Homer, Odyssey and Iliad Experiential Workshop, on Philopappos hill

Itinerary
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Stop At: Filopappou Hill, Φυλής 215, Athina 117 41, Greece

Highlights
• Discover the deeper sense of Odyssey and Iliad heroes through joyful interplay activities.
• Learn all about Homer, the greatest poet of antiquity, right on the hill which hosted the ancient Greek lyric competitions.
• Compose and Recite your own lyrics following the Homeric way.
• Enjoy the idyllic, peaceful landscape and the astonishing view of Philopappos hill, and take impressive photos with the Acropolis rock background.

Itinerary

Our workshop takes place on the Philopappos hill (home of the Muses), with direct view of the city of Athens, the Acropolis, the Ancient Agora and part of the Saronic gulf. After we meet, we will walk uphill through olive and pine trees until we take our position under the trees’ shade. You will then be asked to adopt the name of the Homeric hero who best fits your own personality! Being Homeric characters ourselves we shall travel back in the times of the lyric poets. We will learn who Homer was and how people lived their lives 2500 years ago. We will tell the stories of Odyssey and Iliad, and discuss the Homeric characters through specific scenes taken from the poems. We will go deeper to the ethos of each character explaining why the great philosopher Plato said that Homer has taught Greece. We will follow Odysseus to his adventure returning back to Ithaca and figure out which modern cities Odysseus visited, and how Homer described them.

Our final team game “Compose a rhapsody” will give you the opportunity to learn about the Homeric meter, practice it yourself by writing your own lyrics, and compose a small rhapsody with your teammates!

Our workshop lasts approximately 3 hours, including a short brake (sharing snacks based on the ancient Greek nutrition, and listening to ancient Greek music), and time for photos. All participants will take a commemorative gift.

Philopappos hill is a quite place right in the middle of Athens, full of olive and pine trees, having the best view of the Acropolis rock and the Ancient agora, the perfect location for photos with the Parthenon Temple on the background! On the same hill you may also find the Pnyx (the place that hosted the Public assemblies), the National Observatory, the Doras Stratos Theater, the Philopappou Monument, the Church of St. Demetrius, the Socrates prison, ruins of the ancient wall of Athens, as well as the traces of a major ancient road linking Athens with the port of Piraeus, right through the ruins of the ancient municipality of Meliti. A great opportunity to make a SELF-discovering walk through history, BEFORE or AFTER our workshop.


Duration: 3 hours