What can a rock and even a hole have to do with Alexander the Great?
In Nea Zoi of the municipality of Skydra in Pella, the place where the greatest Greek recruiter of all times was born and raised, this particular rock that is among others, with a strange morphology, is the object of a very old myth that seems to be known to the inhabitants. of the area.
So, initially, a sign located at the point, on the provincial road Mavrovouniou – Orma, refers to the legend according to which the wife of King Philip, Olympias, gave birth to Alexander the Great, after passing through the perforated rock.
The specific myth of the rock that is very close to the chapel of Zoodochos Pigi (which has another great history, as it was built by a great Pontian), does not stop here.
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Religious beliefs took the “baton” and went even further on the issue of “childbearing”.
As it is said, in a hole that is located under the hole rock and which was once a small church, water was dripping that the inhabitants considered to be holy water. So, according to the belief, if a faithful childless woman passes through the hole and water drips on her, she will have a child.
According to another version, childless couples follow a “ritual”, according to which the woman makes three rounds around the hole, while the man releases a living, such as a rooster that he brought with him for this purpose, hoping to Or a miracle.
Regardless of the myths and the games of the weather on the rock that gave it the specific look, the area is one of the many attractions of the prefecture of Pella that are worth visiting and especially for the natural beauty. Trypios Vrachos and the surrounding area are suitable for both hiking and climbing, for those who love this sport.
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