#Kyparissia

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Lovely place and good holiday 💙🇬🇷

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This church visible on the right of this image is the St Triad in the town of Kyparissia.

The church was built right on top of a temple of Athena, who's epithet was Athena kyparissos or kyparissia. This is the most prevalent theory and what is commonly thought as true by the locals. There's also the possibility that the temple was actually for Apollo, or both gods, or that it was actually in the nearby hill where the ancient acropolis and the current castle ruins are. There are several other temple ruins around the town, of no big apparent significance, so they are mostly understudied and in bad state. There's also mention by Pausanias that down near the sea there was a spring created by Dionysus when he struck the ground.

Back to this church: parts of the old temple were used to build it (which is all stone, under this light yellow color it has now), and the current altar in it is a piece of carved marble from the old temple. The church wasn't open yesterday for me to take any pictures of the inside, and I think the altar itself is covered by cloth anyway.

Here's the view from the spot:

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All the places that participated in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks according to the Iliad

Below is a list of all the areas mentioned by Homer, in their original names. Bold text is used for areas that retain their name, places that still exist and are inhabited or are unearthed ancient settlements. However, please keep in mind that my English transliteration might be all over the place, as I transliterated them on my own straight from the ancient text.

Boeotia: Aulis, Skhinos, Eteonos, Skolos, Thespia (nowadays Thespies), Mykalissos, Graea (nowadays Tanagra, do I keep it? It’s also the origin of the name Graecia > Greece), Arma, Eilesio, Erythres (nowadays a part of Attica), Yli (built near the lake that is still called Yliki), Peteonas, Okalei, Medeon, Thisvi, Koronia, Aliartos, Plateae, Ypothives, Oghistos, Arni (later Chaeronia), Mideia, Nisa, Anthidona (nowadays the area belongs to Euboea), Orchomenos, Minio, Asplidona.

Orchomenos

Phocis: Kyparissos, Pythona, Krissa (now Khrisso), Daulis, Panopeas, Anemoria, Iampolis, area around Kifisos river, Lilaea. 

Daulis 

Locris (present-day parts of Phocis and Aetolia-Acarnania): Kalliaros, Cynus, Opus, Avyies, Vissa, Skarfi, Tarfi, Thronio (the nearby settlement nowadays is Neo (new) Thronio, in Phthiotis).

Euboea island: Chalcis, Eretria, Istiaea, Kirinthos, Styra, Karystos (a 100% there, well done Euboea)

Chalcis

Athens

Salamina island

Argos (also called Argolis): Argos, Tiryntha, Hermione, Asini, Troezen, Heiones, Epidaurus, Aegina island, Masita, Mycenae. 

Aegina island

Corinth, Kleones, Sikyona (nowadays Sikyonies), Tonoessa, Yperisia, Aegio, Pellini, Aegialos, Eliki.

Ruins of Ancient Kleones

Lacedaemona (also called Laconia): Sparta, Fari, Messi, Vrysies (could it be associated to the current village Vryses?), Avyies (could it be associated to the current town Aeyes?), Amykles, Elos, Loeo, Oitylon.

Oitylon

Pylos, Arini, Thryo, around Alfios river, Kyparissienta (nowadays Kyparissia), Amphiyenia, Pteleos, Elos, Dorion.

Kyparissia

Arcadia: Mount Kyllini, Feneos, Ripi, Stratia, Orchomenos, Enispi, Mantineia, Stymphalos, Parrasia. 

Mount Kyllini 

Ilida, Vouprasio, Yrmini, Myrsinos (nowadays Myrsini), Olenia, Alisio. Echinae islands (nowadays Echinades), Doulihion island. 

Echinades islands 

Cephalonia island, Ithaca island, Krokylia, Aeyilipa, Sami, Zakynthos island.

Beach in Sami, Cephalonia island.

Aetolia: Pleuron, Olenos, Pyllini, Chalcis, Calydona.

Ancient theatre found in Pleuron 

Crete island: Knossos, Gortyna, Militos (there is a place named Milatos nowdays, not sure it’s the same), Lyktos (nearby village named Lyttos), Lykasto, Phaestos, Rytio. 

Gortyna.

Rhodes island: Lindos, Ialysos, Kameiros.

Lindos

Symi island, Nisyros island, Krapathos island (nowadays called Karpathos), Kasos island, Kos island, Kalydnes island (nowadays Kalymnos...do I keep it?)

