Start
The mission
The Aegean Chronocompass has stopped...
An ancient mechanism, known as the “Chronocompass of the Aegean,” has stopped working. Without it, the eras of Moria and Mytilene are mixed up—monuments are detached from living memory and history risks fading away.
You will need to become the new “Time Guardian.”
Your mission is to travel through five different time periods and restore the “Time Fragments” that keep the cultural identity of Moria and Mytilene alive.
Each successful challenge restores a piece of time.
If you fail, time periods will be lost forever…
The Adventure Begins!
Ancient Quarry of moria
Time Period: Antiquity, Roman Era
Nature also gifted Moria with a unique geological and archaeological monument, its quarry, which was still operating until a few decades ago. For centuries it gave the place economic development, that is, life. Stone, marble quarried from the land of Moria, was used for the Aqueduct, for busts and full body statues […] Yet it left Lesbos. It traveled very far. It went to Pergamon and the Odeon of Asclepius, to Rome for the Basilica of St. Peter, to Venice for palaces and monuments and to poor Pompeii, for many works that we recognize and other great ones, which we have not yet connected with the inward parts of Moria. Irene P. Vekri, The insouciance of Moria’s meltemia
This is the quarry of Moria nowadays. Can you imagine how it looked in ancient times? Scroll the white arrows!
The quarries are part of understanding the industrial and cultural landscape of ancient Mytilene and the wider North Aegean.
Another ancient quarry is identified near Pagani-Alyfanta.
In Lesvos, the marble of this quarry was utilized for fluted columns, structural walls, and theater seating.
Find the one that is stone from the Moria quarry to support the temple.
Quarries used pickaxes to extract stone. Search for the stone with the ancient inscription! Use a pickaxe!
224
You successfully responded to the challenge and collected the first fragment.
Aqueduct of moria
Time Period: Roman Era
I lifted my head and gazed at the hills covered with olive groves, each one competing to reach higher than the others. My heart leapt when I saw a row of arches rising from the earth like plants. Between the hills, along the slope, appeared the Roman Aqueduct. The Arches of Moria are composed of large and small stone arches at different heights, supporting a water structure that has stood for centuries atop massive pillars. Beige, Tyrian purple, brown, and green blended harmoniously in the foreground: the soil, the stone, the olive trees, and the sky. Together, they embraced both nature and human life. To the right and left stood small farm huts and dry-stone walls made of carefully stacked stones, tightly bound to one another, holding the soil in place on the sloping hillsides, so that the olive trees would not be washed away during the winter rains.
Niki Gizi, Moria-Pammitor Earth
Find the loupe, be aware you still need the stone in your toolbox.There is a hidden magnifying glass, a tool you need in the future
This 2nd-3rd century A.D. engineering marvel carried water 26km from Mount Olympos to ancient Mytilene.
127,000 m3
gravis-driven system
Gray Marble
conduits, cisterns
Use the loupe!
The teacher’s voice sounded hoarse. She told us that the olive grove of Moria was created from the first olive trees planted by the goddess Athena on the Acropolis. The architects of the Parthenon - Iktinos and Kallikrates - did not disturb the olive tree that grew near the Erechtheion, on the western side, that is why the Parthenon has a slight asymmetry at that point. It was not a mistake-they respected the tree and left it untouched. When the olive trees produced “moria”-new shoots or offshoots-the people of Mytilene carried them here, to the outskirts of the city. Some say the name “Moria” comes from these “moria” olive shoots. Others believe the name might come from the words “mouria” (mulberry tree) or “Moria/Morias (the Peloponnese peninsula)”, but the locals often shift the accent in their words, so it is most likely that the first explanation-the one connected to the olive shoots-is the correct one. Niki Gizi, Moria - Pammitor Earth
Search for the letters engraved on the arches of the Aqueduct. Use the stone from the inventory to form the name of the ancient olive tree that gave the city its name.
