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Skiron's road
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According to the inhabitants of Megara, Skiron was a friendly hero who built a road to Corinth through the steep rocks along the sea. The Athenians, who were often on bad terms with the Megarians, put the story upside down: in the legend of their hero Theseus, Skiron was an evil man who asked his guests to wash his feet, and when they were stooped down, kicked them from the cliffs into the sea, where a giant man-eating turtle finished the killing. According to the Athenian story, Theseus eventually killed Skiron.
The road of Skiron (Greece). Photo Jona Lendering. Both the Athenians and Megarians called the road from Megara to Corinth "Skiron's Road". Note the road sign and the little monument, which signifies that a driver has been killed on this site, which is still dangerously close to the sea. A satellite photo of the road can be found here.
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