Ambassador met on the Internet information about the gold goddess of the country of Schubi, with a magnificent gold depicting a gold goddess, which no one can find. But in the photo Chinese Golden Goddess Guan Yin with a pearl in his hand, a similar sculpture of Ambassador saw in the Chinese monastery in Pattaya in Thailand. The rest of the information is often found on the Internet, so it's a grain, but gold or sand is difficult to say. The golden goddess of the country of Schubi confirmation of the way of thinking of people in antiquity, creating a golden agencies, had to have a presentation of people about themselves. A similar legend was both the ancient Slavs.
Reliable information about where the Golden Goddess stood was not preserved, but all researchers converge in the opinion that it is necessary to look for her in South Primorye near the most high mountain. The Golden Goddess was the heritage of the country of Shubi. About Schuby is now not known to almost anything, but about the bohawits and chzhurgeni, to which the Golden Goddess switched, a lot is known. Obviously, therefore, the legend speaks about the Golden Goddess of Chezhhourgean. According to some sources, the golden goddess was called Gufei. Cast from gold statue in the form female figure was cepete dream Many treasteners are still hundreds of years ago. The sacred statue disappeared without a trace, as well as the people who worship him. It encourages filling the missing knowledge by fantasies, fantasies themselves are value, they develop the figurative perception of the world.
According to legends, there are several caves in Pidan, in which Bohaji and Chezhhhhhhhhhhånd Treasures are hidden. As a rule, such treasies are under the "Bohai frog". The frog was the keeper of the treasures and in Chjurgean and they always treated one of the nearby stones, giving him the frog shape, thereby marking the place of storage and protecting it. It is noteworthy that none of the Bohai treasures were found. The figure of a woman in full growth, cast out of gold and decorated with precious stones, is still somewhere in Pidana. Most likely it is hidden in a cave under the pendan. It is looking for hundreds of years, but to no avail, although the keeper's frog of this treasure is known to everyone. Baron Ungern, one of the dedicated, had access to the Gold Bohhaev. He devoted a lot of time so that no one else could find the treasure. The versions of their find indicate hundreds of places separated by thousands of kilometers. There is a legend that Ungern, having gathered a few treasures, hid them together, held over him a Bohai magic ritual. These treasures, as well as the Treasury of the Asian Division, are hidden by Unroven with the origins of the Amur. But the Golden Goddess Unrgent did not find and she still is in Primorye.
Przhevalsky at one time also searched for the Golden Babo - the idol of ancient origin, who was worshiped and balka and Zhurzheny. Przhevalsky believed that the Golden Baba could take to Tibet. As you know, Przhevalsky conducted an expedition and in the Ussuri region, and on Tibet, but no sources telling that the researcher approached the randith of the location of the golden goddess.
In general, the Golden Goddess was looking for many famous people. And most of them were inclined to the version of hidden gold idol on Pidan or near Pidana. Arsenyev was looking for a golden idol in the vicinity of Pidana. According to rumors, Golden Babu was looking for and A.P. Okladnikov - Doctor of Historical Sciences, Laureate of the State Prize, headed in 1953 a Far Eastern archaeological expedition. And, again, according to rumors, I found a place where she could be stored. The legend's future events are silent, so I found the rankings only the place of storage or he saw the gold goddess itself, unknown.
There is information that allegedly two statues depicting the goddesses were found, and in the 90s secretly exported to China. First, these findings were not gold, secondly, they were hidden by the "lucky" to confirm the legend. The first is a small marble 30-centimeter "antique statue", bought in the store of Vladivostok and hidden by the "found". The second is bronze, a little more than 20 centimeters height, bought in the same place. It is noteworthy that both women have European features. Sculptures and hid, and found to confirm the version that Primorye in antiquity was Atlantis. It is clear that these findings did not have anything to do with the gold goddess and what was quite unfulfilled, invented that they were numerous decorations on them. On marble sculpture, as claimed, there were more than 8 kilograms of gold and 31 gem. On the second - decoration from Mesopotamia coins, Greece, neighboring Asia, Europe. Of course, this joke had no success and was rapidly exposed, since the hiding sculptures did not pay attention to that there were stamps from the date of manufacture.
So it is reliably known that the Golden Goddess to this day is somewhere near Pidana and that it has not yet been found.
