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Ancient Greece, it turned out to be so interesting

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Ancient Greece, it turned out to be so interesting

Resume of the twelve main gods of Olympus, exquisite genealogy charts and chronology pages, hundreds of illustrations, the background of the gods, legendary deeds, personality quirks, one time to see!

Subvert your perception of ancient Greece, the temple is actually colored, the sea is burgundy; Fighting wars is just a routine of "seasonal", the meaning of life is "leisure", the real ancient Greece is far more exciting than you think!

・ Funny and humorous tone, strange and absurd stories, people can't help but be handsome, Japan NHK Culture Center lecturer, take you into the ancient Greek world with terriers and wisdom!

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Ancient Greece, it turned out to be so interesting

"Ancient Greece, it turned out to be so interesting"

Author: Fujimura Sisin

Publisher: Shaanxi People's Publishing House

About the author

Fujimura Sisin is a researcher of ancient Greece and Greek mythology. Born in 1984. Completed her doctoral program at Tokyo Women's University, specializing in Western history. Former lecturer at NHK Cultural Center. Influenced by the manga Saint Seiya I read in high school, he plans to dedicate his life to the study of ancient Greece and Greek mythology.

Ancient Greece, it turned out to be so interesting

Preface "First of all, I want to tell you that the impression of the Greek 'blue sea, white temple' is actually fantasy. The professor said, "The ancient Greeks used burgundy to describe the sea, and there were no words such as 'blue' and 'sea' in ancient Greek. And the temples of ancient Greece are even more colorful, not the pure white you see now. "This statement surprised me. It was because of my fascination with the blue sea and the sacred white temple that opened the door to the study of ancient Greek history.

When I heard that all this was a fantasy, I couldn't help but ask: "Is it not even the Parthenon white, but colored?" The professor replied with great mystery: "It's not just the color, what if the front of the Parthenon that people have always thought is actually its back?" How would you feel even if it might not be a temple at all? He spoke as if he were sharing a secret that had been cherished for years. Hearing this, I couldn't contain my excitement. The Parthenon, which is not pure white, why build it backwards? Maybe maybe it wasn't a temple at all in the first place? ............ (Click here for the full content)

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