China Daily website Global Online News: Who is she? Does her white long dress resemble the Chinese cheongsam or Tang suit? What kind of historical and cultural background does it have? And what kind of woman could possibly become the High Priestess? We will reveal all to you next.
"Fire, the sea, and women," these are the three things that Greeks hold in greatest awe. N to the power of N years ago, when the goddess of time flapped her wings and Apollo drove his sun chariot across the horizon, the great Titan god Prometheus of Greece stole the divine fire with a fennel branch, and humanity finally gained light; seven months ago, when the statue of the goddess of time in Olympia village was still waving its wings, a rare fire consumed tens of thousands of acres of forest here, almost destroying a thousand years of human civilization; today, once again before the statue of the goddess of time, a flame will be lit, it will reignite the hope for peace...
At 11:35 am on March 23 local Greek time (5:35 pm Beijing time), the final trial collection ceremony of the Olympic flame for the Beijing Olympics took place at the ancient Olympia site in the Greek city of Olympia. Due to bad weather, the High Priestess Maria Nafpliotou lit the "Ruyun" torch for the Beijing Olympics at the altar in front of the Hera Temple using a backup fire source.
This High Priestess Maria Nafpliotou has left a deep impression on us. She is elegant, dignified, has a loud voice, and appears as noble and beautiful as a goddess in Athenian mythology. Who is she? Is her white long dress similar to the Chinese cheongsam or Tang suit, rich in cultural background? What kind of woman could possibly become the High Priestess? We will reveal all to you next.