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You will see another 1000 years just because the country of Shubi (as well as Manchi) has never been in the north of China (as well as Manchus never came from the north, as historians convince).
Manchura came and won China and in Southeast Asia from the West - from Tibet (Schubi should be sought in the same direction). That is why Dalai Lama was the most honorable guests in China - because they were the owners of the homeland of Manchurian emperors (i.e. Tibeta). So it was to the Empress of Tsyshi (she arranged a Chinese coup, removing the Tibetans). All the tombs of the "Chinese" emperors-Manchurov are painted in Tibetan style in Tibetan - not a single Chinese hieroglyph in tombs (ground temples not in the expense - they were "restored" in the chinese era)
Read the book Fomenko "The Last Path of the Holy Family" - Much a lot about China. Maybe even find your statue.
From the book Olga Koshmitovaya "Golden Baba or a enchanted goddess. Condinskaya stories."
Bright memory for her work.
There are many mystery-secrets in the world: Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge in England, Lohneskoy monster in Switzerland, a snowy man, Bermuda triangle, flying plates and others. One of the similar secrets about the Golden Baba.
There are many articles by scientists from all over the world. Many are trying to explain this phenomenon. But the mystery still remains not solid, although the first written report in Russia can be found in the first Sofia chronicle of 1398. It took more than 600 years. But we still have never learned about anything new. And no one knows exactly and can not say, it is a fairy tale. Was, and perhaps today exists, Golden Baba.
The chronicles assure that this an ancient deity of the Ugric peoples (to which the local population of Konda - Voguli-Mansi also belongs "was carried out" was carried out and hidden in the dense forests of Konda "
The indigenous population of Konda knew well and remembered Sorrow Naya. Although none of the indigenous people never called her Baba. It turns out that she was for them the Golden Goddess - Suren Torum Na! And to call her woman was considered a big sin! And not only. Neither the golden goddess nor the golden woman never called her! For dedicated - just she. And who did not understand, this is not given to know.
The place where she stood is away from the river, in the old man. Near the village there is a centuries-old "complete" kedral. Many cedars in the side. But this is famous for the fact that it is "certified." What does this mean? First of all, the fact that in this cedar must not take a single bump. So, it's worth Kedrach, full of cedar cones, but it is impossible to use it. It is impossible - and that's it! All locals knew about it. And did not take. The temptation was great. Those who violated the ban and took, calculated for this health. Near the village there are a lot of berry borov - little-Pavinsky, Bolay-Pavinsky.
There are old workers. And the boron is considered sacred. Coming into it, everyone must put a gift in a certain place. They say if the reached will not give the gift and does not ask the hostess about help, he will not come out at all from this boron at all. In addition, the hostess requires a good relationship. It is impossible to shout, noise, break the trees, trample the berries, the more rebel. Came to visit - behave decently. But leaving, do not forget to thank. It knew the whole district, and strictly observed these rules.
But most importantly - in this old woman there were drawings! Many know that the drawings are on the rocks, in the caves. But the drawings on Boru ... something about this did not hear. And here is another meeting - and the stunning story of Tolik. In that arrival, he was very attentive. Not only behind Bor, nature, but also watched the mother. It turns out that mother, going to Bor, gives the gift of the hostess. And only after that he allows himself and to collect the berry. This time, Tolik snatched his mother and began to walk along Bor. And that's what he saw there. Indeed, there are pictures on MKU. More precisely, drawings are in a brown place. I could not understand how it was - drawings on MSh? Tolik explained to me, but I did not understand.
Well, what about understanding?! - Tolik was outraged. - Drawings as pictures, as in any book.
But I represented a solid jaggear and could not see the drawings. Finally, Tolik, seeing my stupidity, just took a sheet of paper, handle and painted. And began to explain:
As you spend a pencil or pen on clean paper, and there. Pictures on the jaglet are separated, delimited by the strips of the earth. And the Yagel himself gives a common picture. Where it is necessary - grows thicker and yagel more, where it is necessary - less often and its smaller. Even there are color drawings. They are made of multicolored moss. It is only necessary to look at your feet, but as if from the side or cells. It seems to me that scenes of hunting are depicted there. There are bears, dogs, wolves and some little animals. True, I considered them, but to understand who it could not. We must consider a long time, but I had no time. Mother forced the berry to collect. But the main thing in these drawings, on this Bor - the hostess. I looked at her very well. It can be seen that this is not a man-hunter, but a woman! Such an idea that she watches or managed for everyone. Interestingly, she seemed to me in the male hat, that is, she had a big head, as in the header, and one ear caps, the right, as if stopped. And all this mistress in place, everything is normal, there is only no legs. More precisely, they are and well designated, but only slightly below the K-Len. Where goes or where left - unknown. That was the story of Tolik.
