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sop to Cerberus:贿赂

在希腊神话中,Cerberus是地狱中的守门犬。它有三个头,尾巴又像蛇,无论谁要通过地狱大门,不给Cerberus—点油水讨好它, 就休想进出。

古罗马大诗人维吉尔(Virgil,公元前70〜前19)在《伊尼特》(Aeneid)中描写了一个故事。书中的主角埃捏阿斯(Aeneas)深人地狱时,被魔犬Cerberus所困;后来得到女巫西比尔(Sibyl)的救助,用诱饵贿赂(sop)这头贪婪的魔犬后,埃涅阿斯才得以逃回阳间。

由于这个古老的传说,至今希腊一带仍流传着一种风俗,下葬时都要塞一块饼在死者手中,贿赂Cerberus好以便放行。所以“巴结魔犬Cerberus”(sop to Cerberus)也就变成“贿赂”的意思了。

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