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A little way off the old mountain road from Athens to Thiva, is the small but very authentic resort
of Porto Germeno. It lies between two mountains, Mt. Pateras and Mt Kythairon, by the Culf of Corinth. Porto Germeno has very
few attractions other than its seaside and the fortress of Aigosthena. As a resort Porto Germeno is very peaceful, it has
a long sandy/ small pebble beach and several small coves along the shore. There is a good choice of accommodation but Porto
Germeno can also be visited on daily basis from Athens. It's only approx. 60 kilometres from Athens.
According
to Greek mythology, baby Oedipus was left here on Mt Kythairon to die, but a Sheppard rescued him and took him to Corinth,
where king Polybos adopted him. Reason for Oedipus' destiny was a prophecy of an oracle. The Oracle predicted that Oedipus
was to kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus was originally a son of King Laios and Queen Iokaste. The Oracle of Delphi
gave King Laios this horrible prophecy. Oedipus' father was scared and forced to leave his son to perish when a baby.
Oedipus grows up believing that king and queen of Corinth are his real parents. Jealous people tell Oedipus
that he is really not their son. To find out the truth he then travels to Delphi to ask the oracle. The oracle gives him answer:
"you are to kill your father and marry your mother." Oedipus is terrified and decides to leave his home. He heads to Theba
and on his way he meets King Laios, who accidentally gets killed. Later as Oedipus arrives to Theba, he saves the city from
a sphinx, which terrorises the city. People are so grateful to him and ask him to be their new king and marry their widow
queen Iokaste. That way he ends up marrying his mother. The prophecy has come true. Many years later the truth is revealed
and Iokaste hangs herself and Oedipus blinds himself and later kills himself.
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