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The great and unknown to most, ascetic and contemplative, emotional and very expressive painter, was born in Lenidi in 1867 deaf and dumb. His disability did not prevent him from engaging in painting from the age of 13. He studied at the School of Fine Arts with their teachers Nikiforos Lytras and Spyridon Prosalentis, and had a friendly relationship with his fellow student Roilos. He then studied at the Paris School of Painting for the Deaf and Dumb. In Paris he was also associated with Emilios Zola. It was praised by King George I and Char. Trikoupis P.M.for his talent. After his studies he settled in Piraeus, in Syros and lastly in Leonidio, in the beautiful two-storey stone mansion of Varverides, south of St John church. He mainly dealt with portraits, hagiographies and landscapes. The symmetry, the shadows, the movements and especially the very harmonious lighting emphasize the balance, the mental strength, the sensitivity that he had acquired from a young age in the dream environment of Leonidio. Remaining masterpieces of art are "The birth of Christ", "The entrance of Kolokotronis to Nemea", located in the Louvre, "The destruction of Dramalis". The above works of Varveris can be admired by the art-loving visitor of Leonidio - in a photographic illustration, a gift from the nephew of Leontos Varveris - at the City Hall of Leonidio. On 8/18/2011, the nephew of the painter Leon Nikolaos Varveris, in addition to the above, donated to the Municipality of South Kynouria sixteen authentic paintings by Mr. Nestor, as he was known in Leonidio. His works are in the National Gallery, four paintings in the Folk Library of the Piraeus Association "To Leonidion", in private collections, hagiographies in churches and monasteries and more than 50 portraits in houses of Leonidians. Source: leonidion.gr & notiakynouria.gov.gr

The donor of the paintings is the nephew of the painter Leon Nick. Varveris

Αφιέρωμα στον ποιητή Γιάννη Βαρβέρη The Municipal Community of Leonidio, Municipality of South Kynouria and the Cultural Association of Leonidio, are co-organizing on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. a literary memorial service for the prematurely lost poet Yannis Varveris, scion of the well-known Leonidios Varveris family. The presentation of Yannis Varveris' poetic work will be made by the doctor of the University of Ioannina, philologist Mrs. Maria Psachou. Poems will be recited by the well-known actress Eva Kotamanidou, and the poet's last interview with ERT shortly before his death will be presented on video. His wife and son will attend the event. Biography Yannis Varveris was born in Athens in 1955 and died on May 25, 2011. He studied law. He published seven poetry collections. He also translated and published Aristophanes, Menander, Molière, Marivaux, Whitman, Chantre, Prévert, Mrozek, Carrington, Ferré, Brassens as well as an anthology on death. Since 1976 he has been writing theater criticism (c. Tomes, The Word, ep. Kathimerini). He collected these and other theoretical texts on theater for the theater in four volumes (The Critique of Theater - three volumes, Theater Square). In 1996 he was awarded the State Prize for Criticism - Essay. His poems have been translated into anthologies in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Romanian. Translations - of Attic and New Comedy have been presented at Epidaurus and other theaters. In 2001 he was awarded the Cavafy Prize. He is a member of the Society of Greek Authors.Work Poetry A fantasy and reason, Athens, Kouros, 1975, Athens, Ypsilon, 1984The beak, Tram, 1978, Athens, Ypsilon, 1984, p. 60War invalids, Athens, Ypsilon, 1982, p. 71Death lays it, Athens, Ypsilon, 1986, Piano of the bottom, Athens, Ypsilon 1991, p. 64Mr. Fogg, Athens, Ypsilon, 1993, p. 46΄Invalid miracle, Athens, Ypsilon, 1996, p. 50Poems 1975-1996, (collected edition), Athens, Kedros, 2000, p. 411, ISBN: 960-041-778-4. Theatre Criticism Criticism of the Theatre (1976-1984), Athens, Kastaniotis, 1985 Criticism of the Theatre II (1976-1984), Athens, Estia, 1991 Theatre Square, essays, Sokolis, 1994 