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Since time immemorial

people realized thatwater is the root of life!

Look at those primitive

drawings! The river tears

the rocks apart and flowsin a rush!

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Yes, indeed, wateris indisputably a

source of life and

thank God,Greece is

surrounded by

seas and

admirable seatreasures.

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Oh! Look at thesedolphins! How beautiful

they are! Figures are

depicted on them!

You may have heardmany stories about men

who survived from

drowning thanks to those

incredible sea-creatures!

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Ancient Greeks worship

water and then create a

God to rule over it:

Poseidon is his name

and with his trident,one

stroke is enough to

cause rough seas!

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Yes, we see himeverywhere, in statues

and pictorial

decorations.

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Rivers and lakesare worshipped

as well.

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Ancient Greeks show

their gratitude inevery moment oftheir lives, around

the table, in theirdaily chores, at thefields.

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The water carried

from wells and

springs is a hollyceremony, a happy

daily routine that

people, over thecenturies, are still in

the habit of.

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The sea determinesthe lives of the

Greeks and their

activities. They makeships to take them

wherever they want.

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Remember Odysseus

and his adventures. Hecloses his ears to thetempting Sirens andkeeps sailing to his

homeland.

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Our ornaments are our

islands, our ports, oursea sides! Commerce,

tourism, merchant navy,

all of them are served

by the sea.

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Athletics. Water is

a motivation forcompetition.

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Baths, the purification

of our body and souls.There are special

potteries made for

serving all peoples

needs.

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Wells and taps, a life

source for the residents.Seferis, our Nobelist

poet, writes aboutGreece:

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Our land is enclosed, surrounded by

mountains, having as a roof the low

sky, day and night. We dont havestreams, we dont have wells, we dont

have springs, just a few empty cisterns;

they echo and wevow

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Watermills and mass

of other mechanisms

assist in theconcentration of the

valuable water.

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Great towns are builtnear the sea. Ancient

ruins are indisputable

witnesses.

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Even Christianityworships water as an

element of baptism

and purification.

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Rivers, seas, caves,

waterfalls, theres water

everywhere in nature,

its magic!

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, ,

,

illions of taps are pouring water,

millions of taps are uttering, once you

die today, you die again and againour National poet Dionisios Solomos.

says.

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Look at the bridges! Humanconstructions, mans effort to

tame water.

Look, how beautiful they are!

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The lakes are unique,

beauty second to none!And people cultivate

the land nearby.

The fluid element forms

and defines the

environment around it.

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The rocks are carvedby its power and

masterpieces are

created.

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It gives life totrees, reflects

cities, determines

the landscape.

Its a blessing!