From the questions, I learned that if in the fall, you will stop and disrupt pictures, then we all are all, coming out from under the snow, as if updated. It is said that this hostess did everything and that she is very strictly followed by this.
Being on the hunt, we talked about her. And then one of them offered to go and look at her. I never believed in its existence, and therefore was very surprised and even shocked by such a proposal. But silently, trying not to issue his excitement. To my joy, the men agreed! It turns out that we hunted a close place where she was. A few days later went. And that's what I saw. There was a small island among the drier. From the northern and south side, he threw the forest. More precisely, not the forest, but a small undergrowth. And in the midst stood the statue of it. It is said that she is golden. Yes No, no she is golden! She seemed to me. Stands on a small pedestal. See for a long time. Why? Yes, she has overgrown with moss! We drank around, looked ... Such she, in human growth. I wonder who and why is it here through fop and swamp and installed and installed? The men also did not really know anything, but they said that their ancestors were involved in this matter. That's all. Nothing can not be taken from there. We did not put, not to take us! After our conversation about the golden goddess, I was wondering. And I decided under the guise of hunting again go there. We agreed with each other and went. Yes, the trouble is not reached. Interestingly, when you go, you know, it seems to be at a flat place, but it is difficult to go like a mountain. And we have not reached why. We were in camouflage coats. Missed to notice us was difficult. And suddenly among full silence, we heard a male voice:
Immediately go back to where we came from surprise even sat down. But obediently turned skis and went back. When they returned, it seemed to us that the skis themselves carried us - it seems like a slope.
You're still looking for her ... Well, the Golden Goddess .... But she is with us.
How are you? What does you mean?
We, - completely calmly, as if it were about the Bread Bulka, said Catherine.
Why are you silent? Why don't you say anything, - here I started to join Katerina.
And you did not ask me, - she also calmly told me. And I started my Katya to talk about what he heard from hundred-risks and what was a witness.
But she has long been looking for. Many times came. All hunt for her. Everyone asked. Yes, our agreed: nothing to say. They said simply: "Do not know anything. Never heard anything. This is probably not from us. " Those were discussed. Or they said that they do not understand Russian. But all the old people knew about her and we were told. But did not speak directly, where she, but showed different places and called them in our place. First we, girls, shy. And Misiroval, understood. Our village was on the shore of the lake, which was called Ekakaertour. When we grew up, it was already called him in Russian. But the old people passed to us and the old name. "EKA" - in our language means "old woman", "old woman". "Kahr" - "Liberty", "Tour" - "Lake". So it turns out that we lived on the shore of the lake called "Lake Starshina Abdominal". In the middle of the lake there are two small round island. These are female breasts. There is both "head" - in the form of round island. And on it - everything, like a person: Hair is a cedaraca century, there is forehead and eyes - lakes. There is also an elevation - a ne-nose. There are Lobok Sabi - at the very end of the lake a slight exaltation covered with fine shrubs. The old men called him - "Indian Place." And everything else: hands, legs - under water. Hands are two Tsychki that on the right and on the left of the lake fall over the legs - the logs are water. Many miracles there happen! And there is a lot of everything. In the lake and logs a lot of fish all. And in the summer, a great set of arrive bird. And in the forests of many beasts are found. Therefore, we could not live poorly! Everything always had everything! Only about it, about our goddess, no one has ever told any of ours. I'm telling you first about it. And I also say that only men knew a lot. Baba said nothing. But they gave to know. They said that we live in a rich place. But it is necessary to guard it. It was.
So I went after snakes. Long walked. And they came to Schchaolka (a small island of solid land covered with forest). She was so inconspicuous, you can go and not notice. When I went on this schyacholka, something happened to me. I was very hard and hard ... There is no wind, silence. Good weather. The sun is shining. And I'm scared. Yes, it's so scary that I would have escaped anywhere. And I do not know why. Andrei Ivanovich, seeing this case, took me to the edge of schyolki. I feel quietly here
It happens, "he says. - It happens. And at first it was .. and I refused to go on. You thought something bad, I thought so. It is necessary to go there with clean thoughts, think. Here she is to himself and does not allow. Okay, stay here. Do not try to leave anywhere. Anyway, one will not get married. You can not find the road. And she will listen to you.
