Ancient Greek
Δωδώνη
Dodona
“Where the gods were asked in the rustling of oak leaves”
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Scenes
Meaning
A vast stone theatre carved into the hillside opens before you, and on the ridge above, a lone oak turns its leaves in the wind.
Tradition holds this to be the oldest oracle in Greece, where priests read the will of Zeus in the rustling of the leaves of his sacred oak. The ruins of a great ancient theatre and sanctuary remain.
Field notes
- Location
- Epirus · 그리스 북서부 · N39.5° · E20.8°
- Best time
- Spring and early summer, in the early morning when wildflowers fill the fields and light enters the theatre
- Getting there
- About a 30-minute drive south of Ioannina to the archaeological site.
- Etiquette
- Keep to the marked paths to protect the ruins.
Sources
- · Encyclopaedia Britannica
- · Greek Ministry of Culture
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