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Welcome to Greece and Welcome to Eighth (Ogdoo) high school.
We are going to present our program. We did not have enough time to prepare
a lot of thing but we tried. So we prepared an Itinerary for you. We are going
to visit different places so you can meet Greek culture and history. We
prepared a kind of theatrical, it is more like facial and body expression
performance. As we all know our common theme is violence, so we took
quotes from Ancient Greek Mythology: Antigone. That we are going to
present later. We hope we will have a great time together and with Erasmus+
we will stop violence in schools.
A sort history of our school
1860: At Athinas street is built a school building with the aid of benefactor
Ioannis Varvakis. In the building is sited a school named ‘Varvakeio’.
1880: From Varvakeio Gymnasium are created two schools: A΄ Varvakeio
Gymnasium and B΄ Varvakeio Gymnasium.
1911: B Varvakeio Gymnasium is relocated at Patisia district.
1914: B Varvakeio Gymnasium is renamed to 8th Gymnasium
1930: 8th Gymnasium is relocated to ‘Michael Nomikos’ building, built with
the aid of benefactor Michael Nomikos.
1939: 8th Gymnasium for girls is established.
2007: 8th Gymnasium for boys and 8th Gymnasium for girls (which meanwhile
were both turned to coed schools) are unified and the ‘new’ 8th Lyceum is
established.
OUR LIFE IN ATHENS
(Plaka - Anaphiotika , the oldest neighborhood of Athens)
Athens, is the capital and the largest city of Greece, as well as the ancient
recorded one from 3.200 B.C. Its center is densely populated with lively
neighborhoods, headquarters with embassies, theaters, shops and restaurants.
You have really got many choices of going somewhere or just becoming part
of the crowd in Athens.
So, you can visit the Acropolis, the Lycabetus Hill or the historical center of
Athens or just wander in the narrow streets.
You can also visit archaeological places or enjoy Athens by night and
especially, the famous “Bouzoukia”.
You should also taste our traditional food in taverns or restaurants or even
have a coffee during a sunny day!!
As you can understand, you can have the opportunity to do a plethora of things
while visiting our country, because of the fact that Greece owns a great and
interesting history of many centuries!!
BY:
Anastasia Antonopoulou, Ariadni Douvri
Athens
Mount Lycabettus
Mount Lycabettus, also known as Lycabettos, Lykabettos or Lykavittos is a Cretaceous limestone
hill in Athens, Greece. At 300 meters above sea level. Pine trees cover its base, and at its two
peaks are the 19th century Chapel of St. George, a theatre, and a restaurant above sea level. Pine
trees cover
its base, and at its two peaks are the 19th century Chapel of St. George, a theatre, and
a restaurant. Lycabettus appears in various legends. Popular stories suggest it was once the refuge
of wolves, (lycos in Greek), which is possibly the origin of its name (means “the one [the hill]
that is walked by wolves”). Mythologically, Lycabettus is credited to Athena, who created it when
she dropped a mountain she had been carrying from Pallene for the construction of the Acropolis
after the box holding Erichthonius was opened.
The hill also has a large open-air theater at the top, which has housed many Greek and
international concerts. Among the artists who have performed at the Lycabettus theater included
Ray Charles, Joan Baez, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Bob Dylαν , Gary Moore,
Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Placebo, Radiohead, Moby, Massive Attack, Tracy Chapman, ,
Buena Vista Social Club, and Scorpions.
Acropolis of Athens
The Acropolis
of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a high rocky outcrop above the city of
Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historic
significance, the most famous being the Parthenon. The word acropolis comes from the Greek
words ἄκρον (edge) and πόλις (city). While there is evidence that the hill was inhabited as far
back as the fourth millennium BC, it was Pericles in the fifth century BC who coordinated the
construction of the site's most important buildings including the Parthenon, the Propylaia, the
Erechtheion and the temple of Athena Nike. The Acropolis was formally proclaimed as the
preeminent monument on the European Cultural Heritage list of monuments on 26 March 2007
Plaka
Plaka the old historical neighborhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes
of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is
built on top of the residential areas of the ancient town of Athens. It is known as the
“Neighbourhood of the Gods” due to its proximity to the Acropolis and its many archaeological
sites. Plaka is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists around the year, and is under strict
zoning and conservation regulations, as the only neighborhood in Athens where all utilities
(water, power, cable television, telephone, internet, and sewage) lie underground in fully
accessible, custom-made tunneling. Museums in Plaka include the new Jewish Museum of
Greece, the Museum of Greek Folk Art, an annex of which is the Old Public Baths building, the
Frissiras Museum, the Museum of Popular Music Instruments, the Museum of Pavlos and
Alexandra Kanellopoulou and the Athens University Museum. Excavations have proven that
Adrianou Street is the oldest street in Athens still in continuous use with exactly the same layout
since antiquity.
