The four tribes of attica had originally been brought together under a monarchy by Theseus (legendary vanquisher of the Minotaur )but by c. 700 BC, power was in the hands of a class of hereditary nobles, the Eupatridae

阿提卡的四个部落最初被由忒修斯统治下的君主国家统一，但是到公元前700年左右，权力落入了世袭贵族阶级元老手中。

An annual festival was held in May, called Delphinia, to commemorate the tribute of seven boys and seven girls, whom Athens had been compelled in remote times to send every year to crete to be offered as sacrifices to the Minotaur

雅典在远古时曾被迫每年向克里特岛送去七名童男和七名童女，作为献给半人半牛怪物弥诺陶罗的贡品，所以过去雅典每年五月都要举行叫做德尔菲尼亚的活动，来纪念那些无辜的孩子。

||1:The third investigation—Operation Minotaur , focused on Piedmont—led to the arrest of 172 people.||2:It was this that prompted the disbanding of the council in Rivarolo Canavese.||3:There, ‘Ndrangheta bosses are said to have worked with a local politician to get him elected to the European Parliament.||4:One was overheard by investigators to boast proudly that he and his men could command 11,000 votes from towns in the Alpine foothills.

||1:第三项调查代号“米诺陶行动”，聚焦于皮德蒙，协助逮捕了172名罪犯。||2:正是由于这项调查，才加快了Rivarolo Canavese委员会的遣散。||3:据说，在Rivarolo Canavese，Ndrangheta 的领导层与当地一名政客狼狈为奸，给政客投票使其进入欧洲议会。||4:还有一件调查者无意中听到的事，一名黑帮高层自豪的吹嘘：在阿尔卑斯山麓区域，只要我一声令下，就有11000人为我投票。

||1:Cima painted in tempera and oil on wood.||2:Such pictures are notoriously fragile, yet this exhibition features 30 works, all of them on wood panels.||3:The loans have come from churches, museums and private collections—evidence of the diplomatic talents of Giovanni Villa, the show’s curator.||4:They include half-lengths of the Virgin and Child made for private devotion; full-sized portrayals of saints; and scenes from classical mythology, including Theseus slaying a rather handsome minotaur .||5:The smaller pictures are gripping, but the large altar paintings are the main attraction.||6:Many hang on free-standing panels, and their warm, rich colours sing out in rooms of slate grey.||7:The show is big enough to suggest the artist’s range, but small enough to encourage private contemplation.||8:Cima has captured the light and mood of the Veneto.||9:Paris falls away and the visitor is transported to Venice.

||1:西玛用油彩在木材上作画。||2:众所周知，这种画十分娇贵，而本次展览展出的30件作品全放在木制嵌板上。||3:展出的画都是从教堂、博物馆和私人收藏借来的，显示了展览策展人乔瓦尼·费拉的外交才干。||4:这批画包括画来送人的圣母圣婴半身肖像画；还有圣徒的全身肖像画；以及古典神话中的场景，其中有忒修斯杀死一个相当漂亮的人身牛头怪物。||5:小幅的画扣人心弦，而大型的圣坛画更具吸引力，是主要吸引参观者的画作。||6:许多画挂在独立的嵌板上，它们丰富的暖色在瓦灰色的展室里绽放。||7:这场展览规模大到足以表明艺术家的定位，但也小到足以引人沉思。||8:西玛捕捉到了意大利威尼托区的光线和色调。||9:巴黎消失了，参观者被送到了威尼斯。