中西神话中的月亮女神形象对比分析

Comparative Analysis of Chinese and Western Moon Goddess Images

神话产生于早期人类的文化生活领域,是各民族对自然进行探索、理解和幻想的结晶,富有浓厚的浪漫主义色彩。作为东西方文明起源的中国和古希腊具有不同的民族精神和思维模式,这种差异反映到神话中就使得两个民族的神话人物也呈现出不同的面貌。嫦娥与阿尔忒弥斯是中西神话中的月亮女神,她们都是月亮的化身,但是二者的起源与性格以及象征内涵方面又有着诸多不同。

Myth originated in the field of early human cultural life.It is the crystallization of all nationalities’ exploration,understanding and fantasy of nature,which is ful l of strong romantic color.As the origin of eastern and Western civilizations,China and ancient Greece have different national spirits and thinking modes.This difference is reflected in the myth,which makes the mythical characters of the two nations also show different faces.Chang’e and Artemis are the goddess of the moon in Chinese and Western mythology.They are the incarnations of the moon,but they have many differences in their origin,character and symbolic connotation.