Palladium 雅典娜的神像

Palladium

WhenIlushadfirstbuilthisnewseat,thecityofTroy,heprayedZeustoshowsomesignofblessingforit.Hisprayerwasheard,andawoodenimageofPallas-A-thenafellfromheaventowithinthewallsofthecity.KnownasthePalladium,thestatueaffordedthecitysafetyandprotection.Atreligiousmeetingsofthegoddessitwascarriedthroughthecitystreetsamidjoysandsongsofpraise.

AftertheflamesofwarhadspreadfortenyearsbeforethewallsofTroy,aprophetforetoldthatTroycouldneverbeexpectedtofallaslongasthePalladiumwastreasuredbyitspeople.Inordertostealitout,OdysseusandDiomedesslippedintothecapitalonenightindisguise,knowntononebutHellen.ThebadwomantookoutthemtoHecuba,thequeenofTroy,atwhosefeetOdysseusimmediatelyboweddownandaskedformercy.Thequeengrantedtheirrequest,andwiththehelpofHelen,theysuccessfullybroughttheimagebacktotheGreekcampatdawn.

LateritwassaidthatAeneasgotholdofitandcarrieditwithhimtohisnewland,whereitwasPreservedtogetherwiththegoddess’fire.

雅典娜的神像

当伊拉斯最初建造特洛伊城时,他祈求宙斯赐福于这座城市.宙斯听到祈求后,一尊木制的智慧雅典娜像从天堂落到了城墙里.人们将它称作雅典娜神像.这尊木像担任着保卫和看守城市的任务.在祭神的宗教仪式中,它在欢快的气氛和赞美的歌声中被抬着走过城市的所有街道.
在特洛伊建成之前,战火已弥漫了十年.一位预言家说:只要雅典娜的神像受人民的爱戴,特洛伊城就永远不会衰灭.为了将神像偷出城,一天夜里奥德修斯和狄俄墨德斯乔装改扮潜入首都,这一切只有海伦知道.这个可恶的女人把他们介绍给特洛伊皇后赫克犹巴.奥德修斯立刻跪倒在她的面前乞求怜悯.皇后答应了他们的要求,在海伦的帮助下,他们在拂晓的时候成功地带着雕像回到希腊营地.
据说后来埃弥斯得到了雕像并带着它到了自己的新领地.木像和神火一起被保存在这块土地上.