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塔洛斯之谬
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塔洛斯之谬
作为帝国的公民，肯定都很清楚泰伯·塞普汀皇帝的壮举。但是从人皇升格为神明，也就是塔洛斯，这个就有待商榷了。
在泰伯·塞普汀死之前，已经有了八位圣灵：阿卡托什，蒂贝拉，阿尔凯，泽尼萨尔，斯坦德尔，玛拉，凯娜瑞丝，以及尤里安诺斯。这些神一直以来都在整个帝国中受到崇拜，并且在不同的省份有着不一样的称呼 （例如，阿卡托什在精灵主权被称为“奥瑞·艾尔”；而阿尔凯有时被称为“阿凯”），他们都被泰姆瑞尔的各种族认可并崇拜。
但当泰伯·塞普汀进入了艾瑟瑞斯后，就成为了第九个圣灵——塔洛斯，也就是伊斯米尔，“北方的巨龙”。他在世时受到的爱戴在他死后成为了对他的敬仰。的确，不少人认为第九个圣灵塔洛斯比前八个更加重要，至少对于人类来说是这样。由于他曾经是个凡人，通过了伟大的功绩而成为了众神的一员。而如果一个人能做到这一点的话——那岂不是还能再出现一次？是不是所有人都能成为神明？
所以我们一直以来就认为我们人类就是这样。所以我们一直供奉着塔洛斯，并且认可他为至高无上的英雄之神。但那些都已经过去了。而现在，我们终于知道了真相：
我们错了。
作为帝国的公民，我们都经历了世界大战的恐慌。直到白金协定的签署，帝国和精灵主权之间才再次恢复了和平。而这一协定最重要的一个条例，正如每个帝国公民所熟知的那样，就是禁止对塔洛斯的崇拜。这条法令震动了整个帝国。也有不少人反对这条法令，许多人仍然将塔洛斯当作神明供奉。
但所有帝国公民都必须知道：皇帝并不是由于精灵主权的统治者——梭默的要求而禁止对塔洛斯的崇拜。
皇帝禁止对塔洛斯的崇拜，是因为他认为将塔洛斯列为神明本身就是个错误。
今天，皇帝乃至于帝国本身，都意识到将塔洛斯敬为神明是一个谬误。因为如果允许塔洛斯成为圣灵的话，帝国实际上是在对人民造成伤害：这样将会使人们慢慢淡忘泰伯·塞普汀以及他在世时的伟大功绩；并且使人们逐渐远离八圣灵，他们才是真正的神明，值得我们的爱戴和敬仰。
因此，帝国承认这是一个错误。塔洛斯之谬不会再发生了。我们将和梭默朋友一起共创长久的和平与繁荣，并且让泰姆瑞尔的所有民族都共有一样的精神世界。
The Talos Mistake
The Talos Mistake
As citizens of the Empire, all are of course familiar with the deeds of Emperor Tiber Septim. But it is the Emperor's ascent to godhood, as Talos, that is the subject of this work.
Until Tiber Septim's death, there had been but Eight Divines: Akatosh, Dibella, Arkay, Zenithar, Stendarr, Mara, Kynareth, and Julianos. These gods were, and are, worshipped throughout the Empire. And while some may have different names in the varying provinces (for example, Akatosh is known as "Auri-El" to the Aldmer; and Arkay is sometimes known as "Ar'Kay"), all are recognized and revered by all races and cultures of Tamriel.
But when Tiber Septim passed to Aetherius, there came to be a Ninth Divine - Talos, also called Ysmir, the "Dragon of the North." The man who was so loved in life became worshipped in death. Indeed, it can be argued that Talos, the Ninth Divine, became even more important than the Eight that had preceded him, at least to humans. For he was a god who was once just a man, and through great deeds actually managed to ascend to godhood. And if one human could achieve such a feat - couldn't it be done again? Couldn't all humans aspire to achieve divinity?
So we thought, we humans. And so we continued to worship Talos, and revere him as the ultimate hero-god. But that was then. This is now. And now, we know the truth:
We were wrong.
As citizens of the Empire, we all experienced the horrors of the Great War. And it was not until the signing of the White-Gold Concordat, the treaty between the Empire and the Aldmeri Dominion, that we once again knew peace. One of the most important stipulations of that treaty, as every Imperial citizen is well aware, is that Talos can no longer be worshipped as a god. This edict shook the very foundations of the Empire. There were those who rebelled against the law. Indeed, some still do.
But the citizens of the Empire must know this: the Emperor did not agree to outlaw the worship of Talos because it was demanded by the Thalmor, the ruling body of the Aldmeri Dominion.
The Emperor agreed to the outlaw of the worship of Talos because it was the right thing to do.
Today, the Emperor, and indeed the Empire itself, recognizes that allowing the worship of Talos was a mistake. For by doing so, by allowing the worship of Talos as a Divine, the Empire actually did its people a great disservice: for this only succeeded in weakening the memory of the man Tiber Septim and his many extraordinary (though mortal) deeds; and pushing people away from the Eight Divines, the true gods, who do deserve our love and reverence.
And so, the Empire admits it was wrong. The Talos Mistake will not be repeated. May we find centuries of peace and prosperity with our new Thalmor friends, and continue to share a spirituality that binds together all the cultures and races of Tamriel.
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