Odeon Basileus

Three equal tiers surrounded by trees gives shape to the Odeon of Oxus. At the end of a wide and monumental staircase and in the shade of the nearby mountains, fits what is said to have been the place where King Tiro used to recite and sing before the citizens of the village and his beloved Kynaios. A contest during the festivities to Keranos, reward performers and aedos coming from all over. The gold-leaf crown with which the winner is crowned is made from gold-leaf sheets carved in the Temple of Heliod Chrysaor and worn before a master goldsmith blessed by Purphoros who crafts the crown with great skill. A silk ribbon is inlaid in the wreath with praises to Keranos. The same God has sometimes manifested himself befor ethe genius of some artist with storms of great force, lightning striking the sand of the Odeon or even the performer himself, leaving him miraculously alive, although sometimes with some sequel such as madness or blindness, always with some visionary gift associated.