Approximately 10 kilometers from the village mills, the ruins of ancient Lerna, a place known in mythology by the struggle of Hercules with the Hydra, a dragon with the body and nine snake heads, who lived in a State. In fact, the myth of Hercules feat that symbolizes the efforts of the Achaeans to drain the infected members of the region. Despite their abundance of water favored the establishment of populations, leading to the area inhabited in the Neolithic Age and reached a peak in 3000 BC some, as demonstrated by the excavations and the American headsets.
The Lerna was famous in antiquity for its abundant waters that still breed Argolic plain: except Lerna, sometimes referred to as a river, sometimes as a source and sometimes as a lake-and by implication as a plain - and which gave its name throughout the region were sources of river and Amimoni the source and Amfiaraou Alcyoneus end of the lake, which was considered crass (feature is that the same think today the people of the region) and entrance to the underworld, from this, According to tradition, Dionysus went down to Hades to bring the Semele. The calm waters of Alcyoneus attracted to anyone ever try to swim to them.
From the camp revealed the Helmet-flourished in the Age Proto-Neolithic remains divided today, traces of towers, and ruins of the fortified citadel. The most impressive buildings is the home of the ceramic, which was erected in the Early Helladic period (2500 BC) and was palatial building. The name derives from the many tiles were found and the roof. The area declined in Mycenaean years, but continued to live there and the following years, the settlement spread in present day village.
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