One place I really want to visit is Athens, Greece. I feel like I say that exact sentence at the start of every single blog post but that does not make it any less real. The reasoning behind Athens is my obsession with the Greek Gods. Greek mythology is so interesting. I think I always had a slight fascination with them because of the multiple god aspect of the Greek people. When I was younger, I found it extremely interesting. I know now that there are still religions that believe in multiple gods but when I first learned about the Greeks, I just thought it was so different from what I knew.
I think it all started in sixth grade. My teacher Mr. Williams assigned a god or goddess to everyone and each person had to do a project on this specific god. This project really solidified my love of Athens. My project was on Athena, the goddess of wisdom. I spent hours researching her and learning all I could about her. She is definitely the goddess that I idolize the most. I don’t believe in the Greek gods in case you were thinking I did by that sentence but Athena is honestly the best goddess and you cannot change my mind on that. Since, Athens is named after Athena, I have to visit.
First, the Parthenon is there. This beautiful temple was not only dedicated to Athena but it is truly a great piece of architecture. It has been standing for over two thousand years and that in it self is a miracle. It truly shows the accomplishments of the Athenian people. The Parthenon is located in the Acropolis. Not only does the Acropolis of Athens have the Parthenon, there is also the Erechtheion and the Temple of Athena Nike. The Greek people truly were ahead of there time and their accomplishments will live on forever.
Just like My Big Fat Greek Wedding said, “There’s two kinds of people: Greeks and everyone else who wants to be Greek”. That might be slightly true in my case. The history that is behind Greece means that I will have to one day visit and I will definitely visit the best city-state (I know it is not called a city-state anymore). The capitol of Greece needs to be explored and experienced at least once by every person. I guess I really do want to be Greek but I will never admit that to anyone.
