在古希腊社会中,希腊神话能够很好地反映古希腊人的思想与生活,同时也形象地体现了古希腊的人本精神和海洋文明。作为人类文明史上的伟大文学作品,希腊神话可以说是西方文学的祖源,它同时还促进了英美文学的发展,特别是极大地促进了文艺复兴以来的文学发展。该文对希腊神话的特点进行深入的研究,并阐述了希腊神话对英美文学产生和发展的深远意义。 In ancient Greek society, Greek myths can well reflect the ancient Greeks thought and life, but also vividly embodies the ancient Greek humanism and marine civilization. As a great literary work in the history of human civilization, the Greek mythology can be said to be the ancestral source of western literature. It also promoted the development of Anglo-American literature, and especially greatly promoted the literary development since the Renaissance. This article deeply studies the characteristics of Greek mythology and expounds the far-reaching significance of Greek mythology to the emergence and development of Anglo-American literature.