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Ancient Greek philosophy focused on the role of reason and inquiry. Most western philosophical traditions began in ancient greece in the VI Century. The Presocratics were from the western or eastern colonies of Greece and only fragments of the originals writings of the presocratics survive, in some cases only a single sentence. A new period of philosophy started with Socrates. Like the Sophists, he rejected entirely the physical speculations in which his predecessors had indulged, and made the thoughts and opinions of people his starting-point. Aspects of Socrates were first united from Plato, who also combined with them many of the principles established by earlier philosophers.
 * __PHILOSOPHY__**

Many authors consider the western literary tradition to have begun with the epic poems THE ILLIAD and THE ODYSSEY, which used to tell stories of war, peace, honor, disgrace and love. This stories usually included gods and mythical cratures.
 * __LITERATURE__**

Greek mythology consists of stories belonging to the ancient Greek gods and heroes, concerning the nature and the origins and significance of their religious practices.
 * __RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY__**

The Greeks believed that at the begining the world was dominated by titans.One day Kronus, one of the titans had a son called Zeus. Rhea the mother of Zeus was obligated to give her son to Kronus, that wants to eat him. Rhea sent Zeus to a safe place and gave to Kronus a stone, Kronus ate the ston and did not noticed the diference.

When Zeus grow-up he opened the stomach of his father and rescued his two brothers: Hades and Poseidon. Then, he started a war between titans and Olympians ( Zeus family). After a long war the Olympians won and sent to the hell the titans. Zeus and his friends started living in the mountain called Olympo, the highest mountain of Grece. Greeks believed in the twelve Olympians, their twelve gods and godesses.



__**MUSIC**__ The ** music of Greece ** is as diverse and celebrated as its history. Traditional Greek music pertains many similarities with Middle Eastern music, especially the music of Cyprus, with their modern popular music scenes remaining well-integrated. Music exists as a significant aspect of Hellenic culture, both within Greece and in the diaspora. Greek music is frequently played at parties and festivals, with children and adults both partaking in traditional Greek dancing.



Greek cuisine incorporates fresh ingredients into a variety of local dishes as moussaka, stifado, Greek salad, spanakopita and the famous Suovlaki.The Greek cuisine is caractericed by use mediterranean ingredients like, oregano, mint, garlic, onion, cheeseand another ones.
 * __CUISINE__**



DEMOGRAPHY Number Periphery Capital Area (km2) Population
 * 1 || [|Attica] || [|Athens] ||> 3,808 ||> 3,761,810 ||
 * 2 || [|Central Greece] || [|Lamia] ||> 15,549 ||> 605,329 ||
 * 3 || [|Central Macedonia] || [|Thessaloniki] ||> 18,811 ||> 1,871,952 ||
 * 4 || [|Crete] || [|Heraklion] ||> 8,259 ||> 601,131 ||
 * 5 || [|East Macedonia and Thrace] || [|Komotini] ||> 14,157 ||> 611,067 ||
 * 6 || [|Epirus] || [|Ioannina] ||> 9,203 ||> 353,820 ||
 * 7 || [|Ionian Islands] || [|Corfu] ||> 2,307 ||> 212,984 ||
 * 8 || [|North Aegean] || [|Mytilene] ||> 3,836 ||> 206,121 ||
 * 9 || [|Peloponnese] || [|Kalamata] ||> 15,490 ||> 638,942 ||
 * 10 || [|South Aegean] || [|Ermoupoli] ||> 5,286 ||> 302,686 ||
 * 11 || [|Thessaly] || [|Larissa] ||> 14,037 ||> 753,888 ||
 * 12 || [|West Greece] || [|Patras] ||> 11,350 ||> 740,506 ||
 * 13 || [|West Macedonia] || [|Kozani] ||> 9,451 ||> 301,522 ||
 * - || [|Mount Athos] (Autonomous) || [|Karyes] ||> 390 ||> 2,262 ||