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View images of the Common Toad, an ugly, bulky, but really sweet creature with an interesting... nightlife.
Learn about the Salsify, a beautiful plant, with edible and medicinal properties, that is currently blooming in Pelion.
Visit Mourtias, one of Pelion's most picturesque beaches on the Aegean coast.
Tour the Volos Archaeological Museum, a pretty century-old building, whose exhibits span a historical period of over 10 millennia!
Download a fantastic picture of a rickety jetty in Lefokastron, Pelion, taken by Huw Jones.
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Greek Mythology
"Slow but sure moves the might of the gods."
Euripides,"Bacchae"
Welcome, weary online traveler, to the mystic slopes of Mount Pelion!
Look closely through your mind's eyes and you're bound to see the fleeting shadow of a Centaur in the plush vegetation.
Prick up your ears and you're sure to hear the
muses, as they sing the feats of long gone heroes.
Scan the surroundings and you're certain to behold melancholic mortals - Alcyone, Arachne, Cerambus and others - who, through some whim of the gods, have been metamorphosed into animals.
Here are their stories...
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Alcyone, the Kingfisher
Daughter of Aeolus, the wind god, she was once a beautiful maiden. However, she managed to enrage the gods and was severely punished. Get the inside story... |
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Arachne, the Spider
She was an extremely skillful weaver, who dared challenge Athena to a weaving contest. Not a very smart move... |
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Centaurs, Origin of the
Learn about the sinful Ixion, the Greek equivalent of Cain and progenitor of the Centaurs. Of course, as can be expected, his children, with few exceptions, turned out just like him! |
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Cerambus, the Stag Beetle
He was once a master lyre player, renowned worldwide for his skill. But his talent finally went to his head, as did his lyre, for that matter, after he insulted the nymphs. |
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Procne & Philomela
The advent of spring is marked by the arrival of the Hoopoe, the Swallow and the Nightingale. Learn how they came to be, but beware: their story is full of violence, blood and even cannibalism. |
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