Criticism of the Theatre III (1976-1984), Sokolis, 1995 Essays Lifeboat, literary essays, Athens, Kastaniotis, 1999 Anthology Greek Poetry Anthology of Death of the Twentieth Century (with K.G. Papageorgiou), Athens, Kastaniotis, 1996. Study Critic Athanasoulis: a presentation, Athens, Gavrielides, 2001. Translations L. Ferré: A first presentation, Athens, Kouros, 1976Z. Prevert: Spectacular and stories, poems, Athens, Nefeli, 1982L. ​​Carrington, The beginner and other stories, Athens, Ypsilon 1982Z. Brassens, The gorilla and other poems, Athens, Ypsilon, 1983Sl. Mrozek, Second service, theater, Athens, Dodoni, 1985M. Chantre, Easter in New York, poems, Athens, Hyacinth – Roptron, 1987, Athens, Ypsilon, 1999Moliere, Georges Dandin, theater, 1991O. Whitman, On the Blue Shore of Ontario, poem, Athens, Roptron, 1992, Athens, Ypsilon, 1999Marivo, The False Maid, Theatre, Athens, Dodoni, 1998Menander, Samia, theatre, Athens, Patakis, 1997Aristophanes, Birds, theatre, Athens, Patakis, 1997Menander, Permissives, theatre, Athens, Patakis, 1998Aristophanes, Lysistrata, theatre, Athens, Patakis, 1998Aristophanes, Irene, theatre, Athens, Patakis, 2000Menander, Difficult, theatre, Athens, Patakis, 2001Aristophanes, Wealth, theatre, Athens, Patakis, 2001

The text comes from the website of the Municipal Community of Leonidio where I posted it in 2012 as the person responsible for culture at the time.

Tsouchlos Vrasidas 1904 - 1981 resume An artist who began studying architecture at the National Technical University of Athens, but dropped out to study painting in Paris in 1921. In addition, he will study frescoes at the School of Fine Arts in Paris and aesthetics and philosophy at the University of the French capital. With Thanassis Apartis and other artists they will found the group "Painters and Sculptors" and in Greece he will be particularly involved in the organization of the Art Chamber. His realistic painting in most of his efforts focuses on the climate of Impressionism in landscape painting and is distinguished for the originality and immediacy of its language. Source: http://www.nikias.gr/

Source: Chrysanthos Christou, VRASIDAS TSOUCHLOS 1904-1981, VIEW OF ATHENS 1988

Eva Kotamanidou (1936-2020) recites by Giorgos Sarantaris, music by Nena Venetsanos & Stavros Aganniotis

Maria Mitsopoulou was born in Athens. She studied music (piano, opera singing) with distinguished Greek and foreign opera soloists. She studied at the WORKSHOP of the Hellenic National Opera under S. Evangelatos who, together with the conductor Loukas Karytinos, gave her her first contract with a leading role at the National Opera at the age of just 20. With a scholarship from the MARIA CALLAS Foundation, she continued her studies at the Academy of Music in Vienna and in Italy. He has performed at the Athens and Thessaloniki Concert Halls, at the HERODIUM, at the Santorini, Patmos, Demetria Thessaly Music Festivals, concerts and recitals with the Athens State Orchestra, the Athens Municipality and Greek Radio Ensembles, the Camerata, the Orchestra of Colors, as well as abroad at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Lima-Peru, Prague Radio, Dresden, Madrid, Lyon, Turin, Belgium, London, Amsterdam, etc. In 2001 he won first prize at the V.Bellini International Competition in Catania, as well as the special prize of the year G.Verdi. He has starred under the tutelage of directors: Evangelatos, Claus Helmut Drese, G.Georgiadis, N.Petropoulos, B.Nikolaidis, Lina Wertmuller, Graham Vick, S.Vafiadis, G.Kokkos, G.Iordanidis, P.Zoulias, G.Chouvardas, D.Papaioannou, James Robert Carson, Stephen Langridge, Arnaud Bernard, Nicola Raab...etc. Her extensive repertoire includes numerous leading roles from works such as: Don Pasquale, Falstaff, Die Fledermaus, Die Kluge, The magic flute, Serse, Il cappello di paglia di Firenze, Rigoletto, Fedora, Carmen, Oreste, Medium, The Tsar's bride, La Sonnambula, Traviata, Nozze di Figaro, Rita, Cambiale di matrimonio, Cosi fan tutte, Finta giardiniera, Vedova allegra, La Boheme, Electra, Jenufa. She is divorced and has two sons. She is a permanent member of the Greek National Opera.

