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Table of Contents Table of Contents
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Historical Series
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Copyright Notice
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Cradle of Western civilization
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Sanctuary of Cabeiri
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About the Author
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Books by G. Baltoyannis
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Historical Series collection
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Photography Series
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Adventure Travel Greece
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Historical Series Mythical Routes Historical Series is a location-based series of architectonical / historical guides based on the best seller books by architect and author G. Baltoyannis. For more information visit Mythical Routes | Books.
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ANCIENT GREEK ARCHITECTURE CHTHONIC AND CELESTIAL ❖
Editor in chief: Angelo Baltoyannis
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Author: George Baltoyannis
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Translation: Chris Loutroutzis
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Text editing: Lorraine Adams
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Graphic design: Angelo Baltoyannis
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ISBN: 978-618-84479-0-5
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Cradle of Western civilization Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilization, being the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles, Western drama and the Olympic Games.
! Ancient Messini, Peloponnese © 2019 A. Baltoyannis
From the eighth century B.C., the Greeks were organized into various independent city-states (polis), which spanned the entire Mediterranean region and the Black Sea. Philip of Macedon united most of the Greek mainland in the fourth century B.C., with his son Alexander the Great rapidly conquering much of the ancient world, from the eastern Mediterranean to India. Greece was annexed by Rome in the second century B.C., becoming an integral part of the Roman Empire and its successor, the Byzantine Empire, which adopted the Greek language and culture.
The country's rich historical legacy is reflected in part by its 18 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. 7 of 19
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Sanctuary of Cabeiri Religious Center of Thrace The Mysteries of the Cabeiri are much older than the ones of the Orphics. The cult, however, was also widespread in mainland Greece, and one of its centers was the sanctuary of the Cabeiri near Thebes.
! Sanctuary of Cabeiri, Thebes Š 2018 A. Baltoyannis
This cult was associated with that of Demeter the so-called "of the Cabeiri" and used, as opposed to the Orphics, the curvilinear architecture above the ground. Despite this, the worship of the Cabeiri is incorporated into the Eleusinian Mysteries. The cult of the Orphics is Heliocentric (Apollo), the cult of the Cabeiri, on the other hand, is Geocentric (Gaia). Another important difference was that in the Eleusinian Mysteries the initiates had to speak the Greek language, while in the Cabeiri Mysteries anyone could be initiated, Greek or foreign. The geocentric system was supported by Aristotle who with his prestige also influenced the opinion of the christian world against Aristarchus from Samos,
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who was accused in 286 B.C. and was forced to flee to Alexandria. While Plato covertly accepted the Heliocentric theory of the Orphics.
Sanctuary of Cabeiri This cult is introduced to prehistoric Rome in 1300 B.C. through the Etruscans and, according to Herodotus, comes from a region of northwestern Turkey, Lydia. In Caria, there was a town named Cabera. Of all religious centers of antiquity, most inscriptions of the Roman period were found in Samothrace, where the Roman pilgrims were numerous. Samothrace was considered by the Romans to be a National Sanctuary because they believed that the gods of Rome came from there, where they had arrived from Troy. These gods were brought to Rome by Aeneas who, according to the legends of the Romans, founded Rome. This is the reason the Romans preferred the initiation of Samothrtace, into the Cabeiri Mysteries rather than the Eleusinian. Marcellus, Cicero, Ouarrchon and Hadrian are some of those who visited the island of Samothrace and were initiated to the Cabeiri Mysteries.
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So then, based on the above, namely the intervention of the Romans, the Orphic logic of Delphi started to change, all of the curvilinear structures of the Underworld, the arc the arch and the dome began to be released and to rise to the surface. All that we have mentioned in the article "Celestial and Chthonic - Sacred Architecture" is a time-spanning process, so that the religious template is clearly defined and the entire Pantheon of the Greeks becomes accepted by the believers and encompasses upwards, but also downwards. Based on everything mentioned in the 1st Part of the book "Holy Sacramental Journey to Greece", we observe that the above logic corresponds to the religious template we described with the chthonic and celestial gods and is about the Mythology of the Titanomachy and the Gigantomachy.
