ISHS Acta Horticulturae 474: III International Symposium on Olive Growing
THE OLIVE TREE IN ANCIENT GREEK LIFE AND ART |
| Authors: | C. Voyiatzi, K. Tamoutseli, D. Voyiatzis, O. Bakirtzi |
| Keywords: | olive tree, Greek mythology, History |
| DOI: | 10.17660/ActaHortic.1999.474.159 |
| Abstract:
The olive tree is one of the oldest cultivated plants in Mediterranean region. It deserves the first rank among the fruit trees that have affected most cultural, social and economic life of Greece through its history. The olive has been closely linked with the worship of the gods and was even worshipped as a holy tree itself. It has been used both as an ornamental and cultivated tree, valued for its edible fruits, oil and wood, being the main economic resource and trade product of the economy of ancient Greek cities. Murals, paintings and other findings in archeological sites attest its great importance. | |
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