星座英語:十二星座起源的美麗傳說之雙子

Brotherliness: Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Gemini is a northern constellation between Cancer and Taurus, containing the stars Castor and Pollux, represented by twins sitting together. Gemini is the third sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters on or about May 21.

In ancient Greece, there was an amazing and fantastic story. The kind Queen Leda had two lovely sons who were not twins but looked the same. They were good brothers to each other and Leda was satisfied with this.

However, one day Greece was attacked by a huge monster and the princes called upon all the warriors to kill this monster. The brave older brother killed the monster but was seriously injured. When the whole country celebrated his triumph, Leda comforted him by telling him the truth about his birth. He was not the son of the King and Queen but the Queen and Zeus. So, he was immortal and could not be injured. The older brother swore not to tell anyone the secret, not even his dear younger brother.

Unfortunately, due to competition, there was internal disorder among the warriors. They were divided into two groups and fought. The two princes went to control the situation and failed. In the midst of the violence, someone attempted to stab the older brother with a spear. The younger brother bravely rushed forward to protect his older brother, but was fatally wounded. In fact it was only the older brother who was immortal and was heartbroken by the death of his brother.

The older brother returned to heaven and begged Zeus to bring back his younger brother. Zeus frowned and said, “The only way is to give half of your life to him. But you will become an ordinary person and will die someday in the future.” The older brother agreed without hesitation. He said his younger brother died for him and he would do the same for his brother. Zeus was moved by their fraternal love and created a constellation called Gemini.

星座起源的美麗傳說：雙子的情義

在遙遠的希臘古國，有一個美麗動人的傳說。溫柔賢惠的麗達王妃有一對非常可愛的兒子，他們不是雙生，卻長得一模一樣，而且兩兄弟的感情特別深厚，麗達王妃覺得十分幸福。

但是有一天，希臘遭遇了一頭巨大的野牛的攻擊，王子們召集了許多勇士去捕殺這頭野*。其間，勇敢的哥哥殺死了野*，但是也受了傷。凱旋歸來，舉國歡慶的時候，麗達王妃爲了安慰受傷的哥哥，偷偷向他吐露了實情。原來，哥哥並不是國王與王妃所生，而是王妃與天神宙斯的兒子。所以，他是神，擁有永恆的生命，任何人都傷害不了他。哥哥知道以後再三保證不會告訴任何人這個祕密，哪怕是他最親愛的弟弟。 　　然而，不幸的是，勇士們因爲爭功而起了內亂，竟形成了兩派，彼此看對方不順眼。後來他們開始打了起來，場面一發不可收拾。兩位王子立即趕去阻止，但是沒有人肯先停手。就在混戰之中，有人拿長矛刺向哥哥，弟弟爲了保護哥哥，奮勇撲上，擋在哥哥的身前。結果，弟弟被殺死，哥哥痛不欲生。其實哥哥有永恆的生命又怎麼會被殺死呢？只怪不知情的弟弟太愛他的哥哥了。

哥哥爲此回到天上請求宙斯讓弟弟起死回生。宙斯皺了皺眉頭，說到：“唯一的辦法是把你的生命力分一半給他，這樣，他會活過來，而你也將成爲一個凡人，隨時都會死。”但是哥哥毫不憂鬱的答應了。他說，弟弟可以爲了哥哥死，哥哥爲什麼不能爲了弟弟死呢？宙斯聽了非常感動，以兄弟倆的名義創造了一個星座，命名爲雙子座。