
ΖΑΧΑΡΙΑ Λ. ΠΑΠΑΝΤΩΝΙΟΥ - ΕΚΔΟΤΙΚΟΣ ΟΙΚΟΣ "ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΥΔΑΚΗΣ„
ΤΟ ΞΕΚΙΝΗΜΑ
ΓΥΡΟΛΟΓΟΙ ΤΗΣ ΑΘΗΝΑΣ
ΠΡΟΣΕΥΧΗ
ΒΡΑΔΥΝΟΣ ΠΕΡΙΠΑΤΟΣ
ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ ΤΟ ΔΗΜΙΟΥΡΓΟ
ΚΟΝΣΕΡΤΟ
ΚΟΙΝΗ ΠΡΟΦΗΤΕΙΑ
ΘΑΝΑΤΟΣ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ
ΕΡΓΑΤΕΣ
A Sunday morning finds the narrator on a train that glides through golden fields and a “sea of vines,” where the first light of dawn paints the landscape rose‑coloured. The distant church bell rings, its sound echoing over the countryside and stirring a quiet dialogue between the traveler’s soul and the world around it.
As the journey continues, white villages and drifting clouds appear like soft silhouettes, while the bell’s toll weaves through the thoughts of villagers heading to mass. The prose drifts between prayer and reverie, inviting listeners to feel the gentle tug of memory, longing, and the search for meaning in everyday sights and sounds.
Later, the narrative turns inward, describing a solitary wanderer’s night‑time contemplation among empty streets and silent trees. The voice of the “practitioner” becomes a reminder of time’s passage, and a whispered prayer asks for light to lift the darkness that settles over both mind and landscape.
Language
el
Duration
~39 minutes (37K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2011-01-29
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1877–1940
Best remembered for writing with warmth and clarity, he was a Greek author and journalist whose work also reached into poetry, children’s literature, and art criticism. His life moved between mountain Evrytania and Athens, and that mix of local feeling and cultural curiosity shaped much of his writing.
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