Nisyros island 

Halos, Alopi, Trihina, Phthia, Hellas. (Note: Homer now jumps north, towards Thessaly. He already mentioned regions of Phthiotis, however the Ancient Phthia corresponded to modern Phthiotis but also extended very much in the north, across Thessaly. As you also see, Hellas in Homer’s time was nothing more than just another area, although it was one of the areas, alongside Phthia and the rest here, controlled by Achilles. This might have been the reason its name grew so much in significance that eventually overpowered everything else and became the name of the nation and its lands. That happened very soon, maybe within a century or two after the Homeric Epics.) 

Pyrasos, Itona, Androna, Pteleos, Fylaki, Feres, Boibeis (mostly known as Karla nowadays), Iaolcos (Iolcos, later Volos through a painfully gradual procedure, do I keep it?), Glaphyres (nowadays Glaphyra)

Fun fact: It is Iaolcos > Iolcos > Yolcos > Yolos > Gholos > Volos. I wish them to get their shit together and go back to Iolcos

Mithoni, Thavmakia, Melivia, Olizona

(Massive Homeric leap to) Limnos island

Limnos

(And back again to) Trikki (nowdays called Trikala, do I keep it?), Ithomi, Oehalia.

Trikala

Ormenio, Asterio, Ypereia, mentions the white peaks of Titanos, which must be Othrys mountain, known as the Mountain of the Titans

Argissa, Orthi, Yirtoni, Oloosson (nowadays called Elassona, do I keep it?), Iloni

Elassona

Dodona, referring to it as δυσχείμερον, “which gets bad winters”

Ancient theatre of Dodona

And lastly,

Magnesia: Mount Pelion, characterized by Homer as εινοσíφυλλον, densely-leaved, meaning with dense forests. (Note: Homer does this weird thing, where he says that the Magnetes joined from Mt Pelion, however he has already mentioned several Magnetan locations including Iolcos, Feres, Pteleos etc. Then he makes a giant leap to the east to randomly include Limnos island, then he returns west of Magnesia, to the regions of Larisa and Trikala all the way to the outskirts of Epirus (Dodona) and then he suddenly returns to Magnesia and closes off with Pelion. Beats me.)

In Mt Pelion

Below is a map with all mentioned regions and their leaders in English.

Map from Greek mythology link

[sataniccapitalist]

“After the warmest winter on record, Greece also experienced the hottest June and July since reliable data collection began in 1960. “There is no winter,” Adamopoulos, 38, told AFP, adding that his property has not received a drop of rain since March.”

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Margaret's Keftedes Greek Meatballs This is my yia yia's recipe--a family favorite straight from the village of Kyparissia. Serve as an appetizer or with tzatziki, Greek salata, and pita or pasta for a full meal. They taste best served at room temp and make for wonderful leftovers. If you don't care for lamb, try using all beef instead.

[plangentia]

PY An 657

.1 o-u-ru-to , o-pi-a2-ra , e-pi-ko-wo , .2 ma-re-wo , o-ka , o-wi-to-no .3 a-pe-ri-ta-wo , o-re-ta , e-te-wa , ko-ki-jo , .4 su-we-ro-wi-jo , o-wi-ti-ni-jo , o-ka-ra3 VIR 50 .5 uacat .6 ne-da-wa-ta-o , o-ka , e-ke-me-de , .7 a-pi-je-ta , ma-ra-te-u , ta-ni-ko , .8 a2 -ru-wo-te , ke-ki-de , ku-pa-ri-si-jo VIR 20 VIR “10‘ .9 uacat .10 a3 -ta-re-u-si , ku-pa-ri-si-jo , ke-ki-de VIR 10 .11 me-ta-qe , pe-i , e-qe-ta , ke-ki-jo , .12 a-e-ri-qo-ta , e-ra-po , ri-me-ne , .13 o-ka-ra , ‘o-wi-’to-no VIR 30 ke-ki-de-qe , a-pu2-ka-ne , .14 VIR 20 me-ta-qe , pe-i , a3 -ko-ta , e-qe-ta ,

Translation

How the watchers are guarding the coast: The o-ka of Maleus at O-wi-to-no: Ampelitawon, Orestes, Etewas, Kokkion, su-we-ro-wi-jo, o-ka-ra3 from O-wi-to-no. MEN 50.

