［希臘神話24］伊克西翁
Ixion
In Thessaly there once lived a king by the name of Ixion．He was both handsome and mighty．He went to woo the beautiful maiden Dia and won her love，but her old father was most reluctant to part with his child．only when Ixionswore to let him have his royal treasure house did the father agree to give the king the hand of Dia in marriage ．Ixion took Dia home with him．But he was in no mood to keep his promise，for a long time passed and no treasure ever came to the old man．Impatient to have his promised wealth，the old father went to seeIxion and gave him no peace，until at last Ixion decided to get ridof him once and for all ．Opening the door of his treasurehouse，he pushed the old man in and there burnt him to death．
Zeus was furious over the terrible deed．The frightened Ixion went up to heaven and asked the father of gods and men torid him of his dishonesty ．His prayers were granted，and hestayed happily for a while in the glorious home of the gods，There his lecherous eyes fell on Hera，whose radiant beautyfascinated his heart．Forgetting Dia at home，he planned for Hera to elope with him．Seeing all this，Zeus sent a cloud in the form of Hera to Ixion．The impious king made love to the shade and made it the mother of the centaurs ．The infuriated Zeuscast Ixion down to Hades and had him bound to a wheel of fire，which，forever revolving，racked and tore his body in its unbroken swift revolutions．
以前有個叫伊克西翁的國王居住在色薩利。他既英俊瀟灑又力大無窮。他向美麗的姑娘黛求婚。黛和他一見傾心，但是她的父親卻極不情愿離開他的孩子。最后只有當伊克西翁發誓讓黛的父親得到王室的金庫時，這位父親才答應把黛嫁給了國王。伊克西翁把黛領回家。但他卻絲毫沒有履行諾言的意思。很長時間過去了，老人沒有得到半厘錢。于是老人迫不及待地去找伊克西翁，絮絮叨叨攪得他不得安寧。終于伊克西翁決定索性徹底除掉老頭。他打開了金庫，一把將老人推了進去，然后將他活活燒死。
宙斯為此勃然大怒。驚恐的伊克西翁跑到天堂，苦苦哀求眾神和眾人之父寬恕他的不誠實。他的請求得到了準許，于是他興高采烈地在這輝煌璀璨的神的殿堂里呆了一會兒。他那雙好色的眼睛盯上了赫拉，她那光彩照人的美麗使他神魂顛倒。他忘記了家里的黛。他盤算著要讓赫位與他一道私奔。看到這些，宙斯把一朵赫拉形狀的云送到了伊克西翁跟前。這位不虔誠的國王和這朵云做愛，并使她生下了半人半馬的怪物。怒不可遏的宙斯把伊克西翁打下了地獄，將他綁在一個不停旋轉的火輪上，這急速旋轉的火輪永遠折磨、撕扯著他的軀體。
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