theories about Oceanus, which, in Greek mythology(神話), means the vast expanse of ever-flowing water around the earth.
在希臘神話中,“俄刻阿諾斯”的意思是環(huán)繞地球流淌的大片水域
One theory depicts(描述) him as the first-born child of Uranus and Gaea, for the formation of the ocean involves the rains from the sky and the streams flowing on the earth, a combined influence of Uranus and Gaea.
關(guān)于他的起源有不同的版本,其中之一認為他是烏拉諾斯和蓋亞的第一個孩子,因為海洋的形成需要來自天空的雨滴和來自大地的流水泽疆,即烏拉諾斯和蓋亞的共同影響。
Another theory sorts(把...分類) him with the Titans(泰坦), the third race of beings created by Gaea and Uranus.
另一個版本則將他歸入提坦巨人玲献,即烏拉諾斯和蓋亞所生的第三類物種殉疼。
Whichever theory it is, Oceanus married his sister Tethys, who gave birth to the three great rivers known to the Greeks, including the Nile in Egypt.
但不管是哪個版本,一個普遍的說法是俄刻阿諾斯娶了他的妹妹蒂錫斯捌年,誕下了對于希臘人來說非常重要的三條河流瓢娜,其中就包括埃及的尼羅河。
They had more than three thousand other children. Their sons were called Oceanids, and their daughters were Nymphs or Oceanides.
此外礼预,他們還有超過三千子嗣眠砾,其中的男孩被稱作俄刻阿尼得,女孩則叫寧芙或俄刻阿尼得斯托酸。
Each became the minor god or goddess of a river, stream, spring, lake, or pond.
他們作為小神仙褒颈、小仙女,各自掌管著世界上眾多的河流励堡、溪水谷丸、清泉、湖泊和池塘应结。
In modern English, there are many words which could be traced back to the Greek word Oceanus:ocean, Oceania, oceanarium, oceanography刨疼,to name a few.
在現(xiàn)代英語詞匯中,有許多單詞可以追溯到俄刻阿諾斯這個希臘名字摊趾,例如:ocean(海洋)币狠、Oceania(大洋洲)游两、oceanarium(大型海洋水族館)砾层、oceanography(海洋學(xué))等。
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