Theodore Economou – Kaniklis 1811-1877 (Leonidis)

Theodore Economou – Kaniklis 1811-1877 (Leonidi) I thank the vicar of the parish of Pammegiston Taxiarches of Prastos for this honorary invitation, which is the third. Also, the teacher Michalis Xydia for the brief but thorough and complete presentation of the route of the History of Prastos because it makes it much easier for me in my own presentation so that I do not have to repeat details that would make my speech too long. And this time my topic has a historical and religious connection with Prastos. I am going to tell you the few biographical details we have about this brilliant scholar and priest of Prastos, which come from my late High School Principal Theodoros Charmantas, who was also his great-grandson. Pope Theodoros was born in 1811 in Agielidi, Prastos. He learned his first letters in Agielidi, but for the High School he was forced to go to Aegina. When he returned, he practiced asceticism for 9 years at the monastery of Elona, ​​where he studied the books of the Monastery. However, his parents wanted him to get married, so he married Anna Kalliga, who brought her from Prastos in a coffin. From this marriage he had 7 children, 4 boys and 3 girls: Cleanthes, Andreas, Nikolaos, Elias, Stamatina, Polyxeni and Marigo, from whom his biographer Theodoros Charmantas also comes. Theodore Economou of Kaniklis, after his marriage, became a clergyman, as was his wish, and wrote a grammar for the Tsakonian dialect, poems, but the work for which he is known is "Lakaina", an extensive historical study of 3281 iambic and anapestical verses. He became the director of the school in Agyelidi and, as he himself says: The Caniklides were “…beautiful in body, very agreeable and majestic beings, often envied by the vicious and strange men who were ever found in society”, so he was transferred, that is, exiled from his homeland, to the school of Gerakios in Laconia. He himself describes this unfavorable transfer: “And while he was teaching these things in silence, he seized me with strong hands, deceitfully tossing me into a foreign land”. In his life's work, which is Lakaina, out of excessive modesty he says that he "publishes it in a light processed and according to another reason", however, this is not true, because in the era in which he lived he was the most educated Prastiote. The impetus for the writing of this great work, he himself says, is due to