September 2008 Newsletter
 This Month 
September's Article: Olympic Winners of Greece Special Feature: Heritage Walks in Athens #7
What's New: Music, Movies, and Books Featured Destination: Telos
Latest Arrivals: Apparel, Gifts, and More! September's Recipe: Pastítsio
Saint Namedays in September Suggestions, Comments, Subscription Info
September's Recipe: Pastítsio
(Ground Meat and Macaroni Bake)



 

Ingredients:
 

  • 1 c. extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 lg. onions, finely chopped
  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 2-3 tomatoes, skinned, seeded, and diced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 lb. macaroni
  • 1-1/2 c. kefalotíri cheese
  • salt & fresh ground pepper
  • chopped fresh basil

    For the béchamel sauce:
  • 1/4 c. butter
  • 1/2 c. flour
  • 3 c. warm milk
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 1 c. grated kefalotíri  cheese
  • grated nutmeg to taste
  • salt & fresh ground pepper

Preparation:

Heat the olive oil, soften the onions in it, then brown the meat. Add the tomatoes and bay leaf, together with some water. Season with salt and pepper and simmer for about 30 minutes. Cook the macaroni in boiling salted water until al dente, drain, and leave to cool. Combine the macaroni with the remaining oil, and spread half in a baking pan. Sprinkle with grated cheese, spread the meat sauce over the top, and cover with the remaining macaroni.

Preheat oven to 400°. For the sauce, make a roux with the butter and flour, then gradually add the heated milk, stirring constantly. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the eggs and grated cheese, leaving some for topping and season with nutmeg, salt and pepper, adding more warm milk if necessary.

Pour the sauce over the macaroni and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake for 20-30 minutes until browned on top. Remove from oven, leave to cool slightly, and serve garnished with chopped basil. Serves 4-6.

 

Culinaria Greece by Milona, Marianthi
 

Excerpts and Photography from: Culinaria Greece
by Marianthi Milona
September's Article:
The Olympics, Today and Yesterday

Olympic Winners of Greece
 

Triple Jump - Bronze
Hrysopiyi Devetzi won the triple jump silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics with 15.25 and the triple jump bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics with 15.23. At the 2004 Summer Olympics semifinal she set a Greek record of 15.32 meters. This performance ranks her in the fourth place of all time triple jumpers, after the world record holder, Inessa Kravets, her greatest rival Tatyana Lebedeva and the twice-olympic gold medalist Francoise Mbango Etone.

Rowing - Silver
Dimitrios Mougios & Vasileios Polymeros of Greece came in second in the lightweight men's double sculls finals rowing competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at Shunyi Rowing-Canoeing Park Aug. 17.

 

Sailing - Bronze
The sailing trio, Sofia Bekatorou, Sofia Papadopoulou and Virginia Kravarioti, offered a bright spot for Greece during the 2008 olympics, landing a bronze medal in the Yngling class sailing. "The competition was really tough," Sofia Bekatorou replied to a reporter. "On the last day there were eight boats fighting for third spot, so from the racing perspective it was really difficult. And the conditions were hard as well. It was raining very strongly, we had high winds and big waves. But with Sofia Papadopoulou and Virginia Kravarioti, we kept our patience during the difficult parts and managed to finish in third place and that put us on the podium."

Taekwondo - Silver
Alexandros Nikolaidis won the silver medal in Men's Taekwondo. The 38 year old Greek athlete also won the silver in the '04 Olympic Games. He was born in Thessaloniki and was the first torchbearer of the '08 Summer Olympics.


 

The Olympic Games are documented historically in the first recorded list of victors in a competition in 776 B.C. In the middle of the 7th century B.C., the shrine of Olympia began to be developed, and the games began to be extended. The Olympic Games ran in a four-year cycle. Only free Greek men could take part, and married women were not allowed to watch. Over time the games were extended to include more and more competitions, and from the 5th century B.C. there were also cultural performances such as poetry readings. When the Olympic Flame was lit in 393 A.D., it was to be for the last time. A year later, the Christian emperor Theodosius banned the games as heathen. Flames, earthquakes, and floods meant that shrines and any thoughts of the Olympics sank to oblivion under the sand and rubble until the 19th century.
Excerpt from: Culinaria Greece by Marianthi Milona


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 Special Feature: Heritage Walks in Athens
 7th Heritage Walk: Museums, Collections, and the National Garden
 

(Continued from August's Issue)
 

STARTING POINT: Evangelismos Station
TERMINUS: Acropolis Station

The 7th walk takes us to some of the foremost museums of the city. Since there are many museums on this heritage walk, it may be wise to make the walk twice, and divide the visits in two days. In either case, there is also the possibility of a pleasant stroll in the National Garden.
From the Metro station "Evangelismos" and taking the exit to Rizari St, the visitor should either head south for the Military Museum, and continue to the Byzantine and Christian Museum or head north and begin with a visit to the National Gallery.


