Hi! Today my dad woke me up early at 8:00am in the morning so we could go see the Acropolis where Athena the Goddess of Battle and Poseidon the God of Water fought to rule Athens. Athena was very smart and hit her spear and out came the olive tree, when Poseidon hit his trident on the floor out came sea water. When the city of Athens decided which person shall rule they picked Athena, that's how Athens got its name. Poseidon was so angry that he flooded the plain of Athens. So from this day they honor Poseidon and Athena to keep peace. I was also so excited to see and learn about greek mythology. To get all the way up to the Acropolis we had to walk a few ways until we got up to the top. The view was marvelous, you could see the whole city. Next we walked around and we took pictures of the famous Diyonus theater. It was so small, I thought it would be huge. But is was very cool experience to be where the ancient Greeks put on shows. Then, we took a break in the corner next to the Pantheon and we all ate bars while admiring the view.
The Pantheon was where Athena would rule Athens. It was partially destroyed after an explosion caused by the bombing from Venetian forces led by Morosini who were besieging the Ottoman Turks stationed in Athens. Next, we headed to the look out tower, where you could see everything. Finally, we walked and saw Athena's Victory Temple. It was constructed between 424 and 427bc. It is the earliest fully ionic temple on the Acropolis. This temple is the second made because the first one was destroyed by the Parisians. Also we saw we saw the old temple of Athena. This was a wonderful experience, the weather was absolutely marvelous, learning about the old gods and goddesses was a treat. Im so glad to share it with you. Greece is an amazing place for you and your family to visit. Tune in for more of the Greece adventures. Bye!
Below : the guard of the temple watch out this cat is on to you!
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