[希腊神话]点金术

[希腊神话]点金术 TheGoldenTouchMidas,sonoftheGreatGoddessofIda,byaherowhosenameisnotremembered,wasapleasurelovingKingofMacedonianBromium,whereheruledovertheBrigiansandplantedhisfamousrosegardens.Oneday,theoldheroSilenus,Dionysus'formerteacher,happenedtostragglefromthemainbodyoftheDionysianarmyasitmarchedoutofThraceintoBoeotia,andwasfoundsleepinganddrunkenintherosegardens.ThegardenerstiedhimandledhimbeforeMidas,towhomhetoldwonderfultalesofabigcontinentlyingbeyondtheOcean'sstreamaltogetherseparatefromtheunitedmassofEurope,Asia,orAfricawheregigantic,happy,andlonglivedpeoplelivedinsplendidcities,enjoyingawonderfullawsystem.Midas,delightedwithSilenus'fictions,entertainedhimforfivedaysandnights,andthenorderedaguidetoleadhimtoDionysus'headquarters.Dionysus,whohadbeenworryingaboutSilenus,senttoaskhowMidaswishedtoberewarded.Herepliedwithouthesitation:PleaseturnallItouchintogold.'However,notonlystones,flowers,andthefurnishingsofhishouseturnedtogoldbut,whenhesatdowntotable,sodidthefoodheateandthewaterhedrank.Midassoonbeggedtobefreedfromhiswish,becausehewasfastdyingofhungerandthirst.Highlyamused,DionysustoldhimtovisitthesourceoftheriverPactolusandtherewashhimself.Heobeyed,andwasatoncefreedfromthegoldentouch,butthesandsoftheriverPactolusarebrightwithgoldtothisday.弥达斯是伊达山大女神和一位姓名不详的英雄的儿子。
他是马其顿勃洛弥恩的好寻欢作乐的国王他统治勃里癸亚人民,种植出名遐迩的玫瑰花一天,狄俄尼索斯酒神和追随者从色雷斯出发去维奥蒂亚狄俄尼索斯以前的教师森林之神老西勒诺斯不巧跟队伍走散了他喝得醉醺醺的,躺在弥达斯的花园里酣然大睡园丁发现了他,把他捆起来领去见弥达斯他给弥达斯讲述有关大洋河此岸的、与连成一片的欧罗巴、亚细亚或阿非利加完全脱离的一个大洲的奇妙的故事大洲上座落着神奇的城市,居住着身材高大、幸福而长寿的人民,拥有值得赞颂的法律制度西勒诺斯的故事使弥达斯听得欣喜假设狂他盛情款待老山神五天五夜,然后派向导护送他回到狄俄尼索斯的大本营狄俄尼索斯一直在为西勒诺斯担忧如今,他派人问弥达斯有什么要求,他应该怎样报答他弥达斯毫不迟疑地答复说,请恩准使我摸到的一切都变成金子然而,变成金子的不仅仅是石块、花朵和屋内的陈设他坐下吃饭时,他吃的食物和喝的水也都变成金子过了不久,弥达斯恳求狄俄尼索斯使他从他那愿望中解脱开来,因为他饥渴交加,快死了狄俄尼索斯逗弄弥达斯,开心得很他叫弥达斯前往帕克托罗斯河的源头,在河里洗个澡弥达斯依法行事,立即解除了点金术,但帕克托罗斯河的沙子至今因含金而闪闪发光。