Anafiotika
Anafiotika is a scenic tiny neighborhood of Athens, part of old historical neighborhood called
Plaka. It lies in northern east side of the Acropolis hill. First houses were built in the era of Otto
of Greece when workers from the island of Anafi came to Athens in order to work as constructor
workers in the refurbishment of King Othon’s Palace. Soon, workers from other Cycladic islands
also started to arrive there, to work as carpenters or even stone and marble workers, in a further
buildings reconstruction period in Athens, but also in the following era after the end of the reign
of King Otto. Nowadays there are only 45 houses remaining, The neighborhood was built
according to Cycladic architecture and even nowadays gives to visitors the feel of Greek islands
in the heart of the city, with white walls and small spaces, usually with the presence of
Bougainvillea flowers. Houses are small and mostly cubic, small streets that often end up to
ladders or even dead ends at terraces, where one can sit and enjoy the night view of the city. “In
this oasis of tranquility, nestled beneath the walls of the Acropolis, the intensity of Athens seems
miles away”...
Monastiraki
Monastiraki is a flea market neighborhood in the old town of Athens, Greece, and is one of the
principal shopping districts in Athens. The area is home to clothing boutiques, souvenir shops,
and specialty stores, and is a major tourist attraction in Athens and Attica for bargain shopping.
The area is named after Monastiraki Square, which in turn is named for the Church of the
Pantanassa that is located within the square. The main streets of this area are Pandrossou Street
and Adrianou Street.
Thiseio
Thiseio is the name of a neighborhood in downtown Athens, Greece, northwest of the Acropolis,
1.5 km southwest of downtown; its name derives from the Temple of Hephaestus, also known as
Τhiseio, as it was, in earlier times, considered a temple of Theseus. The historical Agioi Asomatoi
church is situated in Thiseio. The area has cafes and meeting points, which are most crowded
during summer.
Psyri
Psyri is a gentrified neighborhood in Athens, Greece, today known for its restaurants, bars, live
music tavernas, and small number of hotels. The central square of Psyri is called “Heroes square”
because the streets leading to it carry names of heroes (Karaiskakis, Miaoulis)
Philopappos Monument
The Philopappos Monument is an ancient Greek mausoleum and monument dedicated to
Philopappus a prince from the Kingdom of Commagene. It is located southwest of the Acropolis.
Zekai Adalgiso, Anano Avsajanisvili, Erhe Biliv
GREEK FOOD AND
CUISINE
Greece is a Mediterranean country and its cuisine consists of ingredients
such as olive oil, vegetables and herbs, grains and bread, wine, fish, and
various meats, including lamb, poultry, rabbit and pork.
Mezes (μεζές) is a collective name for a variety of small dishes, typically
served with wines or anise-flavored liqueurs as ouzo or
homemade tsipouro. Orektika is the formal name for appetizers and is often
used as a reference to eating a first course of a cuisine other than Greek
cuisine. Dips are served with bread loaf or pita bread. In some regions,
dried bread (paximadhi) is softened in water.
Some of the most famous foods in Greece are:
Tzatziki: yogurt with cucumber and garlic puree, used as a dip
Saganaki: fried yellow cheese, usually graviera cheese; the word
“saganaki” means a small cooking pan, is used to say “fried” and can be
applied to many other foods.
