Athens 2004 Opening Ceremony Clepsydra (Different direction)

[gzee9zpvvv]

turkish put -3

[mpoukoma]

6:12 is dedicated to our neighbours who since '93 they trying to steal and rewrite history

[SpnOptimus2011]

6:20 Alexander the Great ... he must be so pissed if he can show us from Olympus about how "low" in worlds eyes we are...

[mupty]

I wish every Opening Ceremony would do a parade of their national history like this. That would be awesome!

[panos23kkk]

proud to be Greek HELLAS 4 EVER

[YouMakeMyDay13]

AMAZING!



[Dimikera]

San shmera prin apo 6 xronia...

[Bjorkoulis]

Unforgettable moments... Hi to all fellow volunteers :)

[ninofilmo]

The most beutiful opening ceremony the Olympics have ever seen.

[AikateriniPap]

3;24 its a dream!

[AikateriniPap]

marvellous, proud representation of a history full of art and emotion

[Alejozg]

simplemente, HERMOSO!!!

felicitaciones desde Colombia

[matt81791]

5:36 is that Troiro from Thraki-Anatolik Romylia?

[AikateriniPap]

@matt81791 yes yes it sounds like it

[Fusiondoom]

So inspiring, so artisitic! gReece!

This makes me wonder, should Egypt ever host, could they too match the ancient ties that bind in their opening ceremony?

[GwendolynGuillotine]

I"m not even close to being Greek, but this ceremony touches my soul.

-Art History Student <3

[puccagreekgirl]

nyhterini vardia sti vivlio8iki tou olybiakou hwriou ... k oloi mas to vlepame me to idio kardiohtypi ...ti wraia pou itan !

[geotoul]

Kolokotronis,

Papaflessas,Karaiskakis,Elitis­,Seferis,Karatheodoris,

Lalas,Solomou,Isaak,Karathanas­is,Gialopsos,Vlahakos,Iliakis,­etc.

[geotoul]

Achilles,Agamemnon,Agripas,Ale­xander the Great,

Anaxagoras,Anaximenis,Aristide­s,Aristofanis,Aristotelis,Ario­n,Cadmos

Clisthenis,Dimosthenis,Diagora­s,Epaminondas,Euklides,Euripid­es,

Homer,Hippokrates,Leonidas,Mil­tiades,Oddyseus,Pelopidas

Pericles,Pheidias,Philip,Plato­,Plutarch,Protagoras,Socrates,

Sofocles,Solon,Strabo,Themisto­cles,Thukidides,Xenophon,

Justinian,Heraklios,Leon,Basil­,Palaiologos

[anubisar2007]

Ti kala poy itan prin 2 xronia pou anakalypsa afto to video sto youtube... den ypirxe oute ena comment apo ellines. Gia akoma mia fora to thema gamithike, eite apo perifanous patriotes... eite apo "wx aderfistes".

[ranmapisa]

stupendo complimenti

[pacosermis]

Where we can found this great ancient Greek music?

[EnforcerAnderson]

ax as imastan opws oi arxaioi ellines, giati dystyxws emeis oi simerinoi ellines den eimaste oute to mikro tous arxidi...pyrgakies ta didia skata pou ginane prin apo 2 xronia, den bazoun myalo den tha allaksei tipota, mia zwh ta idia lathi tha kanoume

[VROMIARA13]

file mou eimaste akrivws opws oi arxaioi ellhnes...gia perissoteres plhrofories diavase to vivlio "xarakthres" tou Theofrastou (372 bc-287 bc)

P.S.: Take a good look of the men and women are pretending to be ancient statues..look at their faces...do they remind you of the statues you ve seen??..That is a damn good answer to those who say that today'sGreeks arent direct "children" of Ancient Greeks!!

thanks!!!!

[EnforcerAnderson]

diladi theleis na mou peis oti den ipirxan alles ksenes epirroes?? haha kala...prepei epitelous na katalaboume sthn ellada oti den ypirxe kai to Byzantio endiamesa, distixws to ksexname les kai ipirxan mono oi arxaioi ellines...pantws htan gamath h enarxi, hmoun ethelontis kai mesa sto stadio htan foberh h atmosfaira

[VROMIARA13]

fysika kai yphrksan ksenes epirroes...se olous tous laous yphrxan ksenes epirroes.....anyway...auth th stigmh variemai na grapsw paragrafo :P

hsoun tyxeros pou hsoun ethelontis...makari na mporousa na thn zhsw k egw auth thn empeiria.....once in a life time empeiria...