ΟΡ
Near the aqueduct there is an olive tree with a hidden treasure.
IA
ΟΡ
Drag the objects in the box to find a symbol of the island's wealth. When you find it, click on it.
Complete the puzzle by dragging pieces.
The Lesbos stater (c. 510–490 B.C.) is one of the earliest coins of the northeastern Aegean. It was minted on Lesbos from an alloy of silver and copper. Its design features two facing bull heads and an olive tree above them. The bulls symbolize the island’s prosperity in livestock farming and wealth, as well as the religious significance of sacrifices. The olive tree refers to agricultural production, economic stability, and prosperity. The coin served not only as a medium of exchange but also as a symbol of the city’s identity and credibility.
You successfully responded to the challenge and collected the second fragment.
Castle of Mytilene
Time Period: 14th–15th century
The Castle of Mytilene is one of the most important landmarks in the city’s long history. Although its origins date back to the Byzantine period, around the 6th century, it acquired much of its present form during the rule of the Gattiluzio family, a period that marked an important chapter in the island’s cultural history. The Gattiluzios were a Genoese family who settled on Lesvos in 1355, when the adventurer Francesco Gattiluzio married the sister of the Byzantine emperor John V Palaiologos, receiving the island as part of her dowry. The Gattiluzios ruled Lesvos for one hundred years and were tolerant and kind rulers. Their rule came to an end in 1462, when the forces of Sultan Mehmed II conquered the island and incorporated it into the Ottoman Empire. Antonis Iordanoglou, Mytilene, the Homeland of Poets
There were 3 construction phases: the first phase was Byzantine, before the 14th century. The second was Genoan in the 14th century, when the castle became a stronghold. The third was Ottoman, in the early 16th century.
These are the essential figures to the next step, but you need a key to the castle. The coin helps you get it from the box and travel back here.
Drag the objects in the box to get what you need. When you find it, click on it.
Now that you got a key to the castle, find the secret hidden behind every historical figure on the next challenge.
Some say a cavalry; others, an army of foot soldiers; and others, a fleet of ships upon the dark,earth is the most beautiful thing. But I say it is whatever one loves.
Sappho, Fragment 16 (Lobel–Page)
Look closely at the paintings! Drag the objects! Who was the Genoese ruler of this castle?
GATT
ILU
ZIO
The Gattiluzios ruled Lesvos for one hundred years and were tolerant and kind rulers. Their rule came to an end in 1462, when the forces of Sultan Mehmed II conquered the island and incorporated it into the Ottoman Empire.
Antonis Iordanoglou,
Mytilene, the Homeland of Poets
You successfully responded to the challenge and collected the third fragment!
Mytilene Waterfront
Time Period: Early 20th century
The traveller is already under the spell of the landscape the moment he steps onto the quay, the moment his foot touches the airport tarmac. One of the cars that runs the route to the ninety villages picks you up and carries you off, its horn sounding merrily as it speeds between forests of pines and olives and through every kind of fruit tree that flourishes throughout Greece—everyone except the banana.
The sea accompanies you on your excursions. At times, its waves stretch right up to the wheels of the car; at others, it watches you from between the trunks and the silvery leaves. It looks at you with its calm blue eyes.
This is no mere island. It is a floating garden, a magical orchard filled with bright colors and luscious fruit, sailing upon the bluest sea in the world. It is a great ship—green, purple and gold—while an eternal spring hoists its silken banners upon countless living masts. Stratis Myrivilis. From Greece. Estia, 1956.
Pair the pictures of the monuments near the waterfront.
The island is not an island at all — It is a ship. If you were to travel with it,
seek the colours the writer has bestowed upon it.
Unravel the riddle, and a new time fragment will be yours.
Read the excerpt of Stratis Myrivilis again and match the adjectives that indicate colors. Put them in order, follow the instructions and a new word will be formed. Then, a new time fragment will be yours.
