希臘神話(huà)：APOLLO AND DIANA-阿波羅與狄安娜

One day，on an island in the Sea of the Dawn，twins-a boy and a girl-were born. Their mother Latona named them Apollo and Diana.
Jupiter，the ruler of the gods，was fond of beautiful children， but Juno，his wife，was hard-hearted and liked much better to pet her peacockthan to fondle the dearest baby that ever lived.
Jupiter sent many blessings and gifts to Apollo and Diana and often went down to earth to visit them. This made Juno very angry， because she did not like Jupiter to show kindness to anyone but herself.
The island on which Apollo and Diana were born was small and rocky. So aidedby Jupiter，their mother crossed the Sea of the Dawn to another country where there was a fair garden with fruit and wild honey and many other pleasant things for Latona and her children.
Juno，looking down from Olympus，was angry and said，"Jupiter is visiting Apollo and Diana again."
She waited until Jupiter had returned to Mount Olympus，and then hurried down to earth. Changing herself into fierce and dreadful forms，she frightenedLatona so that she ran from the beautiful garden which Jupiter had found for her. Carrying the twins in her arms，she wanderedfar away through cold and desolatelands.
Juno followed and tormentedLatona in many ways. Apollo and Diana were large and heavy to carry. But when Latona grew tired and to rest，Juno sent wild animals to howl horribly behind her and insectsto sting her，so the poor mother，the twins pressed closely to her bosom，stumbledon，although she was ready to fall from weariness.
At last，foot soreand thirsty，she came to a little pond of clear water and thought she might stop to rest and drink. On the shores of the pond a band of country people were cutting willows to make baskets. At once Juno filled their hearts with unkindness，and，throwing down their knives and willows，they shouted rudely at Latona and ordered her to leave.
"""Go away from our lake，""they said，and threatened to harm her if she did not go."
"""But I am so thirsty，""beggedLatona."
"""Ha，ha，""cried the people，""then you may drink mud.""And as they spoke they waded into the pond，stirring up the mud with sticks and with their feet until the cool waters of the little pond were no longer clear，but brownand dirty."
Latona stood up and，holding her head high in anger，said to them，"Since you like this lake so well you shall stay here forever."
As Latona spoke，the sky grew dark，the lightning flashed，and the thunder rumbled loudly overhead. The men and boys vanished， and their empty tunics floated on the muddy waters of the pond. Here and there above the water peeped the green head of a bullfrog. Latona in her anger had changed the country people into frogs.
When Jupiter learned that Latona，with Apollo and Diana had been driven from the garden，he led them to a lovely mountain on the island of Delos，where Juno could not trouble them. There Latona dwelthappily in peace and quiet and cared for her children.
Before Apollo was ten years old he left his mother and his twin sister Diana and traveled to a fair and distant land，the home of the Hyperboreans，where spring lasted one half of the year and summer the other half.
When Apollo returned to Delos to see his mother and Diana he came riding over the water in a chariot drawn by white swans . Latona and Diana were glad to see him and were greatly interested in the chariot，which was wreathed with flowers. Apollo told them that Jupiter had given it to him so that he might return to visit them.
Jupiter saw Apollo as he unharnessedthe swans from his chariot. His heart was filled with pride as he looked at the beautiful boy.
"""The swan chariot will do for Apollo now，""said the ruler of the gods，""but when he is grown，Helios shall rest，and Apollo shall drive the chariot of the sun."""
"""Instead of white swans I will give him swift horses. The flowers of the Hyperboreans may wreathe his chariot now，but I will give him a chariot wreathed in fire."""
Long ago，Vulcan，the God of Fire，had made the chariot of the sun and bathedit in fire from his magic forge. Ever after the chariot flamed and glowed with a light that could not be put out. Hyperion was the first one to drive this wonderful chariot，and the next was Helios， his son. Helios had driven it for so many years that now he was weary and ready to rest.
When Apollo was grown Jupiter sent for him and showed him the golden chariot.
"""You shall harness your white swans no more!""said Jupiter.""Take the sun into your keeping，and drive the chariot of the sun and the four horses of the day!"""
Apollo sprang into the chariot， amazed and delighted at its wonderful beauty. Helios showed him the way he must go，and watched the sun rise in the sky and journey toward the west，glad indeed that Apollo was old enough to drive，so that he might give up traveling and rest.
That evening，when Apollo had returned his horses to their stablesand had hidden his chariot behind banks of purpleclouds，he hurried back to his mother and his sister Diana and told them of Jupiter's gift and of his journey across the heavens.
When Diana heard of the honor that had fallen to her brother，she was proud but also a little envious.
"""You have journeyed to the land of the Hyperboreans and visited many other places that I have not seen，""she said.""While I stayed with our mother and cheered her，you rode in your swan-drawn chariot wherever you wished，and now Jupiter gives you the chariot of the sun and four handsomehorses to drive and gives nothing at all to me."""
"""Tomorrow before dawn，when you go to Mount Olympus，I am going with you. I shall remind Jupiter that I am your twin，and if you lightthe sky by day with the chariot of Helios，then I will ask him to let me light the heavens with silver fire while you rest."""
In the morning Apollo rose early to present himself to Jupiter before starting out on his daily journey in the chariot. Diana also rose and went with him to Mount Olympus.
Jupiter was much surprised to see the fair twin sister of Apollo， for he had not thought of Diana for a long time. He remembered how lovely she had been when a child，and he saw that now she was even more beautiful.
When Jupiter heard that Diana wished to light the sky at night，he gave the silver orbof the moon into her keeping.
From that time on，every evening when Apollo has finished his travels and has hidden his lofty chariot behind the evening clouds， Diana drives her milk-whitesteedsacross the broad pathway of heaven. Then，while her brother sleeps，she lights the earth and sea and heavens with her soft，silvery light.