GREECE!!!! By Madison Moriarty and Jayden Britt WHAT IS GREECE? What is Greece?
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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!