摘 要

在人类漫长的历史发展中，各民族都创造过独具特色的神话故事。神话作为古代人类精神活动的智慧之果，它最直率地表现了原始先民的思想感情和精神世界。本文将从创世神话、洪水神话、和英雄神话三个方面对中西方神话进行对比分析，揭示出中西方神话的差异性；同时从中探究其各自所蕴含的民族精神，以及对人类后世的发展所带的影响及作用。

关键词：中国神话；希腊神话；民族精神；差异

ABSTRACT

In the long history of human development, all nationalities have created unique fairy tales. Myth, as the wisdom fruit of ancient human spiritual activities, is the most straightforward expression of the primitive people’s thoughts, feelings and spiritual world. This paper will make a comparative analysis of Chinese and western myths from three aspects: creation myth, flood myth, and hero myth, to reveal the differences between Chinese and western myths.At the same time, it will explores the national spirit contained in each of them and its influence and effect on the development of the future generations.

Key Words:Chinese myth;Greek myth;National spirit;Differences

CONTENTS

Acknowledgement....………………………………………………………………….i

Abstract in Chinese……………………………......…………………………………ii

Abstract in English..………….……………….......……………………………….…ii

1.Introduction...............................................................................................................2

2.Creation myth............................................................................................................2

2.1The national spirit in Chinese creation myth........................................................ 3

2.2The national spirit in the Western creation myth ..................................................4

3.Flood myth.................................................................................................................6

3.1The national spirit in Chinese flood myth ............................................................6

3.2The national spirit in western flood myth.............................................................7

4.Heroic myth................................................................................................................8

4.1The national Spirit in Chinese heroic myth...........................................................9

4.2The national spirit in the myth of western heroes ..............................................11

5.The Reasons for the Differences between Chinese and Western National Spirits...........................................................................................................................12

5.1Natural factors.....................................................................................................12

5.2Social factors.......................................................................................................13

6.Conclusion................................................................................................................14

Bibliography...............................................................................................................16