Andrei Ivanovich left. I sat on the edge of schyolki. Calmed down and began to be inspected. And again it seemed to me as strange: there is no wind, and all the leaflets in the trees tremble and rustle! Yes, and I was restless, but no longer scared, as in the middle of schyolki. Andrei Ivanovich walked for a short time.
Things are good. Now you can return. Now we do not need snakes, now we will find the road without them
In the evening, during dinner, grandfather invited me to go through this path. According to the stories of the Father, I knew where this trail was leading. It was interesting. - You will remember me all my life. You will live well, "grandfather told me, not that persuade, I did not invite you to travel.
Snakes you can not be afraid. They all went to her and will now guard until spring. Soon freezing. And Vilkar cannot guard in winter. She is always not alone, and two guards must be. In the summer, the snakes rest on the guard of Viticica becomes.
And who else? Snakes and Water - I understand it, and who else?
Do not you know? - Santa was surprised. - So the owner of the forests and swamps. It is now so in Russian is called. And in our opinion - compolant. And old people said that he was called Humpol Egor. It's like a man from the world, not our world, and Nizhny, and Egor is his name. Everything like people. Here we are all - people, and everyone has a name. So there. And when it was necessary, to him called. He helped, others - no.
We decided to go along the trail tomorrow morning. Looking at me, grandfather said that it would be easy for me, apparently, having in mind my height and my weight. But our journey did not take place. From the evening everything was quiet and calm. And the snow snow snow began to the morning. Yes, with such a cold northern wind! Naturally, our trail immediately did not become visible. Yes, and the weather was such that it is better not to show the nose of the hut. Three days lasted a blizzard. On the third day as suddenly, as started, it ended. - She did not want to still come from anyone who came to her. So I did not let. Let's go for the next year on the trail of snakes. Then she always misses. On the trail skips. And so - not always. Then she needs to ask for permission. And clean people to behave. Bad does not let. And more than once it happened! Only you are silent. No one says anything. People, they are all sorts. Can and with you what to do. And so, it seems you do not know anything, as I did not know.
Tale of Suren Na - Golden Goddess
That was a long time ago. A long time ago. On the shore of a warm affectionate sea lived a dazzling beauty woman. Not that queen, not the princess. And called it who Suren Na -Zolota goddess who Sori Nai - fiery woman. Many noble kings and Velmazb watched her, and she loved the red sunshine. And in order to fulfill your dream, she left his warm homeland, secretly from everyone and went to the Sun red. Long walked. Not one year, not the same century. About that only she knows one. And so it reached the stone belt of the land. And the Red Sun for those mountains left and disappeared there. And Suren Na went further, where before her plain, the endless opened. Yes, only the plain is not solid land turned out to be, and the furnace Jung-Young. And Suren Na went on tops and quags. According to her trail, the river flowed and the lake appeared. But it was difficult to go on zybuchim places. And I became Suren Na to tear and throw out the pieces of clothes. And where they fell, suucheholki appeared - little boards, and Suren Na was walking. But the clothes ended, and her strength was left. And here and red and the sunshine went to the sunset. Throwing a farewell look at her hotly beloved red sun, Suren Na fell on Condinsketopi and Yanga and turned into an ec - old woman. Yes, and remained in the Kondinskaya Earth. Where Suren Na fell, instead of the Hair Keechrach mighty greens, the nose-mountain breathes calmly. There are eyes - lakes bottomless. And in the middle of a huge lake, which is called the name of Ekakuertour-Cosero of an old-headed belly, two island - female breasts towers. Under the hands-legs, holy logs and bays, full of incredible miracles, were formed. On the shores of the birds arrive nest, in the forests of the animals are found. Sunton Suren Na in the Kondinskaya Earth. Sleep and hopes that we, now living, remember her, we know, we will save her peace and wealth to better times. For now - sleeps.
Before the beginning of the world championship in Brazil, 35 days left. Sportbox.ru leads to the start of the tournament and talks about the legendary Cup, which from 1930 to 1970 awarded his winners.
