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He·li·op·o·lis AHD[hē'lē-ŏpʹə-lĭs] D.J.[ˌhiːliːˈɒpəlɪs]K.K.[ˌhiliˈɑpəlɪs]NONE(无词性)- An ancient city of northern Egypt in the Nile River delta north of modern Cairo. It was the center of worship of the sun god Ra until the rise of Thebes (c. 2100b.c. ). Its importance as a historical repository with famed schools of philosophy and astronomy declined after the founding of Alexandria in the fourth century b.c. Two of its obelisks, both known as Cleopatra's Needle, are now in London and in New York City's Central Park. 赫利奥波利斯:埃及北部一座古城,位于尼罗河三角洲,在今开罗以北。在底比斯崛起(公元前 2100年)之前,一直是朝拜太阳神位的中心。它是一座历史的宝库,拥有众多闻名的哲学及天文学学校,其重要性直到 公元前 4世纪随着亚历山大城的建立才逐渐下降。有两块都被称作“克娄巴特拉方尖碑”,目前一块置于伦敦,另一块在纽约的中央公园里
- See Baalbek 参见 Baalbek
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