摘要
在每个日常词汇的背后,往往藏着令人惊讶的含义和历。比如五月这个月份。五月是公历第五个月,是以一位名叫迈亚的女神命名的。但这位迈亚是谁呢?实际上有两个名叫迈亚的女神。希腊女神迈亚是阿特拉斯的七个女儿普勒阿得斯七仙女之一,阿尔忒弥斯的同伴。
Behind the everyday nature of common words, surprising meaning and history often lurk. Case in point: this very month of May.The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, May, is named after a goddess named Maia. But which goddess named Maia? There are actually two.
