| 釋義 |
Echo:i.e. mountain goddess in Greek mythology,punished by Juno,queen of the gods,to be able onlyto repeat what she had heard. When Echo fell in lovewith Narcissus,a handsome youth,she could not de-clare her love but wasted away in a cave,leaving onlyher voice behind. 厄科,希臘神話中的一個山林女仙,因得罪神后朱諾,被罰只能重復(fù)別人的話。她愛上美少年那耳喀索斯但不能表示愛情,結(jié)果在山洞中憔悴而死,只留下了聲音.即“回聲”。 △Rom.2.2.161: “Else would I tear the cave whereEcho lies,”否則我的喊聲要沖破厄科居住的洞穴。 |