Greek salad: the so-called Greek salad is known in Greece as
village/country salad (horiatiki) and is essentially a tomato salad cheese,
cucumber, feta cheesecucumber, red onion, feta cheese,
Spanakopita: spinach, feta (sometimes in combination with ricotta
cheese), onions or scallions, egg and seasoning wrapped in phyllo pastry
in a form of a pie.
Tyropita: a white cheese (usually feta) pie with phyllo pastry. When
yellow cheese (usually kasseri) is used, it is called Kasseropita.
Souvlaki: is a popular Greek fast food consisting of small pieces of meat
and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer. It may be served on the
skewer for eating out of hand, in a pita sandwich with garnishes and sauces,
or on a dinner plate, often with fried potatoes. The meat usually used
is pork, although chicken may also be used.)
Taverna
Rather than monuments, language, famous historical people, food is also
included in the civilization. A taverna is a small restaurant serving Greek
cuisine. As Greeks have migrated elsewhere, tavernes (plural) have spread
throughout the world, especially countries such as the USA and Australia.
The taverna is an integral part of Greek cuisine and of Greek culture. The
taverna has become an integral part of Greek culture and has become
familiar to people from other countries who visit Greece and through the
establishment of tavernes overseas by expatriate Greeks.
Greek cuisine
Greek cuisine is a Mediterranean cuisine. Contemporary Greek cookery
makes wide use of olive oil, vegetables and herbs, grains and bread, wine,
fish, and various meats, including lamb, poultry, rabbit and pork. Also
important are olives, cheese, eggplant and yogurt. Greek desserts are
characterized by the dominant use of nuts and honey. Some dishes use
filopastry. Mezés (μεζές) is a collective name for a variety of small dishes,
typically served with wines or anise-flavored liqueurs as ouzo or
homemade tsipouro. Orektika is the formal name for appetizers and is often
used as a reference to eating a first course of a cuisine other than Greek
cuisine. Dips are served with bread loaf orpita bread. In some regions,
dried bread (paximadhi) is softened in water.
Typical dishes
Greek Salad
Tzatziki
Mousaka
Feta
Gemista
Bakaliaros with skordalia
Beverages
Wine
The origins of wine-making in Greece go back 6,500 years Greece is home
to the oldest known grape wine remnants discovered in the world
Tsipouro
Ouzo
The Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological site-specific museum, housing
more than 3.000 famous artefacts from the Athenian Acropolis, the most
significant sanctuary of the ancient city. Located in the historical area of
Makriyianni, southeast of the Rock of the Acropolis, the Museum narrates the
story of life on the Rock from prehistoric times until the end of Antiquity.The
new museum has a total area of 25,000 square meters, with exhibition space
of over 14,000 square meters.
A tailor made museum building with extensive use of glass ensures
breathtaking views of the Acropolis, the surrounding historic hills and the
modern city of Athens and immediate views of the archaeological excavation
that lies below the Museum, visible through large expanses of glass floor.
With the benefit of the changing natural light, visitors can discern and
discover the delicate surface variations of the sculptures and select the vantage
point from which to observe the exhibits.
The archaeological excavation that lies beneath the Museum provides the
opportunity to visitors to appreciate both the masterpieces of the Acropolis in
the upper levels of the Museum against the remains of the day to day lives of
the people that lived in the shadow of the Acropolis over various periods.
On Level one visitors learn about the history of life at the top of the Rock,
from the 2nd millennium BC until the end of Antiquity. On Level Three,
visitors are afforded the opportunity to view the sculptural decoration of the
Parthenon, the most significant temple of the Acropolis.
The Museum provides an increasingly diverse program of activities for its
visitors, including the presentation of Museum conservators at work within
the galleries - currently the delicate laser cleaning of the famous Caryatid
sculptures - 3D projections about the Acropolis in antiquity, gallery talks by
Archaeologists-Museum Hosts and family-focused activities aided by
backpack materials. Restaurant, café and Museum shopping is available, as
well as quiet reading areas with publications about the Acropolis.
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Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, Athens, Greece
Acropolis of Athens
The Acropolis, the so-called “sacred rock”, is the most important
archaeological site in Greece, located on a hill in the center of today’s
Athens. On the Acropolis there are three ancient temples, the Parthenon,
the Erechtheion and the temple of Apterou Nikis. Also, there is the
monumental entrance, the Propylaea. All the monuments of the Acropolis
is made of Pentelic marble and built during the Golden Age of Pericles, the
so-called Classical Period (450-330 BC).
