At the modern Olympic Games, the first, second and third - placed athletes are rewarded, respectively, by gold, silver and bronze medals. At the Panhellenic
At each of the venues, the crowns were made with different types of leaves: - At Olympia, it was a wild olive leaf crown. At Delphi, a laurel crown. - At Corinth, a pine crown. - At Nemea, a wild celery crown.
As well as a crown, the winner received a red woollen ribbon, the taenia. A famous statue by the sculptor Polycletus (dating from the second half of the 5th century BC) shows a victor tying the ribbon around his head. The statue is called Diadurnenos and there is a bronze copy of it at the entrance to the Olympic Museum in Lausanne.
Finally, the winner often held a palm frond, another symbol of vicory.
重点词汇
Olympia, Delphi, Corinth, Nemea (古希腊地名)奥林匹亚,德尔菲,科林斯,尼米亚(它们都是泛希腊运动会的举办地,对冠军的奖励是不同的头冠)
Panhellenic a. (古代)泛希腊的 |
wreath n. 花圈, 花冠 |
venue n. 会议地点, 比赛地点 |
olive n. 橄榄树 |
laurel n. 月桂树 |
pine n. 松树 |
taenia n. 绑头部的带或绳 |
Lausanne n. 洛桑(瑞士城市) |
palm n. 棕榈, (象征胜利的)棕榈叶 |
frond n. 叶 |