the encouragement of the governor of Kynouria, K.H. Deligiannis, to present "whatever ancient historical essentials I know about my Homeland..." I believe that even without this encouragement he would still have written it. Thus, he began to interview elders who had taken part in the Revolution of the 21st. Based on the information of eyewitnesses to the events and with his vivid imagination, he composed “Lakaina”. As the narrator of the events, he used an imaginary person who was wronged, like all the real fighters of Life and himself of course, as we mentioned above with his transfer to Geraki, “an elder fighter wronged”. His sources are the fighters themselves and with the information he cross-checked with exceptional care, we can say that this work may not be "The Odyssey of Kazantzakis", but it is historically documented, because as is known, History is written by the victors and unfortunately Prastos, because he was on Kolokotronis' side, was systematically ignored for his contribution to the Struggle and even today local historians deconstruct him. Lakaina is divided into 12 chapters, which in brief are: Chapter A "The Origin" (pp. 1-220) Chapter B "The Canicles" (pp. 220-425) Chapter C "The Revolution of 1821" (pp. 425 - 969) Chapter D "The Campaigns" (pp. 970-1231) Chapter E "The Siege of Monemvasia" (pp. 1232-1663) Chapter F "The Assemblies of the Turks" (pp. 1664 -2009) Chapter G "The Letters from Tripoli" (pp. 2010 -2301) Chapter VIII “The Exodus of the Turks” (p. 2302 -2567) Chapter IX “Ypsilantis and the Battle of Valtetsi” (p. 2568 -2745) Chapter X “Raid and capture of the Tower, sortie against the fortress, stubborn battle under the walls – death of G. Goulelos” (p. 2746 -3009) Chapter XI “Death of the captives, surrender of the fortress, departure of the Laconians” (p. 3010 -3135) Chapter XII “Campaign against Tripoli and its fall” (p. 3136 -3281) Here at this point I will return to the genealogical tree of the Kaniklides. The first Kaniklides who took the surname Oikonomou was the great-grandfather of Panagiotis Kaniklides, initially an ecclesiastical title and later the surname of all the descendants of Panagiotis. Panagiotis' two children became clergymen, Nikolaos became a priest in Prasto and Theodoritos bishop of Reontos Prasto probably in 1750. The son of Pope Nikolas, Michael is the father of the poet of Lakaina. He fought in Monemvasia, Dropolitza and was killed in a campaign