Rouselleio Municipal Theater
Rouselleio Municipal Theater
The sun is not only a life-giver, it also helps us measure time.
Church of agios therapon
Time Period: 1930 – Interwar
The Church of Saint Therapon, huge and imposing, could be seen from afar. Its dome looked as if it had descended from the sky. Most people of Mytilene preferred to attend services there rather than at the Metropolitan Church, which stood a little further up, almost within the marketplace. Besides, Father Elias was kind to everyone, especially to children. His voice was somewhat weak, but it revealed devotion and genuine emotion.Lakis Papastathis, The Bat Flew.
You are at Agios Therapon Church. You must find the clues to keep moving forward. Any oil lamp from the walls will become handy.
The overall interior contains Byzantine, Gothic, and Neo-classical elements.
Find the clue you need to keep moving forward
Find the clue you need to keep moving forward
Welcome, my child, to the temple courtyard…
The temple stands imposingly before us, full of grandeur and awe.
But think: Papa-Ilias, as you met him through the text you read inside the temple, how is he with people and especially with children?
search starry night
A hidden message awaits you in the urban art mural of Starry Night.
You have made my sorrow so beautiful that I know: Only to Υou shall I say it, my old sea-born Selene. It was where, once on my island, if Iam not mistaken. Thousands of years ago Sappho secretly brought you into the garden of our old house. Striking pebbles in the water so that I could hear that your name is Selene and that you hold over us and play the mirror of sleep. Odysseas Elytis
“The Moon of Mytilene”, Ta Eterothali, Athens, Ikaros, 1980
Congratulations! You collected all the time fragments!
Activate Chronocompass
To be a Time Guardian you have to solve the puzzle
The "Aegean Chronocompass" is reactivated.
“Time is not saved only by memory.
It is saved by knowledge.”
Congratulations! You are the new Time Guardian!
You can now return to the present. Now you know that the history of Moria and Mytilene forms a continuous chain!
Mission completed
In the present the history of Moria and Mytilene is a continuous chain and now you are the new Time Keeper.
Are you sure you want to exit?
Back
start over
The traveller is already under the spell of the landscape the moment he steps onto the quay, the moment his foot touches the airport tarmac. One of the cars that runs the route to the ninety villages picks you up and carries you off, its horn sounding merrily as it speeds between forests of pines and olives and through every kind of fruit tree that flourishes throughout Greece—everyone except the banana.
The sea accompanies you on your excursions. At times, its waves stretch right up to the wheels of the car; at others, it watches you from between the trunks and the silvery leaves. It looks at you with its calm blue eyes.
This is no mere island. It is a floating garden, a magical orchard filled with bright colors and luscious fruit, sailing upon the bluest sea in the world. It is a great ship—green, purple and gold—while an eternal spring hoists its silken banners upon countless living masts.Stratis Myrivilis. From Greece. Estia, 1956.
The teacher’s voice sounded hoarse. She told us that the olive grove of Moria was created from the first olive trees planted by the goddess Athena on the Acropolis. The architects of the Parthenon - Iktinos and Kallikrates - did not disturb the olive tree that grew near the Erechtheion, on the western side, that is why the Parthenon has a slight asymmetry at that point. It was not a mistake-they respected the tree and left it untouched. When the olive trees produced “moria”-new shoots or offshoots-the people of Mytilene carried them here, to the outskirts of the city. Some say the name “Moria” comes from these “moria” olive shoots. Others believe the name might come from the words “mouria” (mulberry tree) or “Moria/Morias (the Peloponnese peninsula)”, but the locals often shift the accent in their words, so it is most likely that the first explanation-the one connected to the olive shoots-is the correct one.Niki Gizi, Moria - Pammitor Earth
Nature also gifted Moria with a unique geological and archaeological monument, its quarry, which was still operating until a few decades ago. For centuries it gave the place economic development, that is, life. Stone, marble quarried from the land of Moria, was used for the Aqueduct, for busts and full body statues […] Yet it left Lesbos. It traveled very far. It went to Pergamon and the Odeon of Asclepius, to Rome for the Basilica of St. Peter, to Venice for palaces and monuments and to poor Pompeii, for many works that we recognize and other great ones, which we have not yet connected with the inward parts of Moria.Irene P. Vekri, The insouciance of Moria’s meltemia
The Church of Saint Therapon, huge and imposing, could be seen from afar. Its dome looked as if it had descended from the sky. Most people of Mytilene preferred to attend services there rather than at the Metropolitan Church, which stood a little further up, almost within the marketplace. Besides, Father Elias was kind to everyone, especially to children. His voice was somewhat weak, but it revealed devotion and genuine emotion. Lakis Papastathis,“The Bat Flew”, Nefeli, 2002
Stones like this one were used in antiquity to mark the boundaries of areas, sanctuaries, estates, or homes. In many cases, only the initial letters OR were carved, as a brief indication of the boundary.
