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Athens, the
prize in a divine contest. The god of the sea and the goddess of wisdom
each wanted Athens for their own. They descended from Olympos to vie for
the city considered to be the most beautiful in the world. Athena won
and bestowed upon the city her sacred tree, the olive, and her name.
Athens, the city of Athena. Once the centre of the world, with the most
eminent philosophers, the greatest writers, the best sculptors humanity
has ever known. It was truly a golden age. The Athenians used their
artistic masterpieces for their everyday needs, they flocked to the
theatre to see Sophocles’ latest tragedy, and they climbed up to the
Acropolis to be alone with their gods. For on the Acropolis you spoke
with the gods. |