4. Greece is a country in Southeast Europe.
Greece's population is around 11 million.
The capital of Greece is Athens.
The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the
mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and
the Mediterranean Sea to the south.
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7. Volos is a coastal port city in Thessaly.
Population: Volos population is around 150.000.
It is an important industrial centre, while its port provides
a bridge between Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Climate: Volos, as a Mediterranean city, experiences a
typical climate of neither particularly high nor extremely
low temperatures throughout the year.
Volos is known for its tsipouro, a local drink served in local
restaurants called Tsipouradika in shot glasses with the
company of meze(small side dishes with seafood).
12. Palia / Volos Castle
On the hill of Palia, at the
entrance of Volos city, the
remains of a mycenaean city
were discovered. This city was
the palatial center of
Iolkos(Volos) in Ancient Greece.
15. Pelion is at the southeastern part of Thessaly between
the Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean Sea.
In Greek mythology, Mount Pelion (which took its name
from the mythical king Peleus) was the homeland of
Centaurs, mythological creatures with the head, arms
and torso of a human and the body and legs of a horse.
21. The 3rd upper secondary school of Volos is one of the
most centrally located schools in the town of Volos in
central Greece. It is one of the oldest schools in the
city. It is a general secondary school with 32 staff and
almost 300 students.
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25. Hephaestus
Hephaestus was the god of fire and
volcanoes. In Greek mythology, Hephaestus
was the son of Zeus and Hera, the king and
queen of the gods and humans.
29. Poseidon
Poseidon was one of the twelve Olympian Gods of the
Greek pantheon. He was the god of the oceans
, rivers, springs and water. He was also called the "God
of the Sea".
30. Thales
Thales was a Greek philosopher from Miletus.
Thales believed that the originating principle of
nature was a single material substance: water.
37. Anaximenes of Miletus
Anaximenes was an Ancient Greek
philosopher active in the latter half of the
6th century BC.
Anaximenes asserted that air was this
primary substance of which all other things
are made.
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43. Demeter
Demeter was the godness of the harvest, who
presided over grains and the fertility of the
earth.
45. The mountain Olympus
Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece.
In Greek mythology Olympus was the home of the
Twelve Olympian gods of the ancient Greek world
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47. This was believed to be the throne of Zeus, the king of gods & humans.