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It displays mostly the work of Modern Greek artists, and some pre-19th-century icons and paintings of Cretan and...

(2) WAR MUSEUM: Devoted to exhibits concerning the various wars of the Greek people. It contains an important collection of weapons of various periods - more than 3,000 objects of defensive and offensive warfare, including armor from...

(3) BYZANTINE AND CHRISTIAN MUSEUM - DOUKISSIS PLACENTIAS MANSION: The mansion of the French Duchess of Placentia (17851854), was built in 1840-48. It has been considered...

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• A golden necklace from the Mytilini treasure of the 7th century...
• Marble plaque from the architrave of an iconostasis (10th century), with the figures of...
• Mural taken from the apse of the sanctuary of the Church of St George Lathrinos, in the island...
• Double-sided processional icon. On one side there is a representation of the Crucifixion of the 9th and 13th centuries; on the other side, a representation of Panaghia Pammakaristos, from the...
• Panaghia Glykofilousa (The Mother of God sweetly kissing her Son) of the 12th century...
• Double-sided icon. On one side, a representation of St. George in prayer to Christ; a painted wooden sculpture of the 13th century. On the other side, two holy women in prayer {T 89}.
• Mosaic icon, "Panaghia' Episkepsi" ("The Visitation") of the 13th to 14th century, from...
• Archangel Michael an icon of the 14th c. A splendid example of Paleologan classicism...
• Double-sided processional icon from the 14th century. On one side, there is a representation...
• Icon of the 15th century depicting the Nativity. The joyful story of Christmas, all in...
• Imperial chrysobull or decree on a parchment by Andronicus 11 (1301), in which he grants...

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(5) MUSEUM OF CYCLADIC ART (N. P. GOULANDRIS FOUNDATION): It comprises a modern building on Neofytou Douka St and the imposing Stathatos Mansion on Vasilissis Sofias Ave. It houses the private collection of...

(6) BENAKI MUSEUM: Housed in the mansion of the distinguished family of Emmanuel Benakis, built in 1905 by the architect Anastasios Metaxas, and donated to the Greek State by its founder Antonis Benakis in 1929.

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• Neolithic statuette; end of the 4th millennium BC {No. 31350}.
• One silver and two gold cups from Evoia; early Helladic period...
• Mycenaean gold cylix with the design of a dog; 13th century BC {No. 21081.
• Amphora of the Geometric period depicting a dead man; a work of the so-called "painter of...
• The "Treasure of Thessaly", marvellous pieces of Hellenistic jewelry {Nos. 1556, 1578, 8251, etc.}.
• Two sepulchral portraits in the Fayum style from Antinopolis, Egypt of the 3rd century AD.
• Coptic textiles; especially one bearing a representation of Saint Mark {No. 69911}.
• Slender Processional Cross from Adrianople (10th century) {No. 33794}.
• Part of the mosaic figure of the Virgin from the Stoudion Monastery in Constantinople...
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• Bridal bed-canopy from Rhodes of the 17th c. {No. 7650}
• Gold-embroidered "Epitaphios" (a central feature of the...
• Textile from Brusa (16th c.) {No. 2864}
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(8) ZAPPION MEGARON: One of the finest examples of Athenian neoclassicism. The great benefactor Evangelos Zappas offered the money for the building in 1856. According to the...

(9) PANATHENAIC STADIUM or KALLIMARMARO: Built in 329 BC by the orator and administrator Lykourgos for the athletic competitions of Panathenaia (the major Athenian festival in honor of...

(10) OLYMPIEION: The Temple of Zeus Olympios was built by the Philhellene Emperor, Hadrian (117-132 AD). This, the most monumental temple of its time, was dedicated to...

(11) HADRIAN'S GATE: Built by the Athenians in honor of emperor Hadrian, a friend of the city of Athens. Hadrian himself passed under this glorious gate to attend the inauguration of...

(12) CHURCH OF AGHIA AIKATERINI: A medieval church that dates from the second quarter of the 11th century, originally dedicated to the Saints Theodore. In 1767 it became a...

