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The Temple of Zeus
宙斯神庙
In his right hand a figure of Victory made from ivory and gold.
宙斯右手握着象牙及黄金制成的胜利女神像，
In his left hand, his scepter inlaid with all metals,
左手则拿着一把镶有各种金属打造的权杖，
and an eagle perched on the sceptre.
杖顶停留着一只鹫。
The sandals of the god are made of gold, as is his robe.
服饰和鞋子覆以黄金。
Pausanias the Greek (2nd century AD)
沙尼亚斯巴（公元2世纪）
This is the statue of the god in whose honor the Ancient Olympic games were held.
是古代奥林匹克运动会举办的圣地。
It was located on the land that gave its very name to the Olympics.
奥林匹克运动会因其所在地而得名。
At the time of the games, wars stopped, and athletes came from Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt,
在比赛期间，战争停止，来自小亚细亚，叙利亚，埃及，
and Sicily to celebrate the Olympics and to worship their king of gods: Zeus.
和西西里岛的运动员齐聚于此，以庆祝奥运会和崇敬主神宙斯。
Location
所在地
At the ancient town of Olympia,
在古奥林匹亚镇，
on the west coast of modern Greece, about 150 km west of Athens.
今日希腊的西海岸，雅典以西约150公里。
History
历史
The ancient Greek calendar starts in 776 BC,
古希腊的历史开始于公元前776年，
for the Olympic games are believed to have started that year.
奥林匹克运动会据说也是那年开始的。
The magnificent temple of Zeus was designed by the architect Libon
宏伟的宙斯神庙是由建筑师里本设计的，
and was built around 450 BC.
大约建造于公元前450年左右。