The o-ka of Nedwatas: Ekhemedes, Amphiyetas(?), Maratheus, ta-ni-ko, at Halwon, Kuparissian kekides. MEN 20 MEN 10.

At Aithalewes, Kuparissian kekides. MEN 10. And with them, the Follower, son of Kerkos, Aerikwhoitas, at the Bay of the Deer. At O-wi-to-no, o-ka-ra. 30 MEN. ke-ki-de from A-pu2-k- 20 MEN. And with them, Aigotas the Follower.

Commentary

This is the first tablet in a series of o-ka tablets, all of which are interlinked.

o-u-ru-to - ho wruntoi - "how [the watchers] are guarding. o- is the introductory particle ὡς - "thus, how." wruntoi is transcribed as u-ru-to and is a 3rd person plural middle verb in -ntoi. IN Classical Greek, this ending is -νται due to analogy with the singular middle endings -μαι, σαι, etc. This is linked to the Homeric verb ῥῦσθαι, meaning "watch" or "guard" (alongside several other meanings).

o-pi-a2-ra - opi-hala - "coast." A direct precedent of Classical ἔφαλος, meaning "coast", or "on the shore." o-pi is an Ablaut variant of /epi/.

e-pi-ko-wo - epi-kowoi - "the watchers." Nominative plural noun, composed of e-pi ("over," etc.) and -kowoi, which is related to the Classical suffix -κόος, meaning "watcher." Cf. Delphi πυρκόοι - "watchers of the sacred fire."

ma-re-wo - Maleus. A man's name in the genitive singular. He is the supervisor, or "commander" of the o-ka.

o-ka. What is an o-ka? It is often speculated to be a military unit of coastguards (e-pi-ko-wo), but not sure. It could be etymologically related to ἄρχω - Homeric Greek shows an o- at the beginning - ὄρχαμος. o-ka could therefore be "people under the command." It could also be related to PIE root *sekh- > hokh- and meaning "something held." Nonetheless, o-ka are certainly the sub-groups into which the "coastguards" are divided.

o-wi-to-no - Owitnos. A place where the "garrison" was stationed. o-wi-ti-ni-jo in .4 is the ethnic adjective derived from this place and describes the 50 o-ka-ra3.

This is then followed by a list of men's names: a-pe-ri-ta-wo - Ampelitawon ("Mr Vine"), o-re-ta - Orestas - "Orestes," e-te-wa - Etewas, ko-ki-jo - Kokkion ("Mr Berry.") It is unclear where this list of names ends. su-we-ro-wi-jo could be another man's name, a place name, or an ethnic adjective describing what comes next.

o-ka-ra3 - nominative plural denoting a man within the o-ka. Recurs as o-ka-ra without the optional -ra3 sign later in the tablet.

ne-da-wa-ta-o - Nedwatao - Nedwatas. Genitive singular of a personal name. He is the commander of this o-ka. The name may relate to the river Neda in the Peloponnese.

A list of men's names then follows: e-ke-me-de - (H)Ekhemedes, a-pi-je-ta - Amphiyetas, ma-ra-te-u - Maratheus, and ta-ni-ko.

a2-ru-wo-te - Halwontei - locative singular of Halwon. This could be related to Ἁλοῦς in Arcadia, but this seems unlikely. Rujigh posits that it is a non-Indo-European formation.

ke-ki-de - kerkides. Unclear meaning - -ides ending suggests that it would be a type of troop. kerki- could be related to κερκίς meaning "weaving-shuttle," but the consequences of this for our translation is unclear.

ku-pa-ri-si-jo - Kuparissioi. Kyparissia continues to be a place on the coast of Messenia. The ke-ki-de here is comprised of Kuparissians.

a3-ta-re-u-si - Aithaleusi. Dative-locative of a place name.

me-ta-qe - meta-kwe - "and with." Equivalent to Greek μετά τε.

pe-i - sphehi - "them."

e-qe-ta - hekwetas - "Follower". An office of Mycenaean society that was seemingly associated with the military. Originally derived from PIE root *sekw-, meaning "follow."

ke-ki-jo a-e-ri-qo-ta - a double barrelled name + title. ke-ki-jo is almost certainly a patronymic, indicating that this was a high status individual. a-e-ri-qo-ta likely meants "he who goes about early in the morning."

e-ra-po ri-me-ne - Elaphon Limenei - "Bay of Deer." A double-barred place name. Classical Greek ἔλαφος - "deer" and λίμην "bay, harbour."

a-pu2-ka-ne - an ethnic adjective describing the kerkides.

a3-ko-ta - Aigotas - "Mr Goaty."

