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GreeceTheHellenicRepublicHellas(希腊)Hellenes(希腊人)geographyandcustomsscenerySuperbcuisinereligionandarchitecturephilosophyandliteraturemythology(神话)ContentsLocatedinSouthernEurope,Greeceisatranscontinentalcountrythatconsistsofamountainous,peninsularmainlandjuttingoutintotheseaatthesouthernendoftheBalkans,endingatthePeloponnesepeninsulaandstrategicallylocatedatthecrossroadsofEurope,Asia,andAfrica.geographyTheofficiallanguageisGreekThecapitalisAthens（雅典）ThepoliticalsystemisParliamentaryRepublic（议会制共和制）Thepopulationisnearly10,000,000ThenationalflowerisOlive(橄榄)ThenationalmottoisGivemelibertyorgivemedeath.（不自由，毋宁死）TheHellenicRepublicThenationspeaksGreekandthelanguagehasbeenusedforthousandsofyrs,andhasneverbeenchangedsinceitwasspoken.TheGreekstaketheirdressesseriously,theyaregracefulespeciallyoldpeople,theypaymoreattentiontotheirclothing.Theytaboo13andFriday,theythoughttheywereominous.Andtheydon’tlikeblackandcat.customssThespectacularviewoftheMediterranean(地中海)includingbrightcolorofskyandsea,whitewalls.sceneryThereisanotherfamousspotisAegeanSea(爱琴海)——likewine,romanticandmellow(醇厚).Actually,AegeanSeaisapartoftheMediterranean,butitwaschangedbypeoplewhopreferredromantic.ThestoriesaboutAegeanSeaarenumerous,butultimately,itrepresentsloveandsymbolizesforever.ThebesttouristseasonisApriltoOctober,SpringandSummerarethemostfascinatingtimeforpeopletakingweddingphotosorbeingonhoneymoon.Therearemorethan3000islandsontheAegeanSea,manyareverycharming.CastleintheSky(空中之城)—Meteora(迈泰奥拉).OneofthethreemostbeautifulplacesinGreeceandanamazingarchitecturalwonders(奇观).Arealpurelandonearth.Olympus(奥林匹斯山).Therewere12godsinthismountain,andit'sthehighestpeakinGreece.AncientGreeksthoughtitwasthegodswholivedintheOlympuscreatedthefirstOlympicGames.superbcuisionGreekcuisineischaracteristicofthehealthyMediterraneandiet,whichisepitomizedbydishesofCrete.Greekcuisineincorporatesfreshingredientsintoavarietyoflocaldishessuchasmoussaka,pastitsio,classicGreeksalad,fasolada,spanakopitaandsouvlaki.Theirmainfoodispasta(面食)andsometimestheyhaverice.Theylikebeefandmutton,ofteneattomatoes,potatoesandsoon.SomedishescanbetracedbacktoancientGreecelikeskordalia(athickpuréeofwalnuts,almonds,crushedgarlicandoliveoil),lentilsoup,retsina(whiteorroséwinesealedwithpineresin)andpasteli(candybarwithsesameseedsbakedwithhoney).ThroughoutGreecepeopleoftenenjoyeatingfromsmalldishessuchasmezewithvariousdipssuchastzatziki,grilledoctopusandsmallfish,fetacheese,dolmades(rice,currantsandpinekernelswrappedinvineleaves),variouspulses,olivesandcheese.Oliveoilisaddedtoalmosteverydish.anddrinkssuchasouzo,metaxaandavarietyofwinesincludingretsina.religionThenationalreligionofModernGreeceisEasternOrthodoxy(东正教),itisafaction(派别)ofChristian.ReligioninGreeceisdominatedbytheGreekOrthodoxChurch,whichiswithinthelargercommunionoftheEasternOrthodoxChurch.ItrepresentsthemajorityofthepopulationandisconstitutionallyrecognizedastheprevailingreligionofGreece.ReligionswithsmallernumbersoffollowersincludeIslam,Catholicism,Evangelicalism,HellenicPaganismandHinduism.AgrowingproportionoftheGreekpopulationisirreligiousandconsciouslyatheist.architectureParthenonTemple(帕特农神庙)TheParthenonTempleisthemostfamousandtherecognizableancientGreekbuilding.Themostrecognizably“Greek”structureisthetemple(eventhoughthearchitectureofGreektemplesisactuallyquitediverse).GreekarchitecturereferstothearchitectureoftheGreek-speakingpeopleswhoinhabitedtheGreekmainlandandthePeloponnese,theislandsoftheAegeanSea,theGreekcoloniesinIonia(coastalAsiaMinor),andMagnaGraecia(GreekcoloniesinItalyandSicily).Greekarchitecturestretchesfromc.900B.C.E.tothefirstcenturyC.E.(withtheearliestextantstonearchitecturedatingtotheseventhcenturyB.C.E.).GreekarchitectureinfluencedRomanarchitectureandarchitectsinprofoundways,suchthatRomanImperialarchitectureadoptsandincorporatesmanyGreekelementsintoitsownpractice.AnoverviewofbasicbuildingtypologiesdemonstratestherangeanddiversityofGreekarchitecture.architectureThethreescholarsofancientGreeceSocrates(苏格拉底)HisstatusinthewestjustlikeConfuciusintheeast.Plato(柏拉图)OneofSocrates’students,Plato,wasanothermajorfigureinthehistoryofWesternphilosophy.Aristotle(亚里士多德)StudentofPlato,teacherofAlexanderofGreat(亚历山大大帝).philosophyHomer’sEpic(荷马史诗)OnewasIliad(伊利亚特)andtheotherwasOdyssey(奥德赛).ItwasthehighestandearliestachievementofancientGreekliterature.literatureAesop'sFables(伊索寓言)Ashortstoryinformedofprose(散文)orverse(韵诗),illustratedmoralmaxims(准则),andthecharacterinthestoryisoftentheanimals.GreekMythologyisagroupoftraditionaltalestoldbytheancientGreeksaboutthedeedsofgods,heroesandtheirrelationswithhumanbeings.TheGreekmythologyisanimportantpartoftheancientculturewhichhasvastanddeepinfluenceonthewholewesternculture.ItsgreatinfluenceupontheEnglishlanguageandliteratureisbeyonddescription.AgreatnumberofwordsandidiomsintheEnglishlaguagecomefromtheGreekmythology.mythologyZeus(宙斯)ThethirdKingoftheskyandtheearth.RuleroftheOlympiangods.Hewastheraingod,andthecloudgathererwhoholdstheterriblethunderbolt.ZeuswasmarriedtoHera