The events were originally dedicated to the worship of gods and heroes, especially deceased heroes.

比赛项目的设立最初是为了崇拜众神和英雄，特别是死去的英雄。

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Energetic dancers, wearing colourful wooden or composition face masks and stylised costumes, depict heroes, demons, death heads, animals, gods, and caricatures of common people.

精力充沛的舞者，戴着华美的木制或合成的面具，穿着有固定风格的服装，扮演英雄、魔鬼、死神、动物、神和人们熟知的丑角。

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ve essentially, we declared we knew better than anyone else, and like all the heroes in the great myth decided they knew better than the Gods.

事实上，我们，And，we’,我们宣称我们比任何人都知道更多，正如神话中的英雄一样,认为他们比神还要聪明。

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Mythology is used to describe stories that deal with The birth, the life events of gods and demi-gods, sometimes legendary heroes, but narrating a sequence of events.

神话是指一些这样的故事,它们有关神或者半人半神的诞生及生平，也有时候是一些传奇英雄，讲述他们的一系列事迹。

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ve essentially, we declared we knew better than anyone else, and like all the heroes in the great myth decided they knew better than the Gods.

事实上，我们，And，we’,我们宣称我们比任何人都知道更多，正如神话中的英雄一样,认为他们比神还要聪明。

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There must be villains and heroes, gods and devils, an epic story unfolding where we can play an epic part.

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