[architecture-v-rassias]

Castle of Kyparissias alias Gigantes castle Messinia 1999

From my project ''Chateaux Forts de Grece''.

In 2006 the fortresses were exhibited at the Byzantine Museum, '' Byzantines Fortress in Greece'' then, in 2007 the French Embassy in Athens undertook major exhibitions on the ''Fortresses of Greece''-''Chateaux forts de Grece'' in Rhodes, Kalamata, Patras, Athens, Nafplio. To κάστρο στη μορφή που σώζεται σήμερα είναι Φράγκικο. Κτίστηκε τον 13ο αιώνα στα θεμέλια ενός παλιότερου Βυζαντινού φρουρίου που είχε κτιστεί στη θέση αρχαίας ακρόπολης.

Υπήρξε ένα από τα πιο σημαντικά κάστρα στην Πελοπόννησο επί Φραγκοκρατίας

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Den Weg gehen, die Fackel tragen und die Flagge hissen

Nick Edmund absolviert einen Golfspaziergang vom antiken Olympia zum Olympiaplatz in Costa Navarino Nick Edmund, vierfacher Überlebender von Kopf- und Halskrebs und Gründer von Global Golf 4 Cancer (GG4C), hat seine "griechische Golf-Odyssee" beendet und seine Schläger vom sagenumwobenen antiken Olympia zum spektakulären Costa Navarino Resort im Südwesten des Peloponnes in Griechenland getragen. Vor der faszinierenden Kulisse des Taygetus-Gebirges und des Ionischen Meeres führte Nicks 120 km lange Reise vom Geburtsort der Olympischen Spiele 776 v. Chr. über die "vier Ks" - Krestena, Kakovatos, Kalo Vero und Kyparissia - nach Filiatra und Marathapoli und schließlich weiter nach Costa Navarino und Navarino Hills, wo der weltweit erste Golfplatz der Internationalen Olympischen Akademie liegt, der 2022 eröffnet wurde. Nick Edmund absolviert einen Golfspaziergang vom antiken Olympia zum Olympiaplatz in Costa Navarino. Foto: iagto.com Am Ziel angekommen, spielte Nick das 4. Loch zusammen mit dem zweimaligen Masters-Sieger und Ryder-Cup-Legende José María Olazábal, dem Designer des gefeierten Platzes, seinem berühmten Landsmann und Ryder-Cup-Star Miguel Jimenez und Matthias Nemes, dem Geschäftsführer von Olazabal Design. Der Vierer hisste dann symbolisch die Global Golf4 Cancer "4-Flagge" zu Ehren der Krebsbekämpfer weltweit und die Flagge wehte für die Dauer des anschließenden Olazábal & Friends Charity Pro-Am Turniers, das am 17. und 18. November stattfand, auf dem vierten Grün. Nick erklärte die besondere Bedeutung des Laufs vom antiken Olympia zum Olympiaplatz an der Costa Navarino: "Da die Mission von Global Golf 4 Cancer, darin besteht, die Golfgemeinschaft dazu zu ermutigen, den Staffelstab in die Hand zu nehmen und Krebskämpfer und Krebsbekämpfungsorganisationen auf jede erdenkliche Weise zu unterstützen, kann ich mir keinen inspirierenderen oder passenderen Ort als das antike Olympia und die angrenzende Landschaft vorstellen, um dies zu vermitteln. So wie Olympioniken die Möglichkeit haben, eine Fackel zu tragen, können Golferinnen und Golfer für eine Sache "Flagge zeigen"… Ich bin vielleicht ein bisschen voreingenommen, aber ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob es eine wichtigere Sache gibt als den Kampf gegen Krebs. Peter Walton, CEO der IAGTO, einem Gründungspartner von Global Golf 4 Cancer, kommentierte: "Die IAGTO hat GG4C von Anfang an unterstützt, und wir glauben an den enormen Einfluss, den die globale Golfgemeinschaft ausüben kann, um einer Heilung für eine Krankheit näher zu kommen, von der jeder Vierte von uns betroffen ist. Ich habe schon gar nicht mehr gezählt, wie viele Kilometer Nick in den letzten sechs Jahren beim Golfspielen und auf seinen Reisen durch die Welt zurückgelegt hat, um diese Botschaft zu verbreiten, und diese "griechische Odyssee" ist ein weiterer Meilenstein. Die Unterstützung von José María Olazábal / Olazabal Design, Miguel Jimenez und dem dreifachen IAGTO-Award-Gewinner Costa Navarino ist großartig und wird sehr geschätzt." Nick Edmund absolviert einen Golfspaziergang vom antiken Olympia zum Olympiaplatz in Costa Navarino. Fotos: iagto.com Nick Edmund Nick Edmund hat bereits mehrere "Golf-Walks" unternommen, um das Bewusstsein für Global Golf 4 Cancer zu schärfen. Dazu gehörten eine 2.000 km lange Wanderung um die gesamte Westküste Irlands im Jahr 2017, ein Golf-Walk "von Turnberry über St Andrews nach Royal Dornoch" im Jahr 2019, und eine "Golf-Pilgerreise" entlang eines Abschnitts des Jakobswegs in Nordspanien im Jahr 2021 - ein Unterfangen, das damit begann, dass er zusammen mit José María Olazábal das vierte Loch im Real Golf Club de San Sebastian spielte (und die Flagge hisste), und das damit endete, dass er zusammen mit Mitgliedern der Familie Ballesteros und der Seve Ballesteros Foundation die Global Golf4 Cancer Flagge im Real Club de Pedrena hisste. - mail:NickEdmund66@hotmail.co.uk - Website:www.globalgolf4cancer.org Lesen Sie den ganzen Artikel

