Sounio, Temple of Poseidon, God of Sea Monday, 22 September 2014 Partners’ arrival
Sounio, temple of poseidon, god of Sea. YoUtopia, September, 22, 2014
May 22, 2015
On our way to Athens, on Monday afternoon, the Greek Partners of Comenius Programme, YoUtopia Towards Participative Citizenship, offered a tour to their foreign partners through Cape Souninon and the Temple of Poseidon to Alimos Beach in Piraeus. At Sounion, the ancient temple of Poseidon, God of Sea, stands imposingly at the edge of the Cape, overlooking the Aegean Sea. The coastline streches out in the serenity of the Saronicos Gulf in the Aegean Sea, with a marvellous view when the sun starts sinking in the horizon.
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Sounio, Temple of Poseidon, God of Sea
Monday, 22 September
2014Partners’ arrival
Heading to Sounion Cape and Alimos Beach from the airport
The history of the temple
The Athenians began to build the Doric temple in the early 5th century BC.
The temple, however, was not completed because it was destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC.
Greek and Turkish partners
The history of the temple
The Athenians rebuilt a new temple during the Golden Century of Pericles. The construction of it is dated between the years 444-440, when the city was at its peak, and entirely white marble was used.
The Italian partners
Built in …… at the southern part of Attica at Cape Sounio.
The monument of the god of the sea, is still known to mariners as "Kavokolones" and inspired travelers, writers and poets of Romanticism.
Teacher partners
Such a place could only have been sacred and Gods’ residence.
According to mythology Cape Sounion was associated with the tragic death of Aegeus, king of Athens,
Polish students
The Romanian partners
Sounion and the Aegean Sea
who the moment he saw the black sails on the Athenian ship that was returning from Crete thought that his son Theseus was killed by Minotaur, fell from the cliff into the sea and drowned.
Turkish partners
The Turkish partners
Theseus having been drunk because he had killed the Minotaur and the salvation of the seven new and seven girls destined as prey for him,
he forgot to put the white sails of the ship, as a sign of victory. Since then, the sea was named Aegean Sea.
Excavations provided evidence of inhabitation of the region since 2800 BC.
The Polish partners
The French partners
From the number of artifacts, such as swords, arrows, spears, male busts, replicas of soldiers, horses and shields it can be concluded that there was worship of some male martial form that had to do with the divine chthonic forces.
Resting at the Café Sounion
Sunset at Cape Sounio
The beach at Sounion at day light
The breathtaking view of the archipelago and the breathtaking sunsets make it undoubtedly a unique monument.
Sounion Cape and the Aegian Sea at day light
Leaving Sounion for Alimos
Heading for Alimos Beach in Piraeus
We tasted traditional home made salty snacks and sweet cookies and biscuits as
well as Greek souvlaki in sticks by the sea.
Cretan Kaltsounia made by Maria with honey and not salty
special cheese “myzithra”
Finally we took our way to the hotel and Aigaleo after a short night
sightseeing of the canter of Athens
End of partners’ arrival day
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