Prelude:The Most Ancient Gods and Goddesses(太古之神) 1
Chapter Ⅰ:The Olympians(奥林匹亚诸神) 5
1 Zeus(天神宙斯) 6
2 Hera(天后赫拉) 8
3 Poseidon(海神波塞冬) 10
4 Hades(冥神哈德斯) 12
5 Athena(智慧女神雅典娜) 15
6 Ares(战神阿瑞斯) 18
7 Aphrodite(爱与美之神阿佛洛狄特) 20
8 Apollo(太阳神阿波罗) 22
9 Artemis(月亮女神阿耳特弥斯) 24
10 Hephaestus(火神赫菲斯托斯) 27
11 Hermes(使神赫墨斯) 29
12 Hestia ＆ Dionysus(炉灶女神赫斯提和酒神狄俄尼索斯) 31
Chapter Ⅱ:Metamorphoses(变形记) 34
1 Hera's jealous anger(赫拉的妒火) 35
2 The revenge of Leto(勒托的报复) 39
3 Apollo's love(阿波罗之恋) 42
4 Artemis's virtue(阿耳特弥斯的贞洁) 46
5 The punishment by Athena(雅典娜的惩罚) 50
6 Circe's wicked trick(喀尔刻的魔法) 54
Chapter Ⅲ:The Allusive Idioms(典故成语) 59
1 Pandora's box(潘多拉的盒子) 60
2 Cupid's arrow(丘比特之箭) 62
3 Pandean pipes,or syrinx(潘神箫，排箫) 64
4 The fatal brand(致命的木头) 67
5 Ixion's wheel(伊克希翁转轮，永动轮) 69
6 Tantalus's torture(坦塔罗斯之磨难) 72
7 Sisyphean task(西西弗斯之苦工) 74
8 Auge(i)an stables(奥吉厄斯的牛圈) 77
9 Cretan maze,or Labyrinth(克里特迷宫) 79
10 Helmet of darkness(隐形头盔) 82
11 The golden fleece(金羊毛) 84
12 The golden touch(点金术) 87
13 The golden apple(金苹果) 89
14 Achilles's heel(阿基利斯之踵) 91
15 Trojan horse(特洛伊木马) 94
16 The prophecies of Cassandra(卡桑德拉的预言) 96
17 Orestes complex ＆ Electra complex(俄瑞斯忒斯情结，仇母情结；伊莱克特拉情结，恋父情结) 98
18 Oedipus complex(俄狄浦斯情结，仇父恋母情结) 100
19 Narcissistic(personality)disorder(自恋情结) 103
20 Sphinx riddle(斯芬克斯之谜) 105
21 Circe's wand(喀尔刻魔杖) 107
22 Siren words(塞壬之语) 110
23 Janus word(杰那斯词，两面词) 112
24 Gordian knot(戈尔迪之结) 114
25 The sword of Damocles(达摩克利斯之剑) 116
Appendix:The Greek and Roman Gods(希腊罗马神名对照表) 119