Tag: Elefsina

Elefsina: The city with many faces

Elefsina, the city of the homonymous mysteries of antiquity, over the years gradually turned into the cradle of industrial activity, hosting large factory facilities on its territory, which, however, slowly began to disappear. Nowadays efforts are being made to reintroduce us with a new face, inviting us to visit and discover it. Let's see what Elefsina was like then, but above all what this city looks like now. The cave in Attica which according to legend was a passage to Hades Elefsina: A mystical look at history The city of ...

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The cave in Attica which according to legend was a passage to Hades

Attica is full of places unknown to most of its inhabitants. One of them is located in western Attica and specifically in Elefsina. So there are some rocks, that create a cave. So this rock that stands there is called an sullen stone, and mythology mentions something that not many people know. The rock, the cave and the myth in Attica This place in Elefsina was considered sacred. That's because according to tradition, Dimitra sat there to rest and mourn her daughter Persephone who was snatched by Pluto. But what ...

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