Skiadas
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Skiadas is a small mountain village in the Preveza
Prefecture in the north-western Greece (500 meters above the sea level). It is currently under the management of the Louros
municipality. It is built upon the mountain Baldenezi.
Skiadas took that name because according to the Greek mythology the Greek God of the dead, Hades
, would sometimes come out of his underworld (which its supposed entrance is only a few miles away from Skiadas at the nearby Serziana
village) to seek for some daily light. But because he was sensitive to sun light, he preferred to stay near Skiadas where sun doesn't shine before 11 AM and there's lots of shadow (because of a high mountain in front of the village). 'Skiadas' means "the shadow of Hades" (in Greek: Σκιά του Άδη).
During the Greek enslavement by the Turkish Empire, Skiadas and its surroundings villages have seen very little of the burden, as Skiadas is part of the Souli
valley which resisted the Turkish rule for hundreds of years by brewing many local fighting heroes.
Skiadas currently has fewer than 40 inhabitants, but only a few years ago it could measure up to 400. Most have left for Germany, Athens or nearby towns to seek better employment as the sole profession one could have in its rocky mountain is sheep and goat herding.
Preveza
Preveza is a town in the region of Epirus, northwestern Greece, located at the mouth of the Ambracian Gulf. It is the capital of the regional unit of Preveza, which is part of the region of Epirus. An immersed tunnel, completed in 2002 which runs between Preveza and Actium, connects the town...
Prefecture in the north-western Greece (500 meters above the sea level). It is currently under the management of the Louros
Louros
Louros is a town and a former municipality in the Preveza peripheral unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Preveza, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was the small town of Louros . The area of the municipal unit is...
municipality. It is built upon the mountain Baldenezi.
Skiadas took that name because according to the Greek mythology the Greek God of the dead, Hades
Hades
Hades , Hadēs, originally , Haidēs or , Aidēs , meaning "the unseen") was the ancient Greek god of the underworld. The genitive , Haidou, was an elision to denote locality: "[the house/dominion] of Hades". Eventually, the nominative came to designate the abode of the dead.In Greek mythology, Hades...
, would sometimes come out of his underworld (which its supposed entrance is only a few miles away from Skiadas at the nearby Serziana
Serziana
Seriziana is a small mountain village in the north-western Greece . It is part of the Lakka Souliou municipal unit, Ioannina peripheral unit....
village) to seek for some daily light. But because he was sensitive to sun light, he preferred to stay near Skiadas where sun doesn't shine before 11 AM and there's lots of shadow (because of a high mountain in front of the village). 'Skiadas' means "the shadow of Hades" (in Greek: Σκιά του Άδη).
During the Greek enslavement by the Turkish Empire, Skiadas and its surroundings villages have seen very little of the burden, as Skiadas is part of the Souli
Souli
Souli is a municipality in Epirus, northwestern Greece. It was originally settled by both Greek and Albanian refugees who were hunted by the Ottomans in Thesprotia, Greece and Laberia, Albania. In early modern times, it was inhabited by about 12,000 Souliotes. After their expulsion the population...
valley which resisted the Turkish rule for hundreds of years by brewing many local fighting heroes.
Skiadas currently has fewer than 40 inhabitants, but only a few years ago it could measure up to 400. Most have left for Germany, Athens or nearby towns to seek better employment as the sole profession one could have in its rocky mountain is sheep and goat herding.