Parthenon
The Parthenon was dedicated to the goddess Athena, the patron of the
city. It was built by the architects Iktinos and Kallikrates under the
supervision of the Athenian sculptor Phidias. In the area there are also two
colossal statues of Athena, work of Phidias. One of the two statues stood
inside the Parthenon, was made of gold and ivory and had a height of 9
meters. The other, equally large, were made of bronze and stood outside
the temple.
Propylaea
This monumental entrance to the Acropolis was built in 436 BC after
completion of the Parthenon. The building is divided into three parts. In
the center is a temple-like building with a long tall gable and side Doric
temple. Right and left of it is built with a wing-like Doric temples without
a pediment, but have roof αετοειδή.
The Erechtheum
According to mythology here the sea god Poseidon struck the rock with his
trident and sprang seawater. In turn, Athena struck her spear and grew
olives. The gods who judges gave the victory to Athena. But the Athenians
wanted to reconcile the two rival gods dedicated a shrine under the same
roof. So built the most peculiar of the buildings of the Acropolis in terms
of architectural design. At this point, according to mythology, was the
residence of King Erechtheus, later identified with Poseidon. That is why
the church got it’s name from the mythological king of Athens it. The
temple was built between 425 and 406 BC designed by architect
Callimachus and is one of the masterpieces of the Ionic order.
Project by:
DOKOU CATHERINE
ORFANOU JOANNA
SELIMI JOANNA
Benaki Museum
The Benaki Museum, established and endowed in 1930 by Antonis
Benakis in memory of his father Emmanuel Benakis, is housed in the
Benakis family mansion in downtown Athens, Greece. The museum
houses Greek works of art from the prehistorical to the modern times, an
extensive collection of Asian art, hosts periodic exhibitions and maintains
a state-of-the-art restoration and conservation workshop. Although the
museum initially housed a collection that included Islamic art, Chinese
porcelain and exhibits on toys, its 2000 re-opening led to the creation of
satellite museums that focused on specific collections, allowing the main
museum to focus on Greek culture over the span of the country’s history.
Athens campus
Theodoros Poulakis: icon illustrating the Hymn to the Virgin, 17th century
The museum's primary home is in the Benakis' house opposite the National
Garden on Queen Sofias Avenue and owes its existence to the generosity
of Antonis Benakis, whose family lived in Alexandria, Egypt. ln 1931, the
Benakis donated the family's house in Athens and their collection of more
than 37,000 lslamic and Byzantine objects. More than 9,000 artefacts were
added by the 1970s, which spurred donations from other sources.Benakis
remained active in the museum until his death in 1954.Under the
directorship of Angelos Delivorrias, the museum added more than 60,000
objects, books and documents, some of which were purchased and others
donated. Delivorrias opts to focus on displaying donated items in order to
encourage public participation and strengthen the community's ties to the
museum.The museum also focuses on the fact that Greek history does not
begin and end with specific events but rather exists along a continuum that
continues today. Parts of the museum's collections have travelled
worldwide, including Canada in 2008,the United States in 1959 in
partnership with the Smithsonian institution and in 2005, an Ancient Greek
solid gold drinking cup left Greece for the first time and traveled to the
Powerhouse Museum in Sydney and the Melbourne immigration Museum
in Melbourne, Australia.
2000 re-opening
In 2000, the Benaki Museum re-opened following a $20 million renovation
and restoration of the building, which had been damaged in an
earthquake.The renovation allowed it to become the only museum in
Greece that brings visitors through all ages of Greek culture and history. It
is also unique in that it does not focus on nationalism but rather recognizes
and celebrates the foreign influences on Greek culture.Aithough the
museum's director, Angelos Delivorrias, came up with the idea to re-focus
the museum and its exhibits in 1973, it was more than 25 years later that
he was able to make this a new reality. This reality involved moving the
museum's collections of Ιslamic Art and Chinese porcelain with painting
to other locations so that the main museum in Athens would focus solely
on Greece.