in Roumeli (Lamia) in 1822. We see that the Kaniklides were both educated, pious and patriotic. They actively participated in the social life of Prasto. The first presbyter Theodore Economou of Kaniklis (he served the parish of Saint Athanasius in 1860 - 1870 and is buried behind the Holy Altar) gave a good education to his sons and daughters. Cleanthis succeeded him in the parish of Saint Athanasius and Saint Catherine in Agyelidi. Cleanthis had inherited from his father the talent for poetry and used to write verses at the end of each year in the parish's book of deaths. Such as the following: 1887, "κιούψετε κακόμοιροι σ’ ἔνταϊ τὰ χαρκία τσαφίετε τὰ παλαβὰ νὰ ἔνι τὰ πολικία». Ἐζάκα τασ’ τὸν καφενὲ νὰ ράου τσὶ’ νῖ ποῖντε τσ’ ἐρέκα σοὶ μιτσοὶ τσ’ ἀτschei καφέ, τσιγάρο κίντε ἂλλ’ εἴγκι κίνε ναργιλέ, τσ’ ἄλλοι φουσκονιλλία τσαὶ ἄλλοι δίχουντε συχνὰ τσαὶ παίζουντε χαρκία. Ὁ ἕνα μὲ τοὺρ ἄσοι σοὶ γιὰ πρέφα ’κει μουντάρου τσ’ ὁ ἄλλεμε τὰ φλότα σοὶ τὸ τshia ’κει κιαμάρου. Φωνά, τσαὶ ἀλλητὲ ἀτschiέ, καπναὶ τσαὶ δυσωδία ἀπὸ τὰ χνούα τὰ περσὰ τσαῖ τὰ πολυλογία. Ἐκεῖ γιομάτ’ ὁ καφενέ, οἰμὲ ὦ δυστυχία Γκαρέν’ ἀπὸ τοὺρ ἄρχουντε ὄκι’ ἔχου ὁμιλία ν’ ἀλλίωι γιὰ τὰ τσοινὰ πράμματα τὰ πατρίδα ν’ ἀφίωι τὰ διαίρεσι π’ ἔκανε σὰν ἀκρίδα «ὦ θεὲ μοὶ φούκισέ σου νὰ ἀφίωι τὰ πάθη Νὰ ἀγαπηθούνι ἄλλοι νὰ γυρίζωι σὰν ἄνθη» Μετὰ τὸν πάπα Κλεάνθη, παπὰς ἔγινε ὁ Λέων Γεωργίου καὶ μετὰ ἀπὸ αὐτὸν ὁ Κωνσταντῖνος Κατσίγκρης. Ὁ τελευταῖος ἱερωμένος τῶν Κανικλήδων ἦταν ὁ Κλέανθης Οἰκονόμου δισέγγονος τοῦ πρωτοπρεσβύτερου Θεοδώρου, ἐκοιμήθη τὸ 1979, ὑπηρέτησε στὸν Ἅγιο Διονύσιο Ἀρεοπαγίτη στὸ Κολωνάκι. Αὐτὰ εἶναι τὰ λίγα βιογραφικὰ στοιχεῖα ποὺ μᾶς ἔχουν παραδοθεῖ ἀπὸ τὴν οἰκογένειά του καὶ σὲ αὐτὸ τὸ σημεῖο θὰ συνεχίσω μὲ σχόλια πάνω στοὺς στίχους τῆς Λάκαινας 110 ἕως 220. Σχολιάζοντας θὰ καταλάβετε ἀπὸ ποῦ προερχόταν τὸ μένος τῆς Βασιλικῆς Διοίκησης τοῦ Ὄθωνα ποὺ τὸ μένος αὐτὸ τὸν μετέθεσε δηλαδὴ ἐξόρισε στὸ ἀφιλόξενο Γεράκι. Στίχοι Ἵδρυση τοῦ Πραστοῦ Οἱ Τσάκωνες καταφεύγουν στὰ δάση τοῦ Μαλεβοῦ γιὰ νὰ σωθοῦν ἀπὸ τοὺς σκληροὺς Φράγκους. Ἐκεῖ στὰ δυσπρόσιτα ὀρεινὰ φτιάχνουν σπίτια γιὰ νὰ μείνουν καὶ σιγὰ σιγὰ ὁ οἰκισμὸς γίνεται πόλη μὲ τὸ ὄνομα Πραστός, πόλη, ποὺ γίνεται λαμπρὴ καὶ εἶναι φημισμένη σὲ ὅλη τὴν Κυνουρία. Πλούτη καὶ χρυσὸς εἰσρέει ἀπὸ τὶς ἐμπορικὲς ἐπιχειρήσεις. Ἡ πόλη ἂν καὶ ὀρεινὴ εἶναι πανέμορφη μὲ λαμπρὰ κτήρια καὶ ἀπὸ ὑψηλοὺς πύργους ποὺ τὴν στολίζουν. Ἔχει 4 βρύσες κομψοτεχνήματα τοῦ καιροῦ μὲ ἄφθονο καὶ γάργαρο