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City of the Violet Crown is a term for several different cities: *Athens, Greece :In one of his surviving fragments (fragment 64), the lyric poet Pindar wrote〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=About Laguna Gloria )〕 of Athens: : :The climate of Attica is characterised by low humidity and a high percentage of dust in the air, which make sunsets display hues of violet and purple and the surrounding mountains often appear immersed in a purple haze. :In Geoffrey Trease's novel ''The Crown of Violet'', the name is explained as referring to the mauve-tinted marble of the Acropolis hill. *Austin, Texas :According to the City of Austin's History Center, the phrase first appeared in The Austin Daily Statesman (Now the Austin American Statesman) on May 5th, 1890.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=City of Austin )〕 It was long believed to have originated in O. Henry's story "Tictocq: The Great French Detective, In Austin", published in his collection of short stories ''The Rolling Stone'' published October 27, 1894. :In chapter 2 of ''Tictocq'', O. Henry writes: : :The phrase is generally thought to refer to the atmospheric phenomenon more commonly known as the Belt of Venus. The phrase is also said to be connected to the moonlight towers of Austin. :Another explanation: during the 19th century, residents began to call Austin the "Athens of the South" for its university. With his sly reference to the poetry of Pindar, O. Henry may have been satirizing Austin's ambitious claim of a cultural link to ancient Athens. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「City of the Violet Crown」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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