古代社会十分重视火的作用。希腊神话中 ,普罗米修斯被描述成造福人类的神 ,原因是他曾经从天上盗取火种带到人间。因此古代的许多宗教都把火奉为“圣火”,要高擎火把举行种种宗教仪式。奥林匹克运动会的发祥地奥林匹亚 ,是希腊古代宗教圣地。从公元前 8世纪开始 ,那里每 4年举 Ancient society attaches great importance to the role of fire. In Greek mythology, Prometheus is described as the God who benefited mankind because he had stolen fire from heaven and brought it to earth. Therefore, many ancient religions regarded the fire as “the holy fire” and they should hold high the torch to hold various religious ceremonies. Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, is an ancient Greek religious shrine. Starting from the eighth century BC, there are every four years