The first FIFA World Cup was a sculpture of an ancient Greek goddess of Victory Niki 35 centimeters height and weighing 3.8 kilogram made of gold-plated silver and installed on the stand - originally marble and then lazurite. The prize author who ordered to the World Cup 1930 in Uruguay became the famous French sculptor Abel Lafler.
The Cup brought to Montevideo first FIFA President Jules Rome (in 1946, the trophy will be officially assigned his name). There awards and stayed for four years: the first world championship won the Uruguay team.
Then Nick long passed in Italy for a long time: in 1934, the "Skudra Adzurra" won it, and in 1938 he won the secondary. The years of World War II golden goddess, as called the award, partially spent in the status not too applicable to it, but a reliable place. Namely - in a shoe box under the bed in the house of Vice-President FIFA Italo Referentially Barasi: When Nazis came to Apennins, he took the cup from the Roman bank, where he was stored, and hid away from sin.
On this adventure prize did not end. In 1966, shortly before the World Championship in England, he was stolen from a philatelic exhibition in London dedicated to the tournament. But a week later, the Cup was found - he was accidentally discovered by a pedigid under the fence in the rustic garden of Nick Picks, which walked there with the owner. Both later will be invited to the banquet on the occasion of the championship of the England team, and they will not find the kidnapper.
And the Golden Goddess has finished the history of criminal and mysterious. After in 1970, the Brazilian team, who won a trophy for the third time, received him for eternal storage, the Cup was held at the headquarters of the Brazilian football confederation in Rio de Janeiro. He stood in the cabinet behind the bulletproof glass, only here is the rear wall of that cabinet was made of an ordinary tree. I was hacked by unknown attackers on December 20, 1983, after which the nickname disappeared. It is believed that her simply melted and sold as an ordinary scrap from precious metals.
The world championship without the main prize because of this, of course, did not remain: giving the Golden Goddess Brazilians, FIFA Already to the World Cup 1974 I ordered new Cupwhich will be presented and the winners of the tournament in Brazil. Its author became Italian Silvio Gazzanig, he was 1.8 centimeter height more than the Jules Rome Cup, weighs 6 with more than kilograms and made of gold. Unlike the previous one, this trophy is the eternal property of FIFA: the winners are allowed to pick up home only a copy.
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35 years ago, on the night from 19 to December 20, 1983, in Rio de Janeiro, the attackers kidnapped Julie Rome's prize, which until 1970 was handed over as the Cup to the winner at the World Cup. The fate of the famous trophy remains to this day unknown, resembles the TV channel "360".
The cup was made of 3.8 kg of gold-plated silver in the form of an ancient Greek goddess of Victory Niki, so he got the name "Golden Goddess", although he was originally called "victory".
Throughout its half-century history, the Cup was abducted several times. The first happened during World War II, when the figurine was located in Italy. The President of the Italian Football Federation was forwarded to Barasi to save the Cup, secretly took him to his home and hid in his boot under the bed. So the "golden goddess" survived the whole war.
The second, already real abduction, happened in 1966 in the UK a few months before the World Cup. The Cup was put up for a public demonstration in the London exhibition hall Westminster Central Hall and from there was stolen by a thief who demanded a redemption for him in 15 thousand pounds. A few days later the dog found a statuette, wrapped in a newspaper, under a bench in one of London parks.
Third, the fatal abduction happened in 1970 in Brazil. The main football trophy moved to the South American country, because she has already won the world championship for the third time. Four criminals penetrated the building of the Brazilian football confederation and stole a cup. Despite the fact that all the criminals were caught, they did not tell what happened to the football trophy.
For thirty years, many versions of the Fourth of the Cup appeared. There were assumptions that he was overpayed or sold to a private collection. But one of the versions is truly considered an interesting task for Sherlock Holmes.
According to some reports, in 1966, the Bronze Cup of the Cup was made by the English jeweler George Berd. At the World Championship, held this year in the UK, after winning the British, the captain of the team Bobby Moore raised the original Cup, and then he was immediately replaced with a copy, which went to FIFA. Accordingly, the Brazilians who won the next world championship in 1970, took themselves the original statuette, but a duplicate, which was stolen then.
