The great creator raised his sinuous, powerful, flexible arm, and we know where we stand.

伟大的造物主抬起了他弯曲的，有力的，灵活的手臂，我们知道了我们的立场。

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For instance, in historical times when the Greeks referred to the great King of Persia, who was a real king and a powerful figure, a king in every sense, the word they used for him was Basileus.

比如说,在历史上,希腊人把伟大的波斯王,一个真正在各种领域,具有绝对权力的君主,称之为巴赛勒斯

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