νερό, καὶ ναὸ μεγάλο καὶ περικαλλῆ ποὺ χωρᾷ ὅλους τους εὐτυχισμένους καὶ δοξασμένους κατοίκους της, ποὺ ἔχουν στὴν Κωνσταντινούπολη ἐμπορικοὺς οἴκους. Ἑλληνικὴ Ἐπανάσταση 1821 Στὴν Ἐθνεγερσία τοῦ 1821 πρόσφεραν στρατό, πλοῖα, χρήματα καὶ ἐφόδια. Καταστροφὴ τοῦ Πραστοῦ ἀπὸ Ἰμπραὴμ 1826 Ἀλλὰ ἡ μοῖρα ἡ κακιὰ καὶ ὕπουλη ποὺ ἔκανε στάχτη τὶς πόλεις καὶ τὰ χωριὰ τῆς Πελοποννήσου, χτύπησε καὶ τὸν Πραστό. Ὁ τρομερὸς καὶ ἀλύπητος Ἰμπραὴμ πασὰς σὰν φοβερὸ θηρίο καὶ ὕπουλος σὰν φίδι 3 χρόνια ρήμαζε τὸν Μοριά, ἔκαιγε σκότωνε καὶ πουλοῦσε σκλάβους τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ἔκανε στάχτη καὶ τὸν ὡραῖο μας Πραστό. Κατάργηση διπλοκατοικίας, μόνιμοι στὸ Ἁγιελήδι Ἔτσι ἐμεῖς ὅλοι οἱ κάτοικοι τοῦ Πραστοῦ κατοικίσαμε τὸν τόπο ποὺ ὀνομάζεται Λεωνίδιο. Ποῦ (εἴχαμε τὴν πρόνοια καὶ) ἀγοράσαμε πρὶν ἀπὸ 300 χρόνια καὶ ξεχερσώσαμε χωρὶς νὰ λογαριάσουμε κόπους. 1634 αχλδ΄ ἀπὸ τὴν σήμερον ἡμέραν μινὸς μαρτίου 16 ὁμολογῶ ἐγὼ ὁ γιάν- νης ὁ μάγερης πoς ἔβαλα τὰ ροῦχα μου ὅτι καὶ ἂν ἴχα στὸ μοναστὶ - ρι τῆς Καρυᾶς καὶ νὰ μὴν ἔχω πλέον τί νὰ κάμο οὔτε ἐγὼ οὔτε ἄλος κλιρονόμος ἀκόμη στὸ Λεωνίδη στὴν ἐπεισκοπὶν τὸ χοραφη σύνορο γιάννης σαρὴ πουλιμένος καὶ στὸ Λάκο ἄλο ἕνα κοματι σύνορο γιάννης Ἠλία καὶ εἰς τὸ κοντοβράκι τὸ σύνορων λήα μιχαλακι καὶ μανώλη μάγερις καὶ τὸ καλήβη μὲ τὸ ἀλόνη καὶ τὸ χωράφη ὅσον καὶ ἂν εἶναι καὶ εἰς τὰ σπίλια ὅσον καὶ ἂν εἶναι σύνορον παπὰ μιχαλη ἀκόμη στὸ σήρμα τί ὅσον καὶ ἂν εἶναι σύνορον μιχάλι νικολὶ ἀρανὶ - τη καὶ μανόλη παπὰ καὶ τὸ ἀμπέλι στὴ βρίση ἀκὸ - μη τὸ μισῶ σπίτη καὶ τὸ χωράφι στὸ Ἅγιον βλὰ - σι καὶ ὅσα ἀλοὺ ἔχω. αἴπονται αἱ ἠπογραφαὶ τοῦ ἀφιερωτοῦ καὶ τὸν μαρτὺ - ρον, δυσανάγνωστοι οὔσαι. »Ὅτι ἴσον ἀπαράλλακτον τῷ πρωτοτύπῳ – »Ἐν μονῇ Καρυὰ - τὴν 12ην Ἰουλίον 1874 »Τὸ μοναστηριακὸν Συμβούλιον μονῆς Καρυᾶς. Νικηφόρος Ἰωάννης Ἰωσὴφ Σκονδριανὸς Μακάριος Γκανὴς Καὶ ἔτσι πλέον ἡ πρώην χειμερινή μας κατοικία ἔγινε μόνιμη πιά. Τὸ Ἁγιελήδι ποὺ εἶναι ἀπέναντι ἀπὸ τὸ νησὶ τῶν ἀνδρείων καὶ γενναίων Σπετσιωτῶν στὴν Ἐπανάσταση. Τὸ Ἁγιελήδι ποὺ τὸ ζώνουν καὶ τὸ περικλείουν μεγάλοι κοκκινόβραχοι καὶ τὴν πόλη καὶ τὸν κάμπο καὶ μόνο πρὸς τὴν θάλασσα ὑπάρχει ἄνοιγμα.. Ἡ πόλη δυτικὰ (Στάη) καὶ κάτω ἀπὸ τὸν κοκκινόβραχο κοσμεῖται ἀπὸ ὄμορφα ὑψηλὰ ἀρχοντόσπιτα Τὰ σπίτια εἶναι περιποιημένα καὶ ἀγγίζουν τὰ χίλια τὸν ἀριθμὸ καὶ πορεύονται ἐκ δυσμᾶς σὲ εὐθεῖα γραμμὴ πλάι στὸν χείμαρρο ποὺ ρέει μέχρι τὴν παραλία. Ἐνῷ τὰ τρία τέταρτα κεῖνται στὴν πλάγιά του κοκκινόβραχου τὸ ὑπόλοιπο τέταρτο