Ένα κορίτσι φτερουγίζει στον Κεραμεικό [A Girl Hovers over Kerameikos]
An anti-war story in the Athens of Classical times
Christos Boulotis
Illustrations: Vassilis Papatsarouchas
DESCRIPTION
Inspired by the excavation of a mass grave in the vicinity of the ancient Kerameikos cemetery and the reconstruction of the features of a young girl, presented in the exhibition «Myrtis: face to face with the past», author Christos Boulotis imagined the story of a girl who died during the plague in the times of Classical Athens. The scientific venture of reconstructing the girl’s features was undertaken by the team of professor M. Papagrigorakis. The girl’s soul still hovers over Kerameikos carrying messages of peace to children the world over.