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Ancient Greek music performed on Ancient Greek Lyra

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At the image of his homeland, Greece a crossroad of cultures and influences, Thanasis Kleopas music is a kaleidoscope of sounds and colors from all four directions and yet deeply rooted in its own tradition.

The lyrics are from an ancient Greek hymn dedicated to muse Kalliope and Apollo. The video was filmed at Stageira the birth place of Aristotle. The music is composed and performed on ancient Greek lyra of Apollo by Thanasis Kleopas.

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THE ART OF TRADITIONAL CROCHETING IN GREECE

In Greece, crocheting was part of everyday life through which the very famous “semedaki” emerged and every house had at least one of them!

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Traditional Greek Pebblestone Mosaic

Artist Stelios Grekos at work. Source Greece High Definition

Pebble mosaic, type of mosaic work that uses natural pebbles arranged to form decorative or pictorial patterns. It was used only for pavements and was the earliest type of mosaic in all areas of the eastern Mediterranean, appearing in Asia Minor in excavated floors from the 8th and 7th centuries bc.