The story of Athena

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A long time ago, there were few residents on the Greek Peninsula. Only a few people lived in caves and lived a primitive life. Later, a snake man named Cyclopus came to this place. With his wisdom, he taught the local residents to farm, cook and sew clothes. Later, he taught them to cultivate moral character and believe in gods. Since then, the residents of the Greek Peninsula have made great improvements in their material and spiritual lives. Everyone was very grateful to Cycles and supported him as king.
Cyrus leads everyone to a happy life. Until one day, two noble people came to this place. The male was Poseidon, the sea god, and the female was Athena, the goddess of wisdom. They all want to be the most famous person in this place.
Poseidon, the god of the sea, said, "Everyone, this castle must be named after me. Everyone should respect me as the guardian god. If you are willing to do so, I will give you ships, gold and silver, and many treasures." Everyone applauded. Poseidon thought he was the patron saint of this place.
Unexpectedly, the goddess Athena said to everyone, "You should use my name as the name of this castle and support me as your patron saint. If you do this, I will give you the most precious wisdom in all things."
At this moment, everyone felt very embarrassed. Which god should name the castle after? After discussion, we decided on a method. They asked the two gods to compete to see which one was the better treasure to give to us, and they would support which one as the guardian god.
Both gods made great efforts to perform their best skills in exchange for the love of residents.
First is the performance of Poseidon. With one hand, he raised the long and sharp trident and threw it at the distant hill. A cloud of white smoke immediately rose from the mountain. Several white horses ran out and ran in front of everyone. Poseidon said, "This is the best horse in the world, and I will give you these horses." Unfortunately, the residents here have never seen horses, and naturally they can't ride horses. They don't know what the horse is for, let alone what it is.
It was Athena's turn to perform. She smiled, took a long spear and poked at the ground. Many olive trees with luxuriant branches and leaves grew on the ground immediately. When the residents saw the olive tree, they all thought it was very valuable, so they decided to use the name of Athena as the name of the castle, which is why the capital of Greece is called Athens.
Later, Athena really gave the residents of Athens the most valuable wisdom, making Athenians the most intelligent nation in the world, and creating a brilliant Athenian culture.
As for the white horses that Poseidon, the god of the sea, gave to the Athenian residents, they really broke their minds at first. No one knows how Gao treats these horses. Athena was very clever. She also taught Athenians to make all kinds of harnesses to tame horses, so that they could not only ride a horse instead of walking, but also make a horse pull a chariot, becoming a very popular animal.

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