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Pylos
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Welcome to the virtual home of Pylos! Here, you can get information about the place, the history and culture of this beautiful town as well as other tips about everyday life and its course in time and space. But don't let yourself enjoy only its online presence. Visit Pylos all year round and get to know the scenery and its people!! This website is copyrighted material according to Greek and International Law and is the property of its creators. In effect, copying and publication of any parts of it is prohibited without the permission of its creators and is subject to legal action.
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Pylos has a long course through historical time way into the past, when history was myth and myth was legend. Oral tradition that was the historical records in Homer's time, is now the carrier of stories and ideas that have shaped our cultural understanding. Here you will find the voice of generations past through tales and narrations that should not fall in the realm of oblivion... |
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| An excellent reference concerning the folklore of the area of Pylos and which is catalogued in the Folklore Center of the Academy of Athens can be found in the review of Panaghiotis I. Kamilakis titled "Folklore collections of the area of Pylos at the Research Center of Greek folklore of the Academy of Athens" that was published in greek in the book: Πύλος: Διαχρονική- Διεπιστημονική Εξέταση. Πρακτικά Α' Τοπικου Συνεδρίου 1-3 Μαΐου 1998. Αθήνα: Εκπολιτιστικός Σύλλογος Πύλου "Το Ναυαρίνο", 1999. A list of all the relevant documents can be found in the greek version of this page. | ||
