Orphy's corner
A day in the Ancient Greek times with friends
Harvesting Olives was always a labor that took hours to be done, still it is still a chance of an activity bringing people together, while you are taking a small break. Many times people were joking and sing, collecting the precious piece of labor given as gift from the gods.
Children who were accompany the harvesting were told about the famous myth about it.
About who would be the patron of Athens, a clash between gods leaving the judging upon a mortal to chose from. Poseidon offered a water spring, still you could not drink as the liquid came as salty as the sea. Athena offered a tree, humble but strong with many uses to be explored. So the tree won over the people setting the story as we know it today without changing a bit. Isn't it marvelous how stories could survive to our days waiting fir us to listen?
The olive tree was a particularly important symbol for the ancient Greeks. It was connected to their diet and their religion, and was used as a decorative motif on vases, in gold jewellery and elsewhere. It was considered a symbol of peace, wisdom and victory. That is why the winners of the Olympic Games were crowned with a wreath of wild olive (the cotinus).
Olives in antiquity were usually gathered by beating the tree with rods, although ancient authors condemned this practice. Pliny repeatedly recommends: “Do not shake and beat your trees. Gathering by hand each year ensures a good harvest.”
The olive-harvesting knowledge of the ancients, incredibly advanced for its time, was often aided by astronomy, used to predict poor harvests.
Olive oil was also a valuable medicine in the hands of ancient Greek doctors. Hippocrates mentions 60 different conditions which could be treated with it, such as skin conditions, wounds and burns, gynaecological ailments, ear infections and many others.
Another popular use of olive oil in ancient Greece was for oiling athletes’ bodies before exercise in the gymnasium and at games.
Olive oil was also a valuable winner’s prize. The city of Athens needed about 70,000 kilos of oil to reward the winners of the Panathenian Games, held every four years.
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Featuring:
Male Chiton in 10 colors.
Available for mesh bodies as Belleza Jake, Adam, Altamura, Exmachina, Signature, Slink
Women's Chiton available for Maitreya
Very special thanks to the following friends who accompany me to Olives gathering :)
Viktor Savior Owner of Arkona & Hanne ѕтяαωвєяяу Kenin (hanne.kenin) Owner of Pink Moon Poses
A day in the Ancient Greek times with friends
Harvesting Olives was always a labor that took hours to be done, still it is still a chance of an activity bringing people together, while you are taking a small break. Many times people were joking and sing, collecting the precious piece of labor given as gift from the gods.
Children who were accompany the harvesting were told about the famous myth about it.
About who would be the patron of Athens, a clash between gods leaving the judging upon a mortal to chose from. Poseidon offered a water spring, still you could not drink as the liquid came as salty as the sea. Athena offered a tree, humble but strong with many uses to be explored. So the tree won over the people setting the story as we know it today without changing a bit. Isn't it marvelous how stories could survive to our days waiting fir us to listen?
The olive tree was a particularly important symbol for the ancient Greeks. It was connected to their diet and their religion, and was used as a decorative motif on vases, in gold jewellery and elsewhere. It was considered a symbol of peace, wisdom and victory. That is why the winners of the Olympic Games were crowned with a wreath of wild olive (the cotinus).
Olives in antiquity were usually gathered by beating the tree with rods, although ancient authors condemned this practice. Pliny repeatedly recommends: “Do not shake and beat your trees. Gathering by hand each year ensures a good harvest.”
The olive-harvesting knowledge of the ancients, incredibly advanced for its time, was often aided by astronomy, used to predict poor harvests.
Olive oil was also a valuable medicine in the hands of ancient Greek doctors. Hippocrates mentions 60 different conditions which could be treated with it, such as skin conditions, wounds and burns, gynaecological ailments, ear infections and many others.
Another popular use of olive oil in ancient Greece was for oiling athletes’ bodies before exercise in the gymnasium and at games.
Olive oil was also a valuable winner’s prize. The city of Athens needed about 70,000 kilos of oil to reward the winners of the Panathenian Games, held every four years.
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For more useful information click here
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Featuring:
Male Chiton in 10 colors.
Available for mesh bodies as Belleza Jake, Adam, Altamura, Exmachina, Signature, Slink
Women's Chiton available for Maitreya
Very special thanks to the following friends who accompany me to Olives gathering :)
Viktor Savior Owner of Arkona & Hanne ѕтяαωвєяяу Kenin (hanne.kenin) Owner of Pink Moon Poses