εἶναι στὸν νότο (Κοίλασος). Καὶ εἶναι πιὸ ταπεινὰ τὰ σπίτια καὶ ὄχι τόσο ὡραία ὅσο τῆς Στάης. Τὰ δύο μέρη τοῦ Λεωνιδίου ἐπικοινωνοῦν μὲ ὑψηλὴ γέφυρα, ἀλλὰ ὅταν κατεβάζει ποτάμι τὰ κύματα του εἶναι τόσο ψηλὰ καὶ κατεβάζει τόσα πολλὰ ξύλα ἀπὸ τὰ πάμπολλα βουνὰ ἀπὸ τὰ ὁποία πηγάζει ποὺ τὸ Λεωνίδιο κόβεται στὴ μέση. Ὁ δὲ κάμπος μᾶς πλημμυρίζει. Μὰ κάποτε παύουν οἱ βροχὲς καὶ τὸ νερὸ τοῦ ποταμοῦ καθαρίζει καὶ εἶναι γάργαρο καὶ διαυγὲς καὶ τρέχει πιὰ ἤρεμα τότε οἱ καλλίγραμμες ὄμορφες κόρες τοῦ Πραστοῦ λευκαίνουν τὰ ροῦχα καὶ τὰ τραγούδια τοὺς ἠχοῦν σὰν τὸ τραγοῦδι τῶν σειρήνων. Ὅλη ἡ πόλη εἶναι δενδροφυτεμένη μὲ ἐλαιόδεντρα καὶ πλατύφυλλες μουριές. Ὁ κάμπος εἶναι μικρὸς καὶ βρίσκεται ἀνατολικὰ πρὸς τὴν θάλασσα καλλιεργεῖται δὲ μὲ μεγάλη ἐπιμέλεια. Ἡ προδοσία τῶν ζευγιτῶν (Ἁγιανδριτῶν) Ἀπὸ τότε ποὺ ὁ σκληρὸς Ἰμπραὴμ πασὰς ἔκαψε τὸν Πραστὸ ὅλοι οἱ κάποτε κάτοικοι Πραστοὺ ζοῦμε μόνιμα πιὰ ἐδῶ μὲ κρύα καρδιὰ γιατί τὸ ἕνα ὄγδοο τῶν συμπολιτῶν μας (οἱ ζευγῖτες) πῆγαν καὶ κατοίκισαν τὰ Πραστιώτικα Καλύβια τα οποία ονόμασαν με το ψευδεπίγραφο όνομα Βρασιὲς καὶ ἐνῷ εἶναι πολῖτες τοῦ Πραστοῦ ἦρθαν σὲ συνεννόηση μὲ τοὺς Κορακοβουνίτες, Καστανιτσιῶτες, Πλατανίτες καὶ ἄλλους καὶ σχημάτισαν δεύτερο Δῆμο. Ἔτσι οἱ κτηματίες πολῖτες τοῦ Πραστοῦ ποὺ εἶναι καὶ Λεωνιδιῶτες αλλά και Ἁγιανδρίτες συγχρόνως ἔγιναν ἐξόριστοι στὸν τόπο τους καὶ ὑποκείμενοι σὲ φορολογία ἀπὸ τοὺς ὑποτακτικούς τους. Τὸ ἀφεντικὸ ἀπὸ τοὺς ὑπαλλήλους του. Αὐτὴ εἶναι ἡ πραγματικότητα δηλαδὴ γύρισαν τὰ ποδάρια καὶ χτύπησαν τὸ κεφάλι. Ἀλλὰ αὐτὸς ποὺ κρατᾷ τὸ πηδάλιο τοῦ κράτους ὁ βασιλιάς, νὰ ἄρει τὴν ἀδικία καὶ νὰ μᾶς ἀφήσει νὰ ἑνωθοῦμε πάλι εἰς ἕνα Δῆμο, ἡ πόλη τοῦ Πραστοῦ μαζὶ μὲ τὶς κῶμες, διότι εἴμαστε ΜΙΑ ΟΙΚΟΓΕΝΕΙΑ ΟΙ ΚΑΤΟΙΚΟΙ ΛΕΩΝΙΔΙΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΑΣΤΙΩΤΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΛΥΒΙΩΝ ΟΠΩΣ ΕΠΙΣΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΟΙ ΜΕΛΑΝΙΩΤΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΥΡΙΩΤΕΣ ΕΙΜΑΣΤΕ ΟΛΟΙ ΠΡΑΣΤΙΩΤΕΣ ΑΠΟ ΠΑΝΤΑ. Ἔχουμε τὰ ἴδια ἤθη καὶ ἔθιμα καὶ εἴμαστε μὲ τοὺς γάμους συγγενεῖς μεταξύ μας. Καὶ τὸ σπουδαιότερο εἶναι ἡ λαλιὰ μας ποὺ εἶναι μοναδική: ἡ Τσακωνικὴ ἡ καλουμένη ποὺ εἶναι διάλεκτος δωρικὴ . Γλωσσάριο καὶ λίγα σχόλια: Λιμναῖον : Οἱ προδότες τοῦ Πραστοῦ ἔδωσαν αὐτὸ τὸ λόγιο ὄνομα στὸν διασπασθέντα Δῆμο ποὺ περιελάμβανε τὸ Ἁγιελήδι, τὰ δύο Μέλανα καὶ τὸν Τυρό. Προέρχεται ἀπὸ τὴν Λιμηρὰ Ἐπιδαυρο ποὺ ὅπως γνωρίζουμε ὅλοι εἶναι στὴν Λακωνία