And sold at the auction in 1997, a "copy" of the Cup, which the British made in 1966 was, for some versions, original trophy. The main "goatre" in this scenario of events is the death of the English Jeweler George Berdy. It was after his death in 1996 "duplicate" was discovered, which was put on the auction and his owner became the FIFA itself, giving more than 250 thousand pounds of sterling for him. Thus, according to this version of the Fate of the Cup, FIFA has a few years awarded the winners of the fake instead of the Cup, and then herself became the owner of a real "golden goddess", which is stored there to this day.
Golden goddess
In the tenth year of the Trojan War, the Ahaeis finally was convinced that they could not take the storm to the Troy. It remained to hope only for trick. And on the impermanence of the gods ...
Once Zeus and Athena did not hide their sympathies to this city. Dardanian king Ilph appealed to them with a request to give any sign, whether he chose a place for the founding of Ilion. Olympians approved his decision and dropped palladium from the sky - the statue of Athens, the custodian custodians. A two-meter wooden figure cut out the goddess itself in memory of the daughter of Triton Palladda, which she ruined by negligence.
The statue was kept in the temple dedicated to Athena, and as long as she was there, the fortress walls remained impregnable. Even the harsh daughter of Zeus, hated the Trojans and jealously helped the aheitsam, could not change anything. Now, if Palladium disappeared from her sanctuary, then ... then she would not feel himself bound by any promise and the former sign would lose their meaning.
The helicate of the Greeks of Odyssey and a fearless Domed, who was abandoned by courage only Achille, at night, secretly sighted the besieged camp and took the statue of the temple, thereby having deprived the Trojans of Hope for salvation.
About this precedent was unlikely to remember the one who kidnapped in 1966 from under the Nose of the London Police Golden Goddess, the owners of which for 8 years were brazilian footballers. Almost a two-kilogram cup, cast out of pure gold, made a French sculptor in 1946, and the President of the International Federation Jules Rome established him as a passing prize for victory in the world championship. The cup is a figurine of the wilt goddess Nicky, the daughter of Titan Raft, sisters of zeal, perseverance, strength.
As you know, stolen (but soon found) the gold goddess was very favorably reacted to the kidnappers and did not want to leave the English land by changing the former idols.
Ancient Greek Nick was also different. Satellite Zeus and Athens, she rarely appeared on Olympus - she had enough trouble on Earth. The goddess barely had time to follow all the events and sometimes late to the place of action, and then did not appear where it was waiting for her. Understanding that everyone still can not please, she did not take offense at the people who today brought her victims and glorified, and tomorrow they reproached in impermanence and windiness. With all due respect to the Greeks' gods, however, they treated them quite fluently, and superstitions easily got along with practical sobriety. Therefore, in Sparta, for example, where the Arise war was especially honored, his wooden statue was simply chained in the chain, believing that thus the sympathies of the Terrible Olympians were provided.
The Athenians, apparently, did not consider shackles of the best guarantee of love and preferred a more refined method: they built the temple of a honest victory, deciding that from now on the victory would never leave them. Alas, they had to be disappointed very soon: the temple was built during the Peloponnesian War (431-404), which ended with a crushing defeat of Athens, never even recover from this strike.
Nick did not know the rest in peace and military. She flew into battlefields, performing the will of Zeus and an even more inexorable will of fate. She did not take responsibility for spilled blood: in the end, who is to blame that people did not learn to still solve their disputes without the help of weapons? It consisted of her, however, that usually after her hurried by the goddess of the world of Irena, who for some time it was possible to establish consent between mortals.
But in the period of holidays Nick has developed rapid activities. Especially desired guest, she was in southern Greece, in the area of \u200b\u200bElid, where there was a small town of Olympia. Here, when Zeus won Crohn, and in honor of this event, his son Hercules established a five-day holiday, three days from which the Olympic Games were discharged.
All those arriving at the Olympics were considered by the guests of Zeus, and the Supreme Vladyka showed himself as a welcoming owner.
People from various cities were gathered in Olympia, often hostile each other. But already in the most ancient times (and the first Olympics occurred in 776 BC) this holiday was regarded as a demonstration of the unity of all Hellenes, regardless of political contradictions between them.
When Special Heracks reported to citizens about the start of the Games (they were held every four years from the 11th to the 15th of the year of the summer, corresponding to We are July-August), categorical regulations immediately entered into force:
Since the announcement of the sacred month of games, all hostile actions must stop.