[TOUMBAAAA]

η κυριοτερη διαφορα ειναι πως αυτοι ζουσαν σε εναν κοσμο 150 μυριων και ηταν 5 μυρια και μεις σε εναν που εχει 7 δις και ειμαστε 11..

[scarletpark81]

Oh this is MBC's version... I remember that clearly. At that moment, the caster was Mr.Song in-deuk, who was the most superior announcer(caster) in Korean baseball league. He died of lung cancer, like Peter Jennings.

I miss his shouting voice at the 1980's baseball match. But he talks nothing in this clip.... what a pity.

[plusmatick]

The music for this segment was composed by Greek artist Konstantinos Vita and it has never been released and nowhere to be found in an original version.

The creator and director of the Opening (and Closing) Ceremony was Dimitris Papaioannou. Choreographer was Aggeliki Stelatou and costume & set designer was Aggelos Mentis. A group of the most humble people one can be lucky enough to meet. Great proof that humility can succeed results of great superiority.

[xuarxu]

This is so superior to anything else we have seen in olympic opening ceremonies.Way above beijing and sydney and i doubt whether an opening ceremony in the future will outshine this.Just overwhelming.

[captjohnflint]

that looks like it was one of the dopest opening cermonies ever. way better than chinas

[captjohnflint]

that was tight good rec. and you werent kidding about the music

[kwstasmaria1]

h ellada se olo ths to megaleio

[hoggg11]

σε 10 λεπτά όλη η ιστορία των Ελλήνων ..... μ άρεσε πάρα πολύ

[papcyrill]

apla apisteuto!!!

[zjslwd]

way better than beijing

[SpeedoCalifGuy]

I love this so much and so awsome.... thats why i choose Athens Games to the top five best Olympics. It gives me goose bumps ! My top choosen were : Montreal '76, Los Angeles '84 , barcellona '92,Sydney 2000 and Athens '04.....

[KD101090]

Any specific reasons? Just curious.

[hcsylg]

It's nice to see you MBC to me :P

This part is the most interesting part in greek olympic. We can see all of greek history for about ten minutes shortly. but It is not short to notice of that greece have the interesting and great history and culture. Especially Their performance was excellent. It makes me think of they were something like mannequins or robots. Of course It was totally wrong thinking. :) Just I'm thankful for making me to be interested in history more.

[pantso777]

Excellent and fantastic Olympic Games!! The Best Games i have ever seen those of Athens!!! LOVE YOU GREECE!

[Pontiak77]

fantastic

[GreekSpartanWarrior]

PROUD TO BE A GREEK HELLENE TILL THE DAY I DIE!! Some might call it extreme patrionism but hey the word patriot is a Greek word! ;)

[palmarisetplantaris]

thnx for the info Hisoka85 :-))

[nextor123]

Excelente música! La mejor ceremonia de apertura de los últimos tiempos.

[palmarisetplantaris]

Where can I get this music?? I love it!!

[Hisoka85]

The music is ''Taksidi Sto Xrono'' by Dimitris Papaioannou. He is the greek genius who created this amazing parade. You can get the song in one of the official Athens 2004 albums. Regards

[marlboroap]

splendido video! ottima la ripresa della tv coreana, addiruttura coi riferimenti degli anni dei diversi periodi della cultura e storia della grecia! la più bella cerimonia di apertura dei giochi olimpici in assoluto! fu molto bella anche quella di seoul del 1988! peccato che si svolse in pieno giorno! senza effetti di luci!

[SukaliVenti]

The best Olympic games ever, I love that country. It's a pity that the greatness of Ancient Greece was destroyed by Vyzantio and Christianism. All these great temples and the olympic games, the ideals of that time, where vanquised :(

[maroulaki17]

i agree with you

[Alejozg]

excelente video

[sia951]

this is the best olympics...

[anticongent]

this download is powered by googles(R) terribleSPeed(R) Extreme

[redmine7]

enemies and enviers of greece..here are some modern civlization lessons..long live greece

[bellinivernon]

Muy bueno ! Gracias desde argentina .

[GElis1908]

the history of tens of centuries in 10'

[teonetrino]

incredible history,incredible music...