καὶ οὐδεμία σχέση ἔχει μὲ τὸν Πραστό. Βρασιές : Ἔτσι ὀνόμασαν οἱ προδότες τοῦ Πραστοῦ τὸν σφετεριστὴ Δῆμο τῆς Πραστιώτικης κληρονομιᾶς. Σὲ ὅλα τὰ ἔγγραφα μετὰ τὸ 1835 ὅπου βλέπετε Βρασιεῖς εἶναι οἱ κάτοικοι τῶν Πραστιώτικων Καλυβιῶν καὶ τῶν ὑπολοίπων κοινοτήτων ποὺ σχημάτισαν αὐτὸν τὸν ψευδεπίγραφο δῆμο. Τὸ ὄνομα αὐτὸ πῆραν αὐθαίρετα ὀνομάζοντας τὰ Καλύβια Βρασιὲς ἐνῷ εἶναι γνωστὸ τοῖς πάσι ὅτι οἱ ἀρχαῖες Βρασιὲς ἢ Πρασιὲς βρίσκονται στὸν Ἄρμενο Λεωνιδίου. Τὸ λάθος αὐτὸ συνεχίζεται μέχρι σήμερα ὀνομάζοντας τὸ ποτάμι τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἀνδρέα Βρασιάτη, ἐνῷ εἶναι γνωστὸ ὅτι μόνο γιὰ δύο ποτάμια γνωρίζουμε τὰ ἀρχαία ὀνόματά τους: τὸν Τάνο τῆς Θυρεάτιδας γὴς καὶ τὸν Σελινούντα (τώρα Δαφνῶνα). Το πργαματικό όνομα του σημερινού Βρασιάτη είναι Κάνι και προέρχεται από το προελληνικό Qάννα (καλάμι)Στὸν χάρτη τοῦ Schaubert ὁ χείμμαρος τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἀνδρέα δὲν ὀνοματίζεται. Τὸ Ἁγιελήδι : Παρ’ ὅλο ποὺ ἡ περιοχὴ τοῦ Λεωνιδίου ἀνῆκε στοὺς Ἁγιοβασιλιῶτες, οἱ Πραστιῶτες διατήρησαν τὴν προγονική τους μνήμη καὶ φρόντισαν νὰ τὴν ἀγοράσουν, γιὰ μία ἐνδεχόμενη ἐπιστροφὴ στὴν κοιτίδα τοὺς ὅταν θὰ χρειαζόταν. Γιὰ τὴν μεσιτεία τῆς Μονῆς Ἁγίου Νικολάου Συντζας στὴν ἀγοραπωλησία ὑπάρχουν σχετικὰ δημοσιεύματα ἀλλαχοῦ. Ζευγῖτες καὶ Ζευγηλατεῖο : Δὲν ξεκαθαρίζεται ἀπὸ τὸν Πάπα-Κανικλὴ ἡ κοινωνικὴ τάξη τῶν ζευγιτῶν πιθανὸν νὰ εἶναι οἱ φτωχοὶ γεωργοί. Ὁ ὅρος προέρχεται ἀπὸ τὴν νομοθεσία τοῦ Σόλωνα: οἱ ζευγῖτες στὴν ἀρχαία Ἀθῆνα, ἦταν κοινωνικὴ τάξη, στὴν ὁποία ἀνῆκαν ὅσοι πολῖτες μποροῦσαν νὰ ἐκτρέφουν ἕνα ζευγάρι βόδια, ἔχοντας εἰσόδημα 150 - 300 μέδιμνους, ἀλλιῶς τριακοσιομέδιμνοι. Σίγουρα ὅμως δὲν θὰ ἤσαν ἱκανοὶ ἀπὸ μόνοι τους νὰ προβοῦν σὲ αὐτὴν τὴν προδοσία θὰ ὑπῆρχαν καὶ ἄλλοι ποὺ τοὺς καθοδηγοῦσαν ἀπὸ ἀνώτερη τάξη μὲ ἐπιγαμίες ἀπὸ τὰ διπλανὰ χωριά. Ὁ Πάπα- Κανικλὴς γράφει σὲ ὑποσημείωση γιὰ νὰ μὴν ἔχουμε ἀμφιβολίες πὼς τὰ Πραστιώτικα Καλύβια ἤσαν πάντοτε ζευγηλατεῖον τῶν Πραστιωτῶν, δηλαδὴ δὲν ἀνῆκαν ποτὲ στοὺς ἉγιοΠετρίτες τοῦ Κορακοβουνίου. Ἐπιμύθιο : Ἡ ἐπανένωση τοῦ παλαιοῦ Δήμου Πρασιῶν μὲ τὶς πόλεις καὶ κῶμες ποὺ περιελάμβανε προεπαναστατικὰ εἶναι ἐπιτακτικὸ καθῆκον κάθε καταγόμενου ἀπὸ τὸν Πραστό. Οἱ πρόγονοί μας διατήρησαν αὐτὴν ἑνότητα ἀπὸ τὰ Μυκηναϊκὰ χρόνια καὶ ὅταν στὰ μεσαιωνικὰ χρόνια ἀποστερήθηκαν τὴν ἀρχαία κοιτίδα τους τὴν ἀγόρασαν παίρνοντας τὴν πίσω μὴν λογαριάζοντας ἔξοδα καὶ κόπους. Ὁ Πραστὸς πρέπει νὰ ξαναγίνει πρωτεύουσά μας.