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The myth of Siren Leucosia
The myth of Siren Leucosia
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The storyline will be based on Leucosia, a siren and one of the daughters of Acheloos and Melpomene and its name translates as "White State" or city of White Gods.
Nicosia is internationally known not by its Greek name, but by the Italian-French Nicosia (Nicosie). In ancient times the city was one of the ancient kingdoms of Cyprus.
In recent times the name was changed to Kallinikisi and then to Lefkothea, Lefkosia and Nicosia. The Frankish conquerors, for inexplicable reasons, after passing through the area wrote about "Civitas Nicosie" hence the English Nicosia, as the Cypriot capital is known throughout the world.
Through this escape game you will learn about the Myth of Leucosia and the history of the city of Nicosia.
Activities to complete
Complete the following activities, earn badges and you will see your playlist progress updated
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Congratulations! You completed all 5 tasks and you managed to get the first badge. It was a long but worthwhile journey in history and the myth of Nicosia. You managed to learn about the history of Nicosia and you saved the Mermaid from death.
You will win this badge when you reach the last 5 challenges and get to know which is the tallest building in Nicosia until 1978. Do you think that the Prince was leaving there?
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Congratulations! You have reached the final point of this Escape game and discovered so much of this city. You have saved the mermaid from death and you showed once again how powerful love is! Keep spreading love to those around you
You have to finish all tasks to get the badge
Tasks
Task no.1
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Congratulations! You helped the Prince to save the mermaid and you have discovered important monuments of Nicosia. You still need to show the Prince the way back to his tower, so….
Challenge 6: Stop 1- location of the map - You are in front of the neoclassical building. You need to find its name, and what was used to be before. You have to provide evidence by writing on the empty box the answer.
Task no.2
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Well done! You have now explored more about Old Nicosia
Let’s go to the next challenge
Challenge 7: Stop 2 - Once you turn your gaze to the other side of the school, you can see the largest orthodox church in the Venetian walls of Nicosia. You need to find your way and go to the front of it (you will be standing at Faneromeni square). You can take a walk inside the church while trying to solve the puzzle and learn more about this church. As evidence, you can provide a screenshot of the completed puzzle and a selfie of you outside of the front side of Faneromeni church.
Task no.3
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Challenge 8: Stop 3 - Next challenge is to find the coordinates of the next stop. In this folder, you may find mathematical equations that will give you the number of the longitude and latitude of the next location. Once you reach there, you will see an archaeological finding of a community that used to live here. You can explore the area and upload a picture that you will take there as evidence.
Task no.4
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Well done!! You have managed to find out the antiquities that have recently been discovered. Let’s go to the last challenge before the treats.
Challenge 9: Stop 4 - This challenge wants you to find and go to the top of the tallest building in Nicosia until 1978. A clue: the building is located on Ledras Street. You can upload a picture of the view as a piece of evidence.
Task no.5
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Challenge 10: Stop 5 - Congratulations! You have now finished almost all the challenges and you can now go and enjoy pastries and traditional sweets from a well-known cafe in Nicosia. You can find the location here
Please let us envy this moment by you uploading as evidence something that you tasted and let us know how did you find it!
Location
Nicosia, Cyprus
Skills
ESCO
#team building
LIFECOMP
#Critical thinking
ESCO
#cultural history
ESCO
#develop problem solving strategy
ESCO
#encourage cultural diversity
ESCO
#encourage creativity in the team
Activities: 2
Started: 14
Completed playlist: 0
Time to complete: 1 hour 30 minutes
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This platform is made available through the project "DARE - Day One Alliance For Employement" funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment. Implemented by: SEAL CYPRUS, Craftsmanship & SMEs Association, STRATIS Consulting, PAR - Respostas Sociais, Lithuanian Association of Non-formal Education, Youth Career and Advising Center, Lodz Chamber of Industry and Commerce, IFTE Initiative for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
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