Συμπλήρωσε το κομμάτι που λείπει και θα βρεις πώς λέγεται η περιοχή
The teacher’s voice sounded hoarse. She told us that the olive grove of Moria was created from the first olive trees planted by the goddess Athena on the Acropolis. The architects of the Parthenon - Iktinos and Kallikrates - did not disturb the olive tree that grew near the Erechtheion, on the western side, that is why the Parthenon has a slight asymmetry at that point. It was not a mistake-they respected the tree and left it untouched. When the olive trees produced “moria”-new shoots or offshoots-the people of Mytilene carried them here, to the outskirts of the city. Some say the name “Moria” comes from these “moria” olive shoots. Others believe the name might come from the words “mouria” (mulberry tree) or “Moria/Morias (the Peloponnese peninsula)”, but the locals often shift the accent in their words, so it is most likely that the first explanation-the one connected to the olive shoots-is the correct one.Niki Gizi, Moria - Pammitor Earth
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Start
The mission
The Aegean Chronocompass has stopped...
An ancient mechanism, known as the “Chronocompass of the Aegean,” has stopped working. Without it, the eras of Moria and Mytilene are mixed up—monuments are detached from living memory and history risks fading away. You will need to become the new “Time Guardian.”
Your mission is to travel through five different time periods and restore the “Time Fragments” that keep the cultural identity of Moria and Mytilene alive. Each successful challenge restores a piece of time. If you fail, time periods will be lost forever… The Adventure Begins!
Ancient Quarry of moria
Time Period: Antiquity, Roman Era
Nature also gifted Moria with a unique geological and archaeological monument, its quarry, which was still operating until a few decades ago. For centuries it gave the place economic development, that is, life. Stone, marble quarried from the land of Moria, was used for the Aqueduct, for busts and full body statues […] Yet it left Lesbos. It traveled very far. It went to Pergamon and the Odeon of Asclepius, to Rome for the Basilica of St. Peter, to Venice for palaces and monuments and to poor Pompeii, for many works that we recognize and other great ones, which we have not yet connected with the inward parts of Moria. Irene P. Vekri, The insouciance of Moria’s meltemia
This is the quarry of Moria nowadays. Can you imagine how it looked in ancient times? Scroll the white arrows!
The quarries are part of understanding the industrial and cultural landscape of ancient Mytilene and the wider North Aegean.
Another ancient quarry is identified near Pagani-Alyfanta.
In Lesvos, the marble of this quarry was utilized for fluted columns, structural walls, and theater seating.
Find the one that is stone from the Moria quarry to support the temple.
Quarries used pickaxes to extract stone. Search for the stone with the ancient inscription! Use a pickaxe!
224
You successfully responded to the challenge and collected the first fragment.