All alien, entering the territory of the Elide, are obliged to pass weapons.
Those who try to attack this territory will be cursed by the gods.
The curse and fine will be the lot of anyone who will attack the traveler heading to the Olympia.
And indeed, on the days of the holiday in Olympia, everyone felt in complete safety. In addition to women. They were forbidden to be present at the games: the violature was expected not a very joyful prospect of being discarded from the cliff. It is difficult to understand the Greeks: Maybe they cared about the spiritual peace of mind of Zeus, who, as everyone was known, paid too much attention to the weak floor? But then why did the ban touch only married women and did not apply to the girls? And perhaps the Greeks simply wanted to equally please and Zeus and his spouse, who was devoted to another holiday - also in Olympia, but for which men were not allowed. True, these games were collected a little participants, because Greek women, and even more young athletes, were not allowed to take long independent travel. The program of the games included only throw on the distance, 1/6 is shorter than men. The idea that women are able to master other sports - at least throwing the disc, spears, jumping in length, obviously, did not seem to be so seductive.
Guests of the Olympia had the happiness to see Zeus and penetrate the sweet confidence that he was watching each step. They came to the Temple Altar and there, as the ancient poet wrote,
... signs asked Zeus to file
on fiery victims, will he tell people
will the word ...
Here, in the temple, the walls of which were decorated with the reliefs, depicting 12 feats of Hercules, was the statue of Zeus, made by the famous Athenian sculptor FIDIA and announced later than one of the seven wonders of the world. The king of the gods recresented on the throne, holding a rod, crowned with the image of the sacred eagle, and in the other - the goddess of Nick. At the pedestal of the statue, it was: "FIDI, the son of Harmita, Athenian, created me." A huge statue (17-meter height!) Made from gold and ivory, produced a very impressive impression.
Zeus himself expressed his satisfaction fidia.
They said that once the master, finished the work, entered the temple, where the giant figure of the Almighty God was glowing in the twilight, and turned to a statue with a request to give some sign, from which you can conclude whether his creation liked. And he was given an unequivocal answer - the truth is, in a somewhat peculiar form: a deafening thunder was heard, and the black marble floor of the pedestal cracked. Doubt the approval of God after that, of course, did not have.
As for mortals, they separated fame about this work throughout the world. "One who did not happen to see him," said in Greece for many centuries. And in one of the epigram, the author with surprise questioned:
Zeus whether to show you on the ground to show you, fidi, your appearance,
Or on the sky you sank him yourself?
Later, the statue was just as irresistible in the Roman emperors who proved their love for art, taking it into the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire - Constantinople (where she died in the V century during a fire in the palace).
Images of Zeus in Olympia met at every step, and the gifts grew up with each holiday. Not only did it be presented with 1/10 part of its trophies Greek warlords and 14 treasures of different cities could draw up the richest museum of gifts by Supreme Lord. Zeus was still regularly dedicated to the copper statues made on money obtained as a fine. The fact is that the thirst for victory on Olympic Gamesah was so great that the athletes often violated the rules (often even by mutual agreement). And then, if the deception was revealed, I had to apologize to God, which, obviously, was ready to announce the forgiveness of anyone who expresses his love to him. But still, the inscription carved on one of these statues: "Olympic victory was purchased with money, but the speed of the legs and the force.
And this victory was regarded high. The winner was crowned with a laurel branch and a wreath of olive branches, which cut off in the Holy Forest (this wreath of the athlete, returned home, brought in the gift of Zeus!). In his hometown, the hero of the games received special privileges - he was released from paying taxes, provided the right to occupy honorary posts. Often, at the entrance of the winner, frantic fans got out part of the wall, for "a city having such brave and strong sons does not need strengthening."
Awards received not only direct participants in games. The ambitious nephew Pericla Alkiviad, who later became an outstanding commander, achieved popularity primarily thanks to the number of chariots that put on games. And although he himself did not go to the field of the stadium (the chariots managed special arises), he, as the winner, was given the greatest honors, as he, according to Plutarch, "glitter and glory surpassed everything that these contests were able to bring."
Evripide devoted him a solemn song, which said: "I want to pick you, about the son of Clinony! Victory is beautiful. But it is incomparably more beautiful that it fell to you, the only one among Ellinov: to come on the chariot first, come second and third and with a crowded olive to hear your name from the loud herald's mouth. "
In the Athenian Pinakotek, near the Acropolis, in the second century of our era could be seen a picture depicting alkiviad on his knees at the goddess with the signs of victories won his horses on rhytalisms.