Satellite museums
Over the years the museum has been further endowed by various donors,
and it now includes the seaside Kouloura Mansion in Palaio Phaliro, which
is to house a Children's Toys Collection, the Benaki lslamic Art Museum
in the Kerameikos district, the Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas Museum in
downtown Athens, and the Penelope Delta House in Kifissia, which houses
the Historical Archive Collection.
Benaki lslamic Art Museum
As part of the museum's re-focusing on Greek culture, its lslamic collection
was moved to a new home in 2004 in time for the Athens Olympics. The
new museum also has new galleries for temporary traveling exhibits.
Inaugurated on 27 July 2004, the museum occupies more than
1,000 square meters of remodeled space showcasing: ceramics, pottery,
metalwork, gold, woodcarvings, glasswork and textiles, bone carνings,
inscribed funerary steles, arms and armor. The museum's collection is said
to rank among the most important worldwide and includes masterpieces
from lndia, Persia, Mesopotamia, the Middle East, Arabia, Egypt, North
Africa, Sicily, Spain and Asia Minor. Covering lslamic art from the 7th
through the 19th centuries, it has a rich collection of Ottoman art from the
Empire's peak in the 16th century.
Philopappos Monument
The Philopappos Monument is an ancient Greek mausoleum and monument
dedicated to Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappos or Philopappus a
prince from the Kingdom of Commagene. It is located on Mouseion Hill in
Athens, Greece, southwest of the Acropolis. Philopappos died in 116, and his
death caused great grief to his sister Julia Balbilla, citizens of Athens and possibly
to the imperial family. As a dedication to honor the memory of Philopappos,
Balbilla with the citizens of Athens erected a tomb structure on Mouseion Hill
near the Acropolis of Athens. His marble tomb monument is still known as the
Philopappos Monument, and the hill is today known as Philopappos Hill. The
Greek geographer Pausanias describes Philopappos’ grand tomb as a monument
built for a Syrian man. The monument was built on the same site where Musaios
or Musaeus, a 6th-century BC priestly poet and mystical seer, was held to have
been buried. The location of this tomb, opposite the Acropolis and within formal
boundaries of the city, shows the high position Philopappos had within Athenian
society. Also philopappos monument it’s not only a monument but it is a great
place for a walk around it as it have trees and a breathtaking view from there.
Maria Papageorgiou
Route Athens – Sounio
Sounio (or Cape columns or Kavokolones) called the cape located at the
southernmost tip of the Attica, peninsula in Greece. Sounio is known account
of its geographic location but also because of the ruins of the ancient temple of
Poseidon located on it.
The areas from which we will pass to go to Sounio are:
 Vari
 Varkiza
 Lagonisi
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Saronida
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Palaia Fokea
 Legrena
George Seferis
(awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, 1963)
March 13, 1900 – September 20, 1971
“On Aspalathoi”
(translated by Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard)
Sounion was lovely
that spring day
the Feast of the Annunciation.
Sparse green leaves around rust-coloured stone,
red earth,
and aspalathoi
with their huge thorns and their yellow flowers already out.
In the distance the ancient columns,
strings of a harp still vibrating…
Peace.
What could have made me think of Ardiaios?
Possibly a word in Plato, buried in the mind’s furrows:
the name of the yellow bush
hasn't changed since his time.
That evening I found the passage:
'They bound him hand and foot' it says,
'they flung him down and flayed him,
they dragged him along
gashing his flesh on thorny aspalathoi,
and they went and threw him into Tartarus,
torn to shreds.
In this way Ardiaios,
the terrible Pamphylian tyrant
paid for his crimes in the nether world.
1971, March 31
This is G.Seferis last poem, and was published three days after his death
(23/9/71), in Vima newspaper, during the junta era in Greece. It is based
on an excerpt of Plato’s “Politeia”, referring to the afterlife punishment of
the unfair and especially Ardieus, a tyrant who had murdered his father and
his older brother. Because of this, his punishment ‒ and all tyrants in
general ‒ in the nether world was terrible. When the tyrants got the usual
punishment of the unfair and were ready to come out into the light, the
orifice didn't let them out and roared. At the same time, some wild men
nearby who knew what that roar stood for , grabbed Ardieus and the other
tyrants, tied them down at hands and feet and beat and scratched them bad.