[DespinaKouros]

Hello people everywhere. Be glad because afterall, WE ARE ALL GREEKS!!!Greece is the cradle of The Western Cilization. Sciences, Arts,Law, etc. are still used today. Roman-Latin language has been totally influenced and borrowed words from the Greek Language.Aproximately there are about 490,000 words greek or of greek origin. So can we really denie our origins, our past? The Western Civilization is in fact the Greek Civilization! And we are all Greeks!

[andresotte729]

beautiful ceremony!!

beijing was nice but athens was awesome

[grekpojken]

AMAZING!!!

SO much better than beijing..

THIS HAD A MEANING A PURPOSE... BEIJING was just a mess, and no connection to anything..

THIS WAS ARTISTIC AND AMAZING!!!

[ike74ph]

I disagree that Beijing's was messy and unconnected. I think this is because of cultural misunderstanding. It had to introduce China's 5,000 year old continuing culture while projecting itself as a modern power. So instead of a linear history lesson, it focused on their 4 great inventions. Each number had many layers. Example: the printing press segment was also about Confucianism, evolution of calligraphy, and the Great Wall.

[EutuveX]

@grekpojken

why do you people have always to denigrate or compare ?

I haven't seen an opening ceremony I didn't like..

[Astaroth72]

@EutuveX  hahahahahaha... idiotic comment... believe it or not...there are some things that you like more than others... anyway...thanx for the laugh

[EutuveX]

@Astaroth72

what a rarity..an imbecile Greek !

I loved the Athens Olympics opening and I admire Dimitris Papaioannou...

my comment was quite clear.. keep laughing !

[floslunae]

the beijing ceremony was spectacular and the sheer numbers of performers impressive in its own right; i still feel that the 2004 opening ceremony offered an ORGANIC link between ancient times and ours demonstrating the continuity of greek culture through myth, legend, history, science, arts and athletism.

the klepsydra part was greatly staged, absolutely dramatic, backed up by an equally haunting music.

koulianou was agerohi like a goddess of mount olympus - i love her!!!

[ike74ph]

Beijing did that too. But it had a different cultural outlook. Besides, their ancient culture is still with them daily. Confucianism is still alive, everybody still uses the 4 great inventions.... China really hasn't changed much. Too bad they didn't obligate themselves to praise the Greek heritage of the Olympics. Maybe they thought it wasn't necessary since they already have a 5,000 year continuing culture to present in one night.

[brigaderul]

for ike74ph . but we greek change and shape the world , but chinese culture still dreaming . every thing else it`s only words , in vain . classical culture , ellenistic culture and byzantine culture that it`s nothing for you? :)) .

[ike74ph]

It wasn't my intention to put down Greek contribution to world culture. It's great and all. There's no denying that. But China has it's own culture worth looking at and emulating. Besides, the future looks set for China to overtake the USA in less than 100 years. Don't tell me they're still dreaming.

[kapamaroyGR]

the music in 5:09 is just breathtaking... pure magic

[mangelojack]

i have this one... if you want it, i can send it to you..;)

[mangelojack]

sorry, i mean i have the music in 5.09... if you want it, kapamarou, i can send it to you

[GREEKxxPRINCESS]

can you send it to meeeeee lol i really want it haha :)

[mangelojack]

send me a pm and i will send it to you

p.s. i just realised that it is not exactly the same music.. it has some small difference... pity...

[stardomee]

one of the most inspirational moments of the whole opening ceremony and very well executed too!

[gimnazijalac010]

This is so good....

[BestThing2]

Fantastico! Bellissimo, mistico e leggero in contemporanea....

mi pare di volare...

applausi!

[marecki129]

Ta ceremonia otwarcia powala na kolana, jestem dumny że jestem członkiem społeczności wychowanym w kulturze śródziemnomorskiej a greckiej w szczególności, Hellas forever !!!

[giovannino72]

bellissimo!!!! molto meglio atene 2004 di pechino 2008 (better athens 2004 than beijing 2008)

[naristef]

ΣΑΓΑΠΑΩ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ ΜΟΥ!ΟΣΑ ΚΙ ΑΝ ΜΑΣ ΣΥΜΒΑΙΝΟΥΝ ΟΛΟΙ ΜΑΖΙ ΕΝΩΜΕΝΟΙ...ΚΑΝΟΥΜΕ ΘΑΥΜΑΤΑ!!

[genesis6d7]

Very artistic, creative, historical. This part is so amazing. Ive never learned more about Greece in 10 minutes and i know there's more. Most olympic opening presentations are people scattered around in the middle of the stadium doing acrobats, pageantries, forming this and that etc but this one is unlike Ive ever seen. I like the blue guy floating in the air. Is he cupid?? Who's he? Good job Greece!

