Persephone A Greek Myth

Persephone, a Greek myth. Retold by Karen Mokler. Illustrated by Gary Undercuffler.

珀耳塞福涅：一则希腊神话 复述：凯伦·莫克勒 插画：加里·安德卡夫勒

It was a bright spring day as Persephone walked in the fields with her friends. She wandered far, gathering armloads of beautiful flowers and leaving her friends behind her.

春光明媚的一天，珀耳塞福涅和朋友们在田野里散步。 她走得越来越远，摘了满满一怀抱漂亮的花，把朋友们远远甩在了身后。

Without warning, a golden chariot with four black horses appeared. Hades, king of the underworld, held the reins. Hades ruled over the dead, and his underground realm was a dark and barren place. No goddess wanted to live there. Lonely, Hades wandered the earth in search of a queen.

没有任何预兆，一辆由四匹黑马拉着的金色战车出现了。 冥界之王哈迪斯握着缰绳，他掌管着所有亡者， 他的地下领地又黑暗又荒芜，没有哪位女神愿意住在那里。 孤单的哈迪斯在人间游荡，想要找一位王后。

Hades thought Persephone was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. Yet he knew she would never agree to join him in the dark underworld. She would never willingly leave behind the sunlight and fresh air. So he didn't ask her. Instead, he reached out with one strong arm and swept her into his chariot.

哈迪斯觉得珀耳塞福涅是他见过的最美丽的女子。 可他知道，珀耳塞福涅绝不会同意跟他去黑暗的冥界。 她绝对不会心甘情愿离开阳光和新鲜的空气。 所以他根本没有询问她的意愿。 反而伸出一只强壮的手臂，一把将她拽上了战车。

Immediately, the ground began to shake and rumble, and a dark crack in the earth opened up in front of them. The black horses leaped into the crack, plunging into the underworld as the earth closed over them. Only Persephone's flowers were left behind.

突然，地面开始震动轰鸣，一道漆黑的裂缝在他们面前的大地张开了口。 黑马纵身跃进裂缝，向着冥界俯冲而下，大地随即在他们头顶合拢。 只有珀耳塞福涅摘的花被留在了原地。

Deep in the underworld, Hades led Persephone to a gleaming golden throne. He placed a crown that sparkled with gems upon her head. All of this is yours now, he said. Persephone didn't care about crowns or thrones. She could only cry for what she had lost.

在冥界深处，哈迪斯领着珀耳塞福涅走到一张闪闪发光的黄金宝座前。 他把一顶缀满宝石、闪闪发亮的王冠戴在了她的头上。 “现在这一切都是你的了。”他说。可珀耳塞福涅一点也不在乎王冠或者宝座。 她只是不停地哭泣，为自己失去的一切伤心。