Then, they drew them
Project by:
DOKOU CATHERINE
ORFANOU JOANNA
SELIMI JOANNA
Sounio
Sounio is called the cape location at the southernmost tip of Attica.
It is known because of the ruins of the ancient temple of Poseidon located
therein, its significant geographical position, but also for its amazing sunsets
at nightfall
Temple of Poseidon
Omiros was the first to characterize the temple a sanctuary. He connects the
temple with the return journey of Menelause to Troy after he buried his ship’s
captain there.
The Sanctuary of Athena Sounion
400 meters northwest of the Cape of Sounio
The beach of Sounion
the beach of Sounio is a very beautiful that receives thousands of visitors
every summer and it's located only 68 kilometers southeast of the center of
Athens.
Gazi, Athens
Gazi is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It surrounds the old Athens gasworks,
which is an industrial museum and exhibition space, widely known as Gazi, next
to Kerameikos and close to the Acropolis.
It is home to the Technopolis of Athens, that spreads in an area of about 30.000
m2 an industrial museum of modern architecture. Gazi is now home to numerous
bars, clubs, cafeterias and restaurants. Kerameikos metro station on Line 3 of the
Athens Metro is adjacent to the Technopolis of Gazi.
Technopolis (Gazi)
Today Technopolis is not only an industrial museum of incomparable
architecture, but also one of the most modern multipurpose cultural spaces in all
of Europe, that has assisted in the upgrading of an historic Athens district and the
creation of yet another positive element in Athens’ cultural identity.
In operation since 1999, Technopolis is dedicated to the memory of the
unforgettable composer Manos Hatzidakis. In honor of Greek poetry, eight of the
buildings on the site bear the name of great Greek poets. Its trademark is the
innovative "Millennium Sphere" sculpture, by artists Nikos and Yiorgos
Papoutsidis, which portrays the globe surrounded by olive branches, symbolizing
the wish and hope that peace and humanity will prevail throughout the world.
It is housed in the city’s former gasworks that was founded in 1857, on a site
known as Gazi spanning some 3 hectares, next to the Kerameikos area and in
close proximity to the Acropolis. The gasworks was gradually transformed into
an education center and host venue for various events (music, arts, theatre, poetry,
dance, assemblies, seminars, business and technology presentations). Visitors
have the opportunity to take a stroll through the site filled with images,
knowledge and emotions. The charm of a bygone area, conveyed through stacks,
enormous cauldrons (gasometers), chimneys and ovens, “conspires” with
reverence to establish the site as a "factory" for the protection and production of
art. Etymologically, the word "gas" (derived from the ancient German galist, later
geist) means spirit.
The people who staff Technopolis aim to highlight new trends and modern art
forms. Hundreds of events have been staged on the premises since May 1999,
including: Exhibitions of visual art, Sculpture, Photography, Video-art and
Technology; Conferences; Seminars: International Festivals; Concerts; Theatre
and Dance performances; Forums on employment and entrepreneurship;
Educational programmes ; Product presentations.
Aggelos Mpresani
Monastiraki and
Souvenirs
Monastiraki is a flea market neighborhood in the old town of Athens,
Greece and is one of the principal shopping districts in Athens. The area
is named after Monastiraki Square, which in turn is named for the Church
that is located within the square. The Monastiraki Metro Station, located
on the square, serves both Line 1 and Line 3 of the Athens Metro. The
area is declared as the house of clothing boutiques, souvenir shops, and
stores and is a major tourist attraction in Athens for bargain shopping.
There is a great variety of souvenirs which you can buy in Monastiraki.
Some of them, could be small statues or miniature weapons of Ancient
Greek Warriors such as Alexander the Great, Achilles, Leonidas or even
sculptures of mythology Gods.
From the other hand, if you are into handmade objects, a great variety of
vases, t-shirts, bracelets, necklaces and other accessories are also available
and easy to be found.
Michael Gal
Kristina Gogota
Sara Tsatsa