Aqueduct of moria
Time Period: Roman Era
I lifted my head and gazed at the hills covered with olive groves, each one competing to reach higher than the others. My heart leapt when I saw a row of arches rising from the earth like plants. Between the hills, along the slope, appeared the Roman Aqueduct. The Arches of Moria are composed of large and small stone arches at different heights, supporting a water structure that has stood for centuries atop massive pillars. Beige, Tyrian purple, brown, and green blended harmoniously in the foreground: the soil, the stone, the olive trees, and the sky. Together, they embraced both nature and human life. To the right and left stood small farm huts and dry-stone walls made of carefully stacked stones, tightly bound to one another, holding the soil in place on the sloping hillsides, so that the olive trees would not be washed away during the winter rains. Niki Gizi, Moria-Pammitor Earth
Find the loupe, be aware you still need the stone in your toolbox.There is a hidden magnifying glass, a tool you need in the future
This 2nd-3rd century A.D. engineering marvel carried water 26km from Mount Olympos to ancient Mytilene.
127,000 m3
gravis-driven system
Gray Marble
conduits, cisterns
Use the loupe!
The teacher’s voice sounded hoarse. She told us that the olive grove of Moria was created from the first olive trees planted by the goddess Athena on the Acropolis. The architects of the Parthenon - Iktinos and Kallikrates - did not disturb the olive tree that grew near the Erechtheion, on the western side, that is why the Parthenon has a slight asymmetry at that point. It was not a mistake-they respected the tree and left it untouched. When the olive trees produced “moria”-new shoots or offshoots-the people of Mytilene carried them here, to the outskirts of the city. Some say the name “Moria” comes from these “moria” olive shoots. Others believe the name might come from the words “mouria” (mulberry tree) or “Moria/Morias (the Peloponnese peninsula)”, but the locals often shift the accent in their words, so it is most likely that the first explanation-the one connected to the olive shoots-is the correct one. Niki Gizi, Moria - Pammitor Earth
Search for the letters engraved on the arches of the Aqueduct. Use the stone from the inventory to form the name of the ancient olive tree that gave the city its name.
ΟΡ
Near the aqueduct there is an olive tree with a hidden treasure.
IA
ΟΡ
Drag the objects in the box to find a symbol of the island's wealth. When you find it, click on it.
Complete the puzzle by dragging pieces.
The Lesbos stater (c. 510–490 B.C.) is one of the earliest coins of the northeastern Aegean. It was minted on Lesbos from an alloy of silver and copper. Its design features two facing bull heads and an olive tree above them. The bulls symbolize the island’s prosperity in livestock farming and wealth, as well as the religious significance of sacrifices. The olive tree refers to agricultural production, economic stability, and prosperity. The coin served not only as a medium of exchange but also as a symbol of the city’s identity and credibility.
You successfully responded to the challenge and collected the second fragment.
Castle of Mytilene
Time Period: 14th–15th century
The Castle of Mytilene is one of the most important landmarks in the city’s long history. Although its origins date back to the Byzantine period, around the 6th century, it acquired much of its present form during the rule of the Gattiluzio family, a period that marked an important chapter in the island’s cultural history. The Gattiluzios were a Genoese family who settled on Lesvos in 1355, when the adventurer Francesco Gattiluzio married the sister of the Byzantine emperor John V Palaiologos, receiving the island as part of her dowry. The Gattiluzios ruled Lesvos for one hundred years and were tolerant and kind rulers. Their rule came to an end in 1462, when the forces of Sultan Mehmed II conquered the island and incorporated it into the Ottoman Empire. Antonis Iordanoglou, Mytilene, the Homeland of Poets
There were 3 construction phases: the first phase was Byzantine, before the 14th century. The second was Genoan in the 14th century, when the castle became a stronghold. The third was Ottoman, in the early 16th century.
These are the essential figures to the next step, but you need a key to the castle. The coin helps you get it from the box and travel back here.
Drag the objects in the box to get what you need. When you find it, click on it.
Now that you got a key to the castle, find the secret hidden behind every historical figure on the next challenge.
