Behind a dazzling colonnaded facade sat a gold-and-ivory statue of zeus , divine master of ceremonies -- a stone god so huge that , had he stood up , his head would have gone through the temple roof .

在正面光彩夺目的廊柱之后端坐着宙斯（zeus）这位众神之王的黄金象牙雕像这座石头神像是如此之大，假如他站起身来，头肯定会冲破神庙的屋顶。