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Margaret's Keftedes Greek Meatballs This is a family favorite recipe from the Kyparissia village that belonged to my yia yia. Serve as an appetizer or as a complete meal with pita or pasta, tzatziki, and Greek salata. They are delicious when served at room temperature and make excellent leftovers. Try replacing the lamb with all beef if you don't like it.

[dat-assgardian]

Recipe for Margaret's Keftedes Greek Meatballs This is a family favorite recipe from the Kyparissia village that belonged to my yia yia. Serve as an appetizer or as a complete meal with pita or pasta, tzatziki, and Greek salata. They are delicious when served at room temperature and make excellent leftovers. Try replacing the lamb with all beef if you don't like it. 4 eggs, 1/2 pound ground beef, vegetable oil for frying, 1/2 pound ground lamb, 4 teaspoons dried mint, 1 onion quartered, 1 clove garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, 4 slices white bread torn into pieces, 1/2 cup all-purpose flour for dredging, ground black pepper to taste, 2 tablespoons milk

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Margaret's Keftedes Greek Meatballs - Cuisine This is a family favorite recipe from the Kyparissia village that belonged to my yia yia. Serve as an appetizer or as a complete meal with pita or pasta, tzatziki, and Greek salata. They are delicious when served at room temperature and make excellent leftovers. Try replacing the lamb with all beef if you don't like it.

[kebriones]

Dionysus' spring in Kyparissia as it looks on google maps. I was there this summer but I had to leave early and didn't find the time to go check it out irl. It's not pretty though and I wish they would demolish this whole cringe thing and make it nicer.

Dionysus is supposed to have created the spring when he arrived on the shore and felt thirsty. It's literally right next to the beach. In this photo, the beach is right behind the viewer.

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A DNA examination has confirmed that the body found buried under concrete belonged to missing 42-year-old Romanian woman Monika Gius. The body was found last week in Kyparissia, south Peloponnese, when the home owner noticed  cement of different color in the house yard.

The house owners visited the house as they wanted to refurbish it. When they saw the different concrete they became curious and started to dig in the yard.

Genetic samples taken from the body matched with those from the woman’s son, private broadcaster Skai reported.

Monika  was living in Ano Poli Kyparissia for several years and disappeared some time in last February.

Neighbors said she had been abused by her alcoholic partner, also a Romanian national, who fled to his home country short after the woman’s disappearance. The man was rented the home where the body was found.

Greek authorities have issued an international arrest warrant against the man.

[denkenreisenleben]

2019-02-11

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Night HulaHoop Shooting am Meer bei Elia. Super nicer Spot inmitten eines wundervollen Pinienwaldes. Einige Traveler getroffen, die hier überwintern. So wie letztes Jahr wollen wir uns diesen schönen Spot nicht entgehen lassen.

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