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15/12/2022

Thassos, an island of ancient sirens and European holidaymakers

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Ypsarion (Ypsario)

The highest mountain (1204 m) shuts down in the inland island of Thassos.Provides a circular view.We can only go up the off -road car from the south from the port of Limenaria asphalt road to the village of Maries and the gravel road around the small waterfalls and dams to the top.

On foot leads to the top marked path from the east from the village of Potamia, which is part of the resort of Skala potamias.Along the way it is not possible to get drinking water! There are a solid boots, trekking sticks and a spare jacket in the backpack because it is far more cooler and windy than at the sea.The way up lasts over 3 hours and down is just slightly shorter.

Thasos (also written Thassos) has a perimeter of the island of approximately 100 km and lives on about 14 000 inhabitants.In the summer the number of people doubles to triple because Thassos is one of the important Greek resorts.It is also popular among Czech tourists.

The capital is Limenas.The plural is used for this city due to two ports.Large serves cargo ships and large ferries, small for yachts and cruise shipping.

Ferries from the nearby Ceramoti City, where the large International Airport Kavala, arrives to Limenas.Holiday Charters will come here, tourists will change to boats and get taken to Thassos, where they are released by buses

Sea, mountains, marble

Island and its coast is rocky.The highest mountain is called Ypsarion (1204 m).The coast is lined with sandy and pebble beaches, the entrance to the water is most often through limestone or marble rock benches.

Thassos is covered with pine, pine and olive groves.In mixed forests and meadows grow fragrant herbs and spices such as thyme, rosemary or goodwitter.Thanks to the woods and lugs, Thassos is referred to as green emerald in the Aegean Sea.

In addition to tourism is profitable marble mining, olive oil production and wine growing.

Where did the sirens come from and why are they so bad?

Life, origin and motivation of sirens in old Greek mythology are very complicated.Magic singers occur in pairs of up to five depending on what myths mention them.They are the daughters of God Acheló and the Muses of Dance Terpsichory.Originally belonged to the nymphs of the goddess Personé.

Achello is the god of the same name.Its origin is unclear.According to one version, his parents are the titani ókeanos and tthys, according to the other god of the sun helios and the goddess of the earth Gaia.He became famous mainly by fighting Herakl (Hercules) for beautiful déianeira, daughter of King Oinea.He turned into a snake in the duel and Heraklés almost strangled him.He turned into a bull, and Heracles broke him in a duel, which then filled the goddesses of the néreovny with various fruits and gave him to the supreme god of Dio as a corner of abundance.Thus Achelóos was overwhelmed despite his abilities.

Terpsichoré is one of the nine muses, the daughters of the Supreme God of Dia and the goddess of Memory.Is the muse of dancing.

Persona is the daughter of the supreme God of Dia and the goddess of the demhe and the wife of the ruler of the underworld Had.The beautiful girl Zeus promises to see her brother Had, but she doesn't say to her mother.Once the Earth opens, the chasm breaks out of the guru, the girl pulls on the car and runs away.The car passes by the lake where the water fairy lives.He begs him to agree with the Demeter, which Háda will sound so much that he will hit the ground with a scepter, it will spread and the car disappears into the abyss.The pecant crying until it dissolves in the thin strands.Mother for nine days looking for a daughter.The goddess of the moon hekaty directs her to the water springs and the transformed peble brings the belt to the surface that Personus slipped into the water during the kidnapping.

Demétér sinks despair and anger.There is a risk that as a goddess of fruitful lands breaks plows, destroy the fields and herds and let people starve.Eventually Zeus succumbs and along with another brother Herm visits Had and orders Persefa to let go of the world.But it is enough to put a pomegranate seed in the mouth and thus ensure loyalty forever.Finally, the family drama will result in an agreement: Persona is a third of the year in Had's empire and the world is cold, two thirds of the year live in our world.

After Persefon carries into the underworld of Hades, the sirens will straw and begin to take revenge on the naval.

Their appearance fluctuates from half -woman and half birds, like Harpy, later as mermaids, women with a fish tail, and even later as women with two fish tails and bird wings.

Among the heroes of ancient mythology who have encountered sirens include Odysseus and Argonauts.Odysseus knew the island of siren before they got to earshot on his long cruise from the Trojan War before they got to his men to seal his ears with wax and could not be attracted by their singing.He himself had been attached to the mast.He was the only one to hear the unearthly beautiful singing and survived him in health.

Argonauts were also attracted by the singing of sirens, but they had a great singer Orpheus, who protected them from sirens by drowning them through his singing.

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Zeus kidnapped europ and made her three children

The island of Thassos was named either according to the dense forest that covers it (dasos is a forest), according to the mythical Prince Thasa, who settled here after the fruitless search for the euro sister.

Euro is the daughter of King Agénora, the son of God Poseidon and Nymphs Libya, and his wife Télefassy.The Turkish (Lebanese) princess is so beautiful that it is carried by Zeus in the form of a bull.Covches the sea with her and turns into God again into God.Euro will give him three sons: the Cretan King of Mínoo, the Lykian king Sarpédon and a member of the underworld court tribunal Rhadamantya.At the will of DIA then Euro married the Cretan King Asterium.

The desperate father sent five brothers to find the sister and not returning home without her.KADMOS, FOINIX, KILIX, FINEUS AND THASOS did not find Europa.They never returned home.Each founded a new estate.Thasos remained on the island of the Aegean Sea.

Already in the Stone Age lived on the island of Thassos people.In the Iron Age, he was occupied by mysterious sea nations, Macedonians, Romans, Venetians, at 15.century dominated by the Turks and in 1912 was attached to Greece.

Info: Thassos - a tourist guide (Wikivayage)

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