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Ancient Lerna

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

lernaapothikiApproximately 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.
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