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Kefalari (Argolis)
Kefalari (Greek: Κεφαλάρι, ''spring'' or lit. ''gushing abundant water'') is the name of the village and community Kefalari in Argolis. Several Greek villages in mountainous areas, where spring water is abundant, have similar names; this article is about the community at the northern border of the “Plain of Argos”, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, at the Argolic Gulf. The village developed around a large geologically significant karst spring. In the mythology and the life of ancient Greeks this spring was of importance and today it is a place of Greek Orthodox Church, orthodox pilgrimage. History Mythology describes how Hercules eliminated the mythical monster Lernaean Hydra, Hydra (Λερναία Ύδρα/ Lernaia Hydra) near the region Lerni, in modern-day Myloi, Argolis, Myloi (Argolis) during his second labor. After that, Hercules buried the main head of the Hydra above a small mountain named Chaon (Argolis) and since then a large spring mushroomed, providing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peloponnese (region)
The Peloponnese Region ( el, Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου, translit=Periféria Peloponnísou, ) is a Modern regions of Greece, region in southern Greece. It borders Western Greece to the north and Attica (region), Attica to the north-east. The region has an area of about . It covers most of the Peloponnese peninsula, except for the northwestern subregions of Achaea and Elis (regional unit), Elis which belong to Western Greece and a small portion of the Argolis, Argolid peninsula that is part of Attica (region), Attica. Administration The Peloponnese Region was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2011 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with the Western Greece and Ionian Islands (region), Ionian Islands regions, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian, Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands based at P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
