1. Pandora's Box

Pandora's Box, also known as Pandora's Box, Pandora's Box, is a classic ancient Greek myth. Pandora was the first human woman created by Zeus, mainly to take revenge on mankind. Because Prometheus, one of the gods, cared too much about humans, he angered Zeus.

Zeus first ordered Hephaestus, the god of fire, to mix water and soil to make a lovely woman in the image of the goddess; then he ordered Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, to make a lovely woman in the image of the goddess. Aphrodite is doused with hormones that drive men crazy.

Hera gave her self-confidence and self-esteem. The goddess Athena taught women to weave and create beautiful clothes of various colors, making women look more colorful and charming; Hermo, the messenger of God Hermes taught her the gift of languages.

So Zeus injected vicious trouble behind this beautiful image. A complete woman is finally complete. The gods helped her get dressed, put on a headband (this headband was the work of Hephaestus, the god of fire), and a necklace of beads, making her as beautiful as a bride.

Hermes suggested: "Call this woman Pandora, she is a gift from the gods to mankind." All the gods agreed with his suggestion. In ancient Greek, Pan means everything, and Dora means gift.

"Pandora" means "the woman with all the gifts". After Pandora was created, Zeus ordered Hermes to bring her to Epimetheus, the brother of Prometheus.

Because he knew that Prometheus (meaning: prophet) would not accept the gift from him, so he gave it to Epimetheus at the beginning. Epimetheus was stupid by nature, and then he gave it to Epimetheus. Coupled with Pandora's beauty and temptation, I accepted her.

2. Garden of Eden

The Garden of Eden is a paradise on earth. According to the records in the Bible, Old Testament, and Genesis, God, Jehovah, created Adam, the ancestor of mankind, in his own image. Then he created the woman Eve from one of Adam's ribs, and placed the first man and woman to live in the Garden of Eden.

The Garden of Eden means paradise in the original text of the Bible. The Bible records that the Garden of Eden was in the east, and the poet Alighieri Dante's "Divine Comedy" placed the Garden of Eden at the top of Mount Purgatory. Four rivers flowed from the land of Eden and watered the garden.

The ancestors of mankind committed the original sin by eating the forbidden fruit and were exiled by God. This deed is called Paradise Lost. Correspondingly, after the Doomsday Judgment, humans are redeemed and return to paradise. This is called Paradise Regained.

3. Brahma’s Creation

A long time ago, there was no sun, no moon, and no stars in the world, just a vast ocean. One day, a seed floated into the water and gradually turned into a golden round egg (called a Brahma egg in Indians). It floats on the water year after year, day after day.

Suddenly one day, Brahma split open, and Brahma, the god of creation and the origin of all things: the god of art, jumped out of it. He has four long arms, four huge hands, and four yellow and black faces, facing two to four directions, southeast, west and west.

It is said that they respectively symbolize the four Vedas: "Rig Veda", "Sama Veda", "Yajur Veda" and "Atharva Veda"; at the same time, they represent the four castes. : Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Sudras. From staying too long in the golden egg.

Brahma was angry, so he raised his hand and pushed the upper part of the golden egg upward eighteen thousand miles. This was what would become heaven. Then he stepped on his foot and pushed the lower part of the golden egg upward. Pressing down twenty-five thousand miles, it becomes a vast and generous land; in the middle, a clear sky forms.

Then Brahma determined a position, distinguished years, months, and days, and created language. After doing this, Brahma lay down on the earth he had created and fell asleep with great satisfaction. But when he lay down, he inadvertently kicked where he was standing.

These lands sank to the bottom of the water and became today’s seabed. The unevenness of the seabed is the result of Brahma's ten toes exerting different force. After sleeping for who knows how many years, Brahma finally woke up. He stretched his waist and decided to walk around, so he put on white clothes.

Wearing a white garland, holding religious instruments, rosary beads, lotus flowers and books in his hands, he set off on a swan. He stopped and walked, and finally found that there was no one else in the world except him. There was only water, and Brahma thought: "This world is too deserted and desolate.

