Posted on April 23, 2011 - by admin

Olympia

At the temple of Hera we were talking about the shield signed by the Greek kings in 776 BC, renouncing war so the first Olympic Games might proceed. This was a solution to constant warfare offered by the Delphi Oracle. We wondered at the wisdom of the Oracle and the kings. Walking back Ashley came up beside me and recited “TheWorld Is Too Much with Us” and it moved me tremendously. We celebrated Good Friday in the square atNapflion, the first Capital of modern Greece. we arrived from Olympia just as the bells of all of the cities’ churches began their slow, low-pitched dirges. At about ten pm flower-covered biers descended from every part of the city, and we stood in the crowd chanting the Kyrie Eleison. The Bishop, anient and propped up by priests gave a homily in a strong, clear voice. Today we’re on a ferry to Crete.