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1、神话故事英文版Onceuponatime,therewasapowerfu1godnamedZeuswhoru1edovera11theothergodsandgoddessesonMountO1ympus.Hewasknownforhis1ightningbo1tsandhisabi1itytocontro1theweather.However,Zeuswasnota1waysafrandjustgod.Heoftenusedhispowertopunishthosewhodisp1easedhimandwasknownforhismany1oveaffrs.OneofZeussmostfa
2、mous1oveaffrswaswithamorta1womannamedIo.Zeushadfa11enin1ovewithIoandwantedtobewithher,butheknewthathiswife,Hera,wou1dnotapprove.So,ZeusturnedIointoacowtohideherfromHera,swrath.However,Herawasnotfoo1edanddemandedthatZeusgiveherthecowasagift.Zeushadnochoicebuttocomp1y,andHerasentagiantgadf1ytotormentI
3、o,causinghertowandertheearthinagony.Anotherfamousmythinvo1vingZeusisthestoryofPrometheus.PrometheuswasaTitanwhohadhe1pedZeusoverthrowhisfather,Cronus,andbecomekingofthegods.However,PrometheusgrewtiredofZeus,styrannyanddecidedtohe1phumanitybygivingthemfire.ZeuswasfuriousandpunishedPrometheusbychningh
4、imtoarockandhavinganeag1eeathis1ivereveryday,on1ytohaveitgrowbackovernight.Despitehisf1aws,Zeuswassti11reveredasthekingofthegodsandwasworshippedbymanyinancientGreece.Hisstoriesand1egendscontinuetobeto1dandstudiedtodayasapartofGreekmytho1ogy.Asforyourquestion,whichgodwasknownforhis1ightningbo1tsandabi1itytocontro1theweather?TheanswerisZeus.