雅典的历史与神话密不可分
<p><span word="Athens">Athens</span>——<span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>, <span word="white">white</span> <span word="columns">columns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="statues">statues</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="gods">gods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="goddesses">goddesses</span>. <span word="Museums">Museums</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span>.</p><p>雅典，这个名字令人想到有着高大的白色圆柱的建筑物，以及希腊诸神的雕像。博物馆将带游客回到古希腊时代。当游客造访此城时，会觉得仿佛置身在历史课堂上。</p><p><span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="liberty">liberty</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="began">began</span>. <span word="Architecture">Architecture</span>, <span word="science">science</span>, <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="flourished">flourished</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p>雅典是西方文明的摇篮，西方的政府、法律、法律制裁和自由这些观念，都起源于此。建筑、科学、戏剧和诗词也在这里大放光芒。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mythology">mythology</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="god">god</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="name">name</span>. <span word="Poseidon">Poseidon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Athena">Athena</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="honor">honor</span>. <span word="Athena">Athena</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="olive">olive</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>-<span word="the">the</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>. <span word="Poseidon">Poseidon</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gods">gods</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="Athena">Athena</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>.</p><p>雅典的历史与神话密不可分。哪一个神能够带给人类最宝贵的遗产，就可以为此城命名。海神波塞冬和雅典娜女神都想得到这份殊荣。雅典娜造了一棵橄榄树，象征和平与财富。波塞冬则提供一匹骁勇善战的马。后来诸神决定雅典娜的礼物对人类比较有意义，于是此城就取名为「雅典」。</p>
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