TRIPODON ST
ELLINIKI ETAIRIA
LYSICRATES' MONUMENT
ACROPOLIS STATION (M)

To read about these 4 locations, please refer to our March newsletter featuring Heritage Walk #1

Excerpt from: "Heritage Walks in Athens" by the Municipality of Athens Cultural Organization,
and by the Elliniki Etairia Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and the Cultural Heritage


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GEOGRAPHY: Telos, one of the smallest islands of the archipelago, lies between Nisyros and Chalki to the north of Rhodes. It is just 63 sq, km. in area with 63 km. of coastline, a population of 301 and is 290 nautical miles from Piraeus. There is a twice weekly car and passenger ferry link with Piraeus and a connection with Amorgos, the remaining Dodecanese and Crete. A local service operates with the rest of the Dodecanese and Samos and small boats make frequent trips to Chalki. A hydrofoil also operates between Rhodes and Telos. The island's capital is Megalo Chorio and its port is Skala, the main harbour is Livadia. With its many monuments, small settlements and lovely beaches, Telos is a pleasant place for a quiet vacation.

HISTORY: Long before the first human inhabitants reached Telos a species of prehistoric elephant evidently lived there, skeletons of which have been found in the Charkadion cave. Around 1000 BC the Dorians settled on Telos and in the 7th century BC, according to Herodotus, the Teliotes joined the Rhodians in founding the colony of Gela in Sicily. In the 5th century BC Telos became a member of the Athenian League but it later switched its loyalties to Sparta and after 394 BC became independent. It remained independent and flourishing until at least the end of the 4th century BC when it allied itself with Kos. Subsequently it remained a dependency of Rhodes until its subjugation by the Romans. Throughout the Roman occupation, Byzantine times, up the 14th century, its fortunes declined. In 13 it was captured by the Knights of St. John at that time was apparently known as (e) kopi. In 1522, after countless attacks, it fin fell to the Turks and its subsequent fate the same as that of the other islands of Dodecanese.

SIGHTS - MONUMENTS: Megalo Chorio, t island's capital is located in its interior, on north side, most of its old houses being b amphitheatrically around the slopes of the of Aghios Stefanps. Most of the finds from t ancient cemetery are nowadays housed in t Rhodes Museum and a bronze hydria is in t British Museum, London. At the top of the are the walls of the castle of the Knights a within its ruined interior one can see the mains of a cistern and a large church with 1 century wall-paintings. Other places of int est in Chorio include the church of the Ta arch. In the centre of the island is the no adays abandoned village of Mikro Chorio, the northwest of which are remnants of a m dieval tower. Southeast of here is Livadia km. from Megalo Chorio) the second port the island where larger vessels drop anchor. is a picturesque modern settlement with isla architecture in a verdant environment. Oth places of interest on Telos include the Mona tery of St. Anthony, beside the sea, and of S Panteleimon, patron saint of the island, dat to the 18th century and situated in a particular ly beautiful region. It is enclosed within a hig wall and there is a square tower at its en trance. At Aghiosykia there is a ruined medi eval castle. Telos has several sandy beaches with clea blue sea, accessible on foot or by farm vehicle. The most beautiful is Erystos (2.5 km. from Megalo Chorio), while the bay of Livadia is particularly picturesque and the swimming good at Aghios Antonios and Plaka. There is small game in the island's mountainous interior, particularly partridge. Visitors may stay in the hotel at Livadia or in the few rooms for rent there and at Erystos. Private yachts can replenish water supplies at Livadia.

 September 2008 Greek Orthodox Calendar

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
  1
Beginning of
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2
Martyr Mammas

John, Abp. Of Constantinople
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Hieromartyr Anthimos

Righteous Theoctistus and Euthymius
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Hieromartyr Babylas

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Zacharias & Elizabeth

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Miracle of Michael in Colassai

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Sunday before Holy Cross


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Nativity of Theotokos

Sophronios of Iberia
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Synaxis of the Holy Ancestors of God

Martyr Severianos
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Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora & Nymphodora

Empress Pulcheria
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Theodora the Martyr

Righteous Euphrosynu

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Apodosis of Nativity of the Theotokos

Hieromartyr Autonomos

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Forefeast of the Exaltation

Temple of the Resurrection
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The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross

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Great Martyr Nikitas

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Great Martyr Euphemia

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Martyr Eustathios & His Companions

Eustathius of Thessolonica
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Sunday after Holy Cross

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Hieromartyr Phocas

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Conception of the Forerunner

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Protomartyr Thekla
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Euphrosyne of Alexandria

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Kyriakos the Anchorite

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