More often, however, the winners were perpetuated in marble or copper: they were put on the statues - both in Olympia and in their homeland. At the same time it was believed that not only the heroes themselves, but also their images are under the protection of the gods. And the statues sometimes worked wonders.
After the death of Athlete Featen, his enemies on the island of Fasos tried to break his image at night. The bronze statue tolerated for a long time, but in the end, the Olympic endurance has its limits: the statue collapsed and crushed one of the attackers. The children of the dead, not confused, appealed to the court, accusing it in murder. Since softening circumstances did not find it, the facts said themselves for themselves, and the statue was clearly shied out of the dacha tests, she was recognized as guilty and in accordance with the verdict threw in the sea. And what? The island fell on the island, hunger began. I had to pull out the statue back and re-hoist on the pedestal.
Feegen was one of the most famous Olympionics (so called the winners of the games). At his account - 1,400 wreaths obtained at different games, including the 6-Olympic.
But no less known were other athletes who set the incredible - from the current point of view - records. It is quite obvious that modern athletes, devoid of support for Zeus, it is difficult to count on similar successes.
Leonid Rhodes, for example, far surpassed himself famous Runner XX century Jessie Owens (four gold medals won on the 1936 Olympics). Greek athlete received for his sports career 12 Awards and four Olympics did not know defeats.
The swindippid sword, which departed from Athens in Sparta to warn about the invasion of Persians (in 490 BC), safely overcame 240 kilometers in two days!
Argossez Agei, defeating the Olympic Games, immediately rushed 50 kilometers in his native city. Report his triumph and at night returned to Elid to participate in the competition next day.
And the results of jumpers in length seem completely fabulous. With them could now compete except the masters of a triple jump. True, in those days, jumping was made to the music, and the athletes jumped with dumbbells in their hands with a slight elevation, and it is still difficult to assume that someone in the next few centuries will pick up close to the result of the Failla that has reached ... 16.5 meters! Digit is truly fantastic. But here is the Spartan Chion, which, as suggested, the sculptor Miron perpetuated in the world-famous statue "Diskol", was content with a more modest result - only ... 16 meters.
Insecurity will begin to believe that it was not without the interference of the Goddess Nicky sent by Zeus. 293 Olympics, she honestly worked at the famous stadium, which accommodate 40 thousand spectators, leading to the frenzy of zealous fans. And often she appeared not alone, but, accompanied by the God of the death of the Tanat, who was not limited to the role of a modest contemplator. Sometimes the fights of athletes - fist fighters - ended tragically. An even greater harvest was collected by this gloomy God on horseback contests: in 426 BC, for example, from 40 riders survived only ... one. Often, his favorable gaze fell on the stands of the stadium, and then ...
Philosopher Fales, an outstanding scientist of the VI century BC, according to legend, died during the game "from the heat, thirst and stiffness."
He wrote about the sage chilon, that "the sight of the victory of the Son was too strong for the elder, and he died immediately, at the stadium." Such death was considered quite honorable, because what could still be desired in life, after your son became an Olympionic?!
As you know, the Olympic Games stopped at the end of the IV century. Christian church could not allow spiritual and physical power People were squandered as an irrational way. I crushing the old gods, she destroyed all the memory of them, destroyed monuments, forbade rites and traditional holidays.
It took a one and a half thousand years so that in 1896 the idea of \u200b\u200bthe Olympic Games again carried away - and now there are no longer some Greeks, but all of humanity. True, this time it happened without Zeus. But the organizer of the Games Frenchman Pierre de Coubert deservedly replaced the forgotten God and fully deserved that his statue was erected in Olympia, among the huge open-air museum, where the fragments of almost two thousand works of art are stored, which did not spare none, nor people. But in memory of the greatest sports holiday Ancient times and today, every four years, on the ancient land of Olympia, in a sacred grove, a flame fire flashes under the rays of the sun, which, as the relay, rushes over the globe. It is delivered to the Olympic Stadium to the beginning of the holiday, which opens the parade of the participants, among which, according to tradition, the first to pass by representatives of Greece - the countries that gave the world of the Olympic Games.