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Amphissa

blinded by father Echetus for having been raped by Aechmodius. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 23]
See: Rape
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The best-known olive varieties are the Kalamon olives, the konservolia variety from Amfissa, olives from Arta, Atalanti, Rovies on Evia Island, Stylida, Volos, the throumpa variety from Thasos Island, Chios Island and Crete.
Popular olives produced with this method include Kalamata (Kalamata variety) [38, 39], Nicoise (Cailletier variety) [40], Gaeta [41], Amfissa (Conservolea variety), Liguria (Taggiasca variety), Bitetto, and Nafplion green olives [40].
Accommodation for the performers will be free in Amfissa, within the Delphi municipality, for up to four nights of the workshop, rehearsals and performance.
The trial opened yesterday in Amfissa. Epaminondas Korkoneas, 39, denied murder and Vassilis Saraliotis, 33 pleaded not guilty to complicity to murder.
* Greek olives include amfissa, Elitses (tiny), Hondroelia (gigantic), Konservolia (or natural black olives), naflion, and kalamata, which are allowed to ripen on the tree until their skin turns purple-black.
The varieties include Atalanti, Nafplion, Elitses, Amfissa, Kaliva, Ionian Green and Thasos.
Their diet is famous for a wonderful array of olives (Kalamatas, Amfissa, Nafplions, Alphonsos), olive oils, dried fruits, and cheese.
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