Reflections on Man and Nature in Greek Mythology: From the Name of Natural Creatures

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10.2991/assehr.k.220706.019How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Greek mythology; English words; lexicon; derivation; borrowing

Abstract

It is well known that Greek mythology has been very influential to western cultures and languages. As for the English language, it enriches its vocabulary to a large extent. And it is having an impact in a lot of different areas, like biology, psychology, geography, etc. Among this, one particular branch is the name of natural creatures. Many English names of natural creatures have their origin in Greek mythology. If these stories are analyzed carefully, they all contain a common theme—the relationship between man and nature. Based on the idea that myth as a reflection of people’s ideology at that time, also reveals the condition of economic and social development in one society, this article mainly tells the story behind those words in detail and tries to find a reason for the theme from a societal perspective.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Tianyi Liu
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/07/14
TI  - Reflections on Man and Nature in Greek Mythology: From the Name of Natural Creatures
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 3rd International Conference on Language, Art and Cultural Exchange（ICLACE 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 89
EP  - 92
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220706.019
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220706.019
ID  - Liu2022
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