Penelope wept as she listened, for her heart was melted. As snow melts away upon the mountain tops when the winds from the South, East, and West have breathed up it and thawed it till the rivers run full with water, even do did her cheeks overflow with tears for the husband who was all the time sitting by her side. She claimed her attractiveness and charm rivalled that of Artemis, goddess of the hunt and twin sister of Apollo.
Outraged, Artemis sought retribution and killed her with an arrow. The ancient Athenians believed serpent-tailed Boreas dwelt in a cave on Mount Haemus, high up in the Balkan Mountains. He blew cold wind in the winter months, impregnating the whole land of Attica, bringing forth flowers in the spring.
In gratitude, they founded a sacred precinct of Boreas on the banks of the River Ilissos in Athens. She was raped by a mortal and transformed into a snow cloud by Hermes. While the depiction of snow and extreme cold seldom appears in ancient Greek literature and art, it is easy to imagine the ancients themselves being awe-struck at the otherworldly beauty of snow blanketing their sacred temples and monuments. And whenever Boreas whips his tail today and causes snow to settle even in central Athens, there is something timeless about seeing the very same monuments covered in snow.
Powered by: Relevance Developed by: Stonewave. Editor's Pick. Toggle navigation. Most often than not, it does not snow in the southern part like Sparta. The temperature in the southern part of Greece is around 50 degrees Fahrenheit which is as low as 10 degree Celsius. As compared to this, the northern part would be colder and very often snow can also be experienced. For instance, the northern part involving Achaia, Arcadia, and Laconia have an alpine climate due to which they have heavy snowfall.
The apt outfit for such weather includes a warm cloak, boots, and mittens. It would be interesting to note that there were no sweaters in ancient Greece as the Greeks were unaware of the concept of knitting. If we compare, the Ancient Greek Climate to what they have today, it will be interesting to note that there have not been any significant changes weather wise although now Greece has become a little warmer.
One of the reasons for such a change in weather is because of Global Warming, the other being that a lot of trees due to which the hills in Greece got the refreshing green look were drastically cut down leaving the hills bare. Though the exact date as to when the trees were cut down cannot be accurately dated, it is assumed that the felling of trees occurred around B. C when iron came to be used. Geography, climate, and more. Not easy going, but very interesting.
Do you mean Thermopylae? Athens is pretty much in the middle between northern and southern Greece. It does snow from time to time in Athens — and it did in antiquity too — but it is not as snowy as northern Greece. It gets hot in the summer, but not as hot as southern Greece. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Ancient Greek weather. Snow in Athens thanks BBC! Cite this page: Carr, K. October 28, About the Author: Karen Carr. Related Posts. Pythagorean Theorem proof. September 25th, 0 Comments.
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