冥府游历是东西方文学中常见的神话母题。无论是在古希腊人天真的叙事中,还是东方人古老的传说中,英雄上穷碧落下黄泉的故事俯首可拾。古希腊神话史诗《奥德赛》和中国明代神魔小说《西游记》中都有相似的英雄冥府游历情节,通过对东西方英雄相似的冥府游历故事进行跨文化比较,可以看出中华文化海纳百川,从来就不是闭关自守、故步自封的,我们也能更加深刻地认识到五千年生生不息的中华文化的精髓。 Ming Fu travel is a common mythical motif in Eastern and Western literature. No matter in the naive narratives of ancient Greeks, or in the ancient legend of the oriental people, the heroic story of Huang Quan falling on the blue sky can not be overlooked. The ancient Greek mythology “Odyssey” and China’s Ghost Story “Journey to the West” have a similar hero Hades travel episode, through the similarities and differences between East and West hero Hades travel cross-cultural comparison, we can see that the Chinese culture is subtle, never It is not self-defeating and self-reliant. We can also more profoundly recognize the essence of the 5,000-year-long Chinese culture.