Some say a cavalry; others, an army of foot soldiers; and others, a fleet of ships upon the dark,earth is the most beautiful thing. But I say it is whatever one loves. Sappho, Fragment 16 (Lobel–Page)
Look closely at the paintings! Drag the objects! Who was the Genoese ruler of this castle?
GATT
ILU
ZIO
The Gattiluzios ruled Lesvos for one hundred years and were tolerant and kind rulers. Their rule came to an end in 1462, when the forces of Sultan Mehmed II conquered the island and incorporated it into the Ottoman Empire. Antonis Iordanoglou, Mytilene, the Homeland of Poets
You successfully responded to the challenge and collected the third fragment!
Mytilene Waterfront
Time Period: Early 20th century
The traveller is already under the spell of the landscape the moment he steps onto the quay, the moment his foot touches the airport tarmac. One of the cars that runs the route to the ninety villages picks you up and carries you off, its horn sounding merrily as it speeds between forests of pines and olives and through every kind of fruit tree that flourishes throughout Greece—everyone except the banana. The sea accompanies you on your excursions. At times, its waves stretch right up to the wheels of the car; at others, it watches you from between the trunks and the silvery leaves. It looks at you with its calm blue eyes. This is no mere island. It is a floating garden, a magical orchard filled with bright colors and luscious fruit, sailing upon the bluest sea in the world. It is a great ship—green, purple and gold—while an eternal spring hoists its silken banners upon countless living masts. Stratis Myrivilis. From Greece. Estia, 1956.
Pair the pictures of the monuments near the waterfront.
The island is not an island at all — It is a ship. If you were to travel with it, seek the colours the writer has bestowed upon it. Unravel the riddle, and a new time fragment will be yours.
Read the excerpt of Stratis Myrivilis again and match the adjectives that indicate colors. Put them in order, follow the instructions and a new word will be formed. Then, a new time fragment will be yours.
Rouselleio Municipal Theater
Rouselleio Municipal Theater
The sun is not only a life-giver, it also helps us measure time.
Church of agios therapon
Time Period: 1930 – Interwar
The Church of Saint Therapon, huge and imposing, could be seen from afar. Its dome looked as if it had descended from the sky. Most people of Mytilene preferred to attend services there rather than at the Metropolitan Church, which stood a little further up, almost within the marketplace. Besides, Father Elias was kind to everyone, especially to children. His voice was somewhat weak, but it revealed devotion and genuine emotion.Lakis Papastathis, The Bat Flew.
You are at Agios Therapon Church. You must find the clues to keep moving forward. Any oil lamp from the walls will become handy.
The overall interior contains Byzantine, Gothic, and Neo-classical elements.
Find the clue you need to keep moving forward
Find the clue you need to keep moving forward
Welcome, my child, to the temple courtyard… The temple stands imposingly before us, full of grandeur and awe. But think: Papa-Ilias, as you met him through the text you read inside the temple, how is he with people and especially with children?
search starry night
A hidden message awaits you in the urban art mural of Starry Night.
You have made my sorrow so beautiful that I know: Only to Υou shall I say it, my old sea-born Selene. It was where, once on my island, if Iam not mistaken. Thousands of years ago Sappho secretly brought you into the garden of our old house. Striking pebbles in the water so that I could hear that your name is Selene and that you hold over us and play the mirror of sleep. Odysseas Elytis “The Moon of Mytilene”, Ta Eterothali, Athens, Ikaros, 1980
Congratulations! You collected all the time fragments!
Activate Chronocompass
To be a Time Guardian you have to solve the puzzle
The "Aegean Chronocompass" is reactivated.
“Time is not saved only by memory. It is saved by knowledge.” Congratulations! You are the new Time Guardian! You can now return to the present. Now you know that the history of Moria and Mytilene forms a continuous chain!
