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On the Relationship between Gods and Human Being in Greek and Chinese Mythology

Luo Xiao-li

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The milky way and the silvery river refer to the same heavenly bodies by ancient Greeks and Chinese.Different attitudes towards the relationship between the gods and human beings in Ancient Greek and Chinese mythology can be read from the different names.That is,there is a way to connect Greek gods and human being;there is a river which divides Chinese gods and human being.

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The milky way and the silvery river refer to the same heavenly bodies by ancient Greeks and Chinese.Different attitudes towards the relationship between the gods and human beings in Ancient Greek and Chinese mythology can be read from the different names.That is,there is a way to connect Greek gods and human being;there is a river which divides Chinese gods and human being.

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The milky way and the silvery river refer to the same heavenly bodies by ancient Greeks and Chinese.Different attitudes towards the relationship between the gods and human beings in Ancient Greek and Chinese mythology can be read from the different names.That is,there is a way to connect Greek gods and human being;there is a river which divides Chinese gods and human being.

Key concepts: Greeks, Mythology, Greek mythology, Ancient Greek, Literature, Ancient history, History, Classics

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