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The Temple of Zeus
宙斯神廟
In his right hand a figure of Victory made from ivory and gold.
宙斯右手握著象牙及黃金制成的勝利女神像，
In his left hand, his scepter inlaid with all metals,
左手則拿著一把鑲有各種金屬打造的權杖，
and an eagle perched on the sceptre.
杖頂停留著一只鷲。
The sandals of the god are made of gold, as is his robe.
服飾和鞋子覆以黃金。
Pausanias the Greek (2nd century AD)
沙尼亞斯巴（公元2世紀）
This is the statue of the god in whose honor the Ancient Olympic games were held.
是古代奧林匹克運動會舉辦的圣地。
It was located on the land that gave its very name to the Olympics.
奧林匹克運動會因其所在地而得名。
At the time of the games, wars stopped, and athletes came from Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt,
在比賽期間，戰爭停止，來自小亞細亞，敘利亞，埃及，
and Sicily to celebrate the Olympics and to worship their king of gods: Zeus.
和西西里島的運動員齊聚于此，以慶祝奧運會和崇敬主神宙斯。
Location
所在地
At the ancient town of Olympia,
在古奧林匹亞鎮，
on the west coast of modern Greece, about 150 km west of Athens.
今日希臘的西海岸，雅典以西約150公里。
History
歷史
The ancient Greek calendar starts in 776 BC,
古希臘的歷史開始于公元前776年，
for the Olympic games are believed to have started that year.
奧林匹克運動會據說也是那年開始的。
The magnificent temple of Zeus was designed by the architect Libon
宏偉的宙斯神廟是由建筑師里本設計的，
and was built around 450 BC.
大約建造于公元前450年左右。
