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Above Agora Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/15/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


"This cache is part of the Master of Mystery #21 Perth, Western Australia (GC58P80)"


The cache is hidden in the middle of the Areios Pagos hill, offering a spectacular view over the temple of Hephaestus and the ancient Agora of Athens.



The greek Agora is the most ancient referent of the western public space, the predecessor of our squares. It was not only a market, but also the seat of government, a center of worship, a workspace and a venue for entertainment. But more than that, it was the birthplace of democracy and the space where intellectuals such as Socrates, Plato, Euripides, Sophocles, etc., discussed their ideas.

The Athenians could neutralize powerful citizens, thought to be a threat to democracy or a potential tyrant, by expelling them from the city-state for ten years. The procedure was a form of election called ostracism because they scratched the name of the person they wished to expel on pieces of broken pottery (ostraka). Thousands of such ostraka were found during excavations and are exhibited nowadays at the Museum of the Ancient Agora.

The cache is a micro plastic cylinder without a pen. Please, leave the logbook rapped exactly as you found it and do not upload any spoiler photos. You may approach the spot from two different points (coordinates are given in the additional way-points section).

Few ostraka for the exile of some famous Athenians will drive you to the cache which lies at:


Enjoy!

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FTF: kaiho
STF: wind&water
TTF: papalia

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnebo gerr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)