术语“古典神话”的详细信息

英译术语:

classic myth

汉语语境:

考察《山海经》、《穆天子传》及汉代文献中的西王母神话，会发现一个有趣的现象，那就是其中西王母的神相经历了由《山海经》中头戴面具祭厉鬼的司祭者，至《穆天子传》中能歌善舞的部族首领，再至秦汉以后典籍中美丽女神的演变过程。除了神话演进本身的因素外，这主要是由于对西王母原初神相的误解所导致的。

英语语境:

By studying the classic myths about Queen Mother of Western Heavens in Classic of the Mountains and Seas, Biography of King Mu and Han literature, we will find that the image of Queen Mother of Western Heavens has changed from a priest wearing a mask and offering sacrifices to evil spirits to a clan leader good at singing and dancing, and eventually to a beautiful goddess after the Qin and Han Dynasty. It is assumped that there might be some misunderstandings of the goddess's original appearance, which anticipates the different depictions about her along the timeine.

英译术语:

classical mythology

汉语语境:

神话是人类进入文明社会前的黎明之光,是原始文明的最高成果。古典神话已离我们渐渐远去,但今天,一些少数民族如佤族距离人类的童年时代不到百年,他们还在以神话的方式思维着,他们还在创造着神话,他们的神话是活形神话。

英语语境:

Mythology is the crystallization of the primitive civilization of mankind and anticipates the birth of the civilized society. Classical mythology is a past glory but today some members of the Wa Nationality are still under its influence. They are still keeping creating new myths full of vitality.