! Sanctuary of Cabeiri, Thebes Š 2018 A. Baltoyannis
In this Mythology of Duality, the concepts of "attraction" are incorporated, because it is about the relationship between opposing forces, where one is connected with the other, but also "repulsion", which is the result of the clash of said forces. If however one of these forces is abolished, the logic of "universal
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attraction" is lost, resulting in the chthonic powers not cooperating with the celestial ones.
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In the above image 12, we observe the logic of the Orphic template, as forces positive (+) and negative (-), which were in balance. With the abolition of the negative force, the system will create an upwards tension, resulting in the Basilica becoming a Domed Basilica (Celestial Dome) during the Christian period.
Through this logic, we realize how complete the Orphic worship was. When then in 17 B.C. Emperor Augustus abolished the chthonic gods for political reasons and later on, during the Christian period, it was forbidden for people to associate themselves with chthonic forces, two basic problems started to emerge: On the one hand issues of occultism and witchcraft started to emerge because the Christian cult did not include the chthonic forces like the Orphic one, which troubled and still troubles mankind, reaching to the extreme cases of the "Holy Inquisition". On the other hand, the concept of "universal attraction" was lost and these consequences will become evident in science. There was a period of 1.659 years until the time of Newton (1642-1727 A.D.), for the law of universal attraction to be discovered. 
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About the Author George Baltoyannis was born in Athens, Greece in 1941. His father was from Epirus and his mother from Andros. He studied architecture in Rome and took part in art exhibitions (Margutta – San Luca – Artecom – Palazzo Delle Esposizioni etc.). He returned to Athens in 1970 and worked as a freelance architect and at the same time was an employee, successively at the Greek Ministry of National Defence (Pentagon), the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and the Autonomous Building Organization for Officers (AOOA). Today, alongside the above activities he also researches and lectures on history of art.
His books and theories have been embraced by the Università degli Studi dell'Aquila in Italy, where he was invited several times to give lectures, and the theories of his book “Sacred Architecture” have been integrated into the curriculum of lesson "Elements of Geometry" of the University of Ioannina in Greece.
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Books by G. Baltoyannis With more than 30 years of Historical research on the relation between ancient Greek architecture and ancient religion, George Baltoyannis is the author of five best seller Greek books. Most books are available in English language and eBook reflow format. For more information, visit our Shop.
Sacred Architecture
Sacred Journey to Mystical Greece
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Photography Series Mythical Routes Photography Series is dedicated to understanding photography, learning about the history of travel photography and adventure photography specific techniques, mastering equipment and much more.
Angelo Baltoyannis | architect
Angelo Baltoyannis is an Architect and Urban Planner with postgraduate studies in Art and Photography. He was a project partner with Nikon Greece in 2017, contributor in many photographic magazines like iFocus, Overland Times and editor in chief in Mythical Routes Publishing. Angelo has been involved in Travel Photography for over twenty years and focused mainly on Adventure Photography. He has closely worked with the American motorcycle clothing company KLiM, the Swiss motorcycle luggage company Enduristan and the Greek motorcycle gear company Aurora Rally Equipment. His has been marketing and art director for the Greek adventure gear shop Most Wanted Warehouse since 2014 and his work has been featured in the
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German overland magazine Overland Journal, the social accounts of Nikon Greece, and the Austrian Brand Management company Seven MMD GmbH, manager of companies like KTM, Motorex, FMF and more.
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Adventure Travel Greece Our travels and expeditions showcase the beauty and the hidden historical facts of the Ancient Hellenic World with the broader geographical meaning of the term while riding through the breathtaking scenery of long mountain ridges, forest national reserves, remote dragon lakes and isolated hi-planes.
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