Am I just going to be with water every day? Wouldn't that be very lonely? No, I want to create, create harmony Living beings like me, I want to make this land full of 'me' presence." Thinking of this, Brahma began to use the power of God.

Thus, the eldest son Morizi jumped out of his heart, the second son Adili jumped out of his eyes, the third son Angelo came out of his mouth, and the fourth son Pulu crawled out of his ears. Privately; and the five sons complemented Luoha, and the six sons Crotu fell from the nose.

The son Daksha was born on the toe of his right foot, and the daughter Bilini was born on the toe of the left foot. After an unknown amount of time, Brahma's last son Rudra, the God of Destruction, appeared on his angry forehead. He usually always stood calmly on the side of the gods.

But secretly, they often accept the incense from some monsters and become their backing. So later he became the son of Shiva, one of the three great gods. Not only did he have endless wonderful appearances, but he also had three eyes. When he is angry.

The eye with one or two on the forehead will spit out the three flavors of true fire and burn everything. Soon, Brahma's first son Molizhi created the lord Kashyapa; Adili created the son Bodhidharma, the god of justice, and the moon god Soma; Angelo became the teacher and priest of the gods of Jupiter.

He created the priest and became the ancestor of the entire Angelo family; Proficient in magic and transformation. He was hired as a mentor and priest by the Asuras.

Later, Brahma’s son Dali and his daughter Rini got married and gave birth to seventy daughters. Thirteen of them were married to the sage Kasyapa; the other thirty-seven were betrothed to the moon god Soma. Later they all turned into twenty-seven constellations in the sky.

The rest were also married to gods or gods. The sons born to Kasyapa and Daksha’s eldest daughter Disi and second daughter Tannu were all extremely brave and intelligent. Not only do they know many spells and can change their bodies at will, but they can also use many magics.

They possess countless gold and silver treasures. They have also built three cities of gold, silver and iron in the sky, on the earth and underground. They are called Ditya and Danava, and collectively they are called Asuras. Aditi, the third daughter of Kasyapa and Daksha, gave birth to twelve gods.

Most of them are also quite outstanding. Such as Mitra and Varuna, the gods of the ocean, Dashta, the great craftsman god, Surya, the sun god, the Emperor of Heaven, Indra, the god of thunder and lightning, Vayu, the wind god, Pushan, the god of roads, etc.

Especially the youngest son Vishnu, who is brave and kind. He has been reincarnated many times, eradicated evil and promoted good, saved gods and humans, and became one of the most famous protectors of the three gods. From then on, Brahma and his descendants began to create the world, save or destroy it.

4. Achilles’ Heel

Achilles in ancient Greek mythology is said to be the son of Poseidon and the hero in Homer’s epic. His mother once immersed him in Make it invulnerable in the River Styx. But due to the strong current of the Styx, his mother held his heel and dared not let go, so the heel was the most vulnerable part.

A fatal point. Hence the seeds of disaster. When he grew up, Achilles fought bravely, but his weakness was finally discovered. During the Trojan War, Achilles killed the Trojan prince Hector, thus angering Hector's patron saint. Apollo.

So the sun god shot Achilles in the heel with a poisonous arrow, killing the warrior. This is the origin of the proverb "Achilles' Heel" that is still popular in Europe.

5. Sword of Damocles

In the fourth century BC, King Dionysius of Syracuse (430-367 BC) in eastern Sicily attacked the aristocratic forces and established Athenian-style democratic regime, but met with dissatisfaction and opposition from the nobles, which made him feel that although his power was great, his position was not reliable.

Once he discussed this issue with his favorite, Damocles, and expressed his views to him in a vivid way. In order to satisfy the greed of his favorite Damocles, he entrusted the palace to him and gave him full power to realize any of his desires.

Damocles, who pursued vanity and was passionate about snobbery, looked up during the grand celebration banquet and saw a sharp long sword hanging heavily upside down under the ceiling above his seat, with only one hilt. A piece of horsehair was tied up and was about to fall off his head. He was so frightened that he ran away from the table.

At this time King Dionysius came out and said: "This sharp sword (on the head of Damocles) is a symbol of danger that threatens the king every minute. As for the king's happiness and Happiness is just an external phenomenon."