I climbed into the upper part of the ancient city, and invited others to join me. Over the past millennium, the sea retreated, and we have not sparkled in the sun its waves - both Priam and his sons, when they are out of the palace, located in the upper town, looked at anchor at the Greek trial. The coastline is located three miles from the city, giving way to the valley, which is still flowing in a winding river Skamandr (Menderessu in Turkish). It is here that angry gods tried to drown Achilles, because the bodies of those killed them Trojans dam the river ...
Looking, we saw Mount Ida, with which Zeus indulgently watched battles death. With the help of binoculars could see the Turkish coast and the island Boggio-Adass (Tenedos in Greek), from which the Trojan horses went to the aid of the god Apollo.
It was here, on top of an ancient fortress, but not during a walk on the excavation sites, in memory of Troy story emerges. Maybe this helps a wooden figure of a horse (not ancient, but restored in ancient drawings). It is installed in place of rest, in that fall, avoiding all the ruins. Despite its artificiality, the horse struck the imagination of tourists, recalling: Yes this is Troy.
I thought that if Schliemann - the merchant, turning to archaeologist - has proved the existence of Troy and the Trojan War, he had to believe in the truth of the remaining evidence of Homer's telling of the presence of the gods. Thus, a visit to Troy was a "Trojan horse" - canny move, intended to introduce my companions with this logic.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
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