hospitality = philoxenia (philo=love and xenos=stranger) Nowadays, when a stranger knocks on a Greek door, in many places of Greece he is treated as in ancient times, as if he were Zeus himself honoring your house, the King of the gods, the patron of travelers, Xenios Zeus. In ancient Greece, people were often forced to
Once upon a time in Lavrio, in the crowded port of Attica, with fragrances from all parts of the world, exotic goods, and all kinds of precious commodities. People flocked to trade, craftsmen from all corners of Athens visited this port to obtain the raw materials for their works, and somewhere there… but to see
Who is Ioli? The idea of Ioli came to me when I was trying to explain to my teenage students the timeless value of monuments. So I told them that when they visit the sacred rock of the Acropolis or the ancient theater of Epidaurus, in the very same spot where they stand, another teenager