Elaia (pronounced “Eléa”), means “Olive tree” in Greek.
The name refers to city of Athens founding myth, when gods Athena and Poseidon competed who is going to be the patron deity of Athens, which was yet unnamed.
The 2 gods agreed that each would give the Athenians one gift and that the Athenians would choose the gift they preferred. Poseidon struck the ground with his trident and a salt water spring sprang up; this gave them a means of trade and water - Athens at its height was a significant sea power, defeating the Persian fleet at the Battle of Salamis - but the water was salty and not very good for drinking.
Athena, however, offered them the first domesticated olive tree. The Athenians accepted the olive tree and with it the patronage of Athena, for the olive tree brought wood, oil, and food.
In the Greek language, "spiti" literally means "home". In connotation, however, it means not only the residence of a family, but the entire set of relationships cultivated within the family.
By choosing to use the word "spiti", we wanted to emphasize our aim to make our guests feel at home !
The name refers to city of Athens founding myth, when gods Athena and Poseidon competed who is going to be the patron deity of Athens, which was yet unnamed.
The 2 gods agreed that each would give the Athenians one gift and that the Athenians would choose the gift they preferred. Poseidon struck the ground with his trident and a salt water spring sprang up; this gave them a means of trade and water - Athens at its height was a significant sea power, defeating the Persian fleet at the Battle of Salamis - but the water was salty and not very good for drinking.
Athena, however, offered them the first domesticated olive tree. The Athenians accepted the olive tree and with it the patronage of Athena, for the olive tree brought wood, oil, and food.
In the Greek language, "spiti" literally means "home". In connotation, however, it means not only the residence of a family, but the entire set of relationships cultivated within the family.
By choosing to use the word "spiti", we wanted to emphasize our aim to make our guests feel at home !