Mission completed
In the present the history of Moria and Mytilene is a continuous chain and now you are the new Time Keeper.
Are you sure you want to exit?
Back
start over
The traveller is already under the spell of the landscape the moment he steps onto the quay, the moment his foot touches the airport tarmac. One of the cars that runs the route to the ninety villages picks you up and carries you off, its horn sounding merrily as it speeds between forests of pines and olives and through every kind of fruit tree that flourishes throughout Greece—everyone except the banana. The sea accompanies you on your excursions. At times, its waves stretch right up to the wheels of the car; at others, it watches you from between the trunks and the silvery leaves. It looks at you with its calm blue eyes. This is no mere island. It is a floating garden, a magical orchard filled with bright colors and luscious fruit, sailing upon the bluest sea in the world. It is a great ship—green, purple and gold—while an eternal spring hoists its silken banners upon countless living masts.Stratis Myrivilis. From Greece. Estia, 1956.
The teacher’s voice sounded hoarse. She told us that the olive grove of Moria was created from the first olive trees planted by the goddess Athena on the Acropolis. The architects of the Parthenon - Iktinos and Kallikrates - did not disturb the olive tree that grew near the Erechtheion, on the western side, that is why the Parthenon has a slight asymmetry at that point. It was not a mistake-they respected the tree and left it untouched. When the olive trees produced “moria”-new shoots or offshoots-the people of Mytilene carried them here, to the outskirts of the city. Some say the name “Moria” comes from these “moria” olive shoots. Others believe the name might come from the words “mouria” (mulberry tree) or “Moria/Morias (the Peloponnese peninsula)”, but the locals often shift the accent in their words, so it is most likely that the first explanation-the one connected to the olive shoots-is the correct one.Niki Gizi, Moria - Pammitor Earth
Nature also gifted Moria with a unique geological and archaeological monument, its quarry, which was still operating until a few decades ago. For centuries it gave the place economic development, that is, life. Stone, marble quarried from the land of Moria, was used for the Aqueduct, for busts and full body statues […] Yet it left Lesbos. It traveled very far. It went to Pergamon and the Odeon of Asclepius, to Rome for the Basilica of St. Peter, to Venice for palaces and monuments and to poor Pompeii, for many works that we recognize and other great ones, which we have not yet connected with the inward parts of Moria.Irene P. Vekri, The insouciance of Moria’s meltemia
The Church of Saint Therapon, huge and imposing, could be seen from afar. Its dome looked as if it had descended from the sky. Most people of Mytilene preferred to attend services there rather than at the Metropolitan Church, which stood a little further up, almost within the marketplace. Besides, Father Elias was kind to everyone, especially to children. His voice was somewhat weak, but it revealed devotion and genuine emotion. Lakis Papastathis,“The Bat Flew”, Nefeli, 2002
Stones like this one were used in antiquity to mark the boundaries of areas, sanctuaries, estates, or homes. In many cases, only the initial letters OR were carved, as a brief indication of the boundary.
Συμπλήρωσε το κομμάτι που λείπει και θα βρεις πώς λέγεται η περιοχή
The teacher’s voice sounded hoarse. She told us that the olive grove of Moria was created from the first olive trees planted by the goddess Athena on the Acropolis. The architects of the Parthenon - Iktinos and Kallikrates - did not disturb the olive tree that grew near the Erechtheion, on the western side, that is why the Parthenon has a slight asymmetry at that point. It was not a mistake-they respected the tree and left it untouched. When the olive trees produced “moria”-new shoots or offshoots-the people of Mytilene carried them here, to the outskirts of the city. Some say the name “Moria” comes from these “moria” olive shoots. Others believe the name might come from the words “mouria” (mulberry tree) or “Moria/Morias (the Peloponnese peninsula)”, but the locals often shift the accent in their words, so it is most likely that the first explanation-the one connected to the olive shoots-is the correct one.Niki Gizi, Moria - Pammitor Earth