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Uranus (or Ouranos) was an ancient god into the sky. The Greeks imagined a heaven, solid brass dome, decorated with stars that fell on the outermost edges of the cross-flat terrain. Uranus was literally in the sky, just as his wife, Gaia was the earth.

Uranus and Gaia the father of twelve son and six daughters. The oldest of them – the giant Cyclops Hekatonkheires – closed in the womb of the Earth. Gaia has suffered immense pain and persuaded her rebellious son Titan. Four of them were defined as sentinels around the world, ready to seize his father as he came to be on Earth. The fifth was held in the center, and armed with an adamantine sickle, castrated Uranus, while his brothers held up well. The blood of the god of the sky fell and soaked into the ground, production and vengeful Erinyes Gigantes.

After his fall, autumn Ouranos prophesied Titans and the punishment they suffer for their crimes a prophecy which was subsequently supported by Zeus, who filed brothers and thrown into the pit of Tartarus.

Uranos not appear in early Greek art, however, representations of the Egyptian sky-goddess Nut to see how he had imagined – like a giant man Star Spangled with long arms and legs that rested on all fours, with his finger councils in the Far East, his toes in the far west, and his overall body raised to form the vault of heaven. In the art of Roman times, it has often been described as Aion, the god of eternity in the guise of a man standing on the prostrate form of Gaia (Earth) with the wheel of the zodiac hand .

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Achaia, Greece

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Located on the northern tip of the Peloponnese is the prefecture of Achaia, the name of the founding of the city, Achaeans, who came here after the fall of the Mycenaean centers. With the prefectures of Corinth, Ilias and all neighboring Arcadia Archaia, that’s where the city of Patras is located, which is the capital of the Peloponnese.

Patras is the largest of all towns in the Peloponnese and is also the second largest port in Greece after the port of Piraeus in Athens. In addition to offering travelers the opportunity to travel to the Ionian islands famous, but also provide routes to Italy. Patras is also a popular transportation hub of the mainland, with links across the Peloponnese and other regions of mainland Greece. Patra visitors can enjoy interesting museums and sights of the city and its parks and plazas.Patra hand, there are also several other cities Archaia worth a visit, and several beautiful beaches and other attractions.

Such a place of interest is Achaia Clauss Factory. There are about 7 km south of Patras, the Bavarian-style castle is the seat of the oldest winery in Greece.

The factory was founded in 1861 by Gustav Clauss, and visits to plants to show the whole process of winemaking, where you can also see Mavrodhafni barrels, a centuries-old red wine that bears the name of the woman Clauss wanted to marry. Visitors can sample and purchase wines from here.

The charming and historic town of Kalavryta is also one where you can go. This mountain village is one that holds particular importance for the Greeks. E ‘was near here that Bishop Germano called at the beginning of the War of Independence in 1821.

Ayia Lavra monastery was burned by the Nazis, and many people were martyred in 1943 on charges of remaining resistance fighters. Monastery has since been revised and is also a small museum.

One of the main attractions is Kalavrita the railway Diakofto passing near the Gulf of Corinth. This train journey is one of the most spectacular in Greece, offering beautiful scenes and images of its passage through the tunnels and several canyons in the mountains. In each of the two stations, you can see the original steam engines that originally made trips.

There are several ribs along Archaia is great on summer vacation, where you can enjoy beautiful beaches and crystal sea water. The coastal city Akrata is such a place and was indeed the place where the ancient Aigai. The region of Rio on the coast is the transportation hub, connecting with the car ferry, the Peloponnese and central Greece Epios.

There is also a Helmos ski resort, located about 15 km from Kalavryta. This is very popular during the winter seasons, and offers visitors the opportunity to participate in winter sports and activities, with the added benefit of being in a very beautiful and picturesque region of Greece.

Helmos ski center there since 1988, has 7 lifts and 12 ski slopes. There is also free parking, cafeteria and restaurant and a ski rental shop, ski school and first aid. Helmos Ski Center is a little over 200 km from Athens.

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