prettywittygracious: hawaiiancoconut: An olive tree at the Acropolis. AN olive tree at the Acr
prettywittygracious:hawaiiancoconut:An olive tree at the Acropolis. AN olive tree at the Acropolis?? AAAAAAAAAAAN olive tree at the Acropolis?? Like this is just a simple olive tree, one of the many just randomly planted around the Acropolis. This mother effing olive tree is the SACRED OLIVE TREE descended from the tree planted by fucking Athena herself when Zeus offered a city to the winner of a contest between Poseidon and Athena. This tree is the reason Athens is NAMED Athens. Otherwise, we would probably all be struggling to pronounce Poseidonia. This olive tree is so important to the people of Greece and lovers of history IN GENERAL that they have replanted a sprig every time something bad happens to the tree. Like, say, Persian invaders burning down the whole freaking Acropolis. Or the shitty Nazis trying to bomb the shit out of everything good in the world. So let’s not just refer to it as “an” olive tree at the Acropolis. Show some respect to our pagan mythology. and I don’t even LIKE olives… -- source link
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