[dora1530]

Yes it is cupid. before that part you first see him with the man and woman playing in the water. They fall in love and new life is then born. I love that part too. your first sentence describes it completely! makes me proud being a greek! I cant wait to watch todays ceremony. Good luck China.

[gparhs]

He is Eros, the greek god of love and desire (later the romans called him cupid). He floats through the centuries cause love is the moving power of mankind and he is always present.

[misopogon10]

i saw titties

[andresotte729]

mmmm I just relaxed to hear this music

[bellinivernon]

Muy lindo !! Gracias , desde argentina .

[efidem3]

the music represents the music of each period...the instruments which are used are traditional..

[efidem3]

At the beginning: "ταυροκαθάψια" (taurokathapsia) & "ταυρομαχίες" (tauromahies)

CRETE,ancient GREECE..

[Prissi20]

It's nice not hearing any commentator. Eventough they did give me some insight that I'd never learnt in school.But watching this triggered me to learn about Greek more..

[ike74ph]

I really like the music here. The visual presentation was high-concept and economical. No big presentations like Sydney or Seoul but still delivers the cultural message of Greece. To present Greek history in terms of the progression of its art and done in just ten minutes was a great way of retelling how Greece contributed to the world's culture. I offer my highest praises to the Olympic organizers and to the Greek people.

[KD101090]

I cannot agree with you more! Clepsydra was beyond words! Absolutely marvellous! Kudos to Greece!

[bizme09]

I don't know about big presentations, but all the parts of the Greek ages past through some minutes in this one!

[djuni25]

que vaina mas arrechaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! jeje from venezuela excelent!

[gparhs]

magic.

Greece shows the way again.

[pringipas75]

To Elliniko Fos se anagkazei na upoklitheis mprosta tou!

Me sugkinise toso polu auth i teleti....en exo ksanadei tetoia aisthitiki kai den exo ksanakousei tetoia mousiki ermhneia!

Oi Olimpiakoi agones tou Athens 2004 edeikse to dromo ston kosmo gia tin elpida kai to fos pou toso xreiazotan!

[gggiorgosss]

at 5:10...ti deos re file.....

[nosfafou]

eidika otan emfanizete i thea NIKI apla antrixiazo!

[nixter888]

Egw anartixiazw me thn parousia ths MEGALHS THEAS-MHTERAS,ATHENAS!!!

[BlessedAndCursed]

when culture, history, and beauty meet... it's hard to conceive the extend of it... it's above and beyond...it's stellar!

[KD101090]

This opening ceremony has been so tastfully put together! Kudos to the Greeks for managing to so beautifully presenting their history in such an innovative way. It's beyond description of words how wonderful this segment (Clepsydra) and the whole ceremony has been. This is the best opening ceremony ever and will definitly be hard to beat!

[AXILEYS]

THE GREYTEST CULTURE EVER: MATHEMATICS, POLITICS, PHILOSOPHI, ASTRONOME, THEATER, GEOMETRIE, THE HELLENIC LANGUWICH, THE LANGUWICH OF SINCE, and many many more

[betalouda]

So proud

[Makiscity]

respect

[lilouka]

I had emailed Konstantinos Beta (the composer) and he informed me that the rights of the music belong to the games commeetee and he can't release this music piece.. :(

[thesamiandragon]

a re elladara......mono esi

[varnavas07]

Could you please tell me where can I download the music of Clepsydra?

[sjaeckh]

I wish I knew...it's gorgeous isn't it ?!

[babylonianman]

For all I know it hasn't been officially released.

It was composed by Konstantinos Vita and it features samples of traditional greek music.

[varnavas07]

Einai gamato tragoudi. Sou dhmioorgei deos

[samewish]

cool~!!amazing~!!!I love greece!!

[janiliv]

que belleza

[grenpier]

C'est Byzance!

[zias11]

greece's history is amazing.now people of our planet must realise that if everybody is get educated with the classical gentle values of greece then our world will be better.

[nota209]

Cuando enmudezcan los ecos de nuestras sonrisas, tan antiguas como la bruma y tan fugaces como una huella en la arena... cuando nuestras fútiles e invalorables vanidades, se hayan desvanecido en el tiempo, quieran los dioses que este mensaje venido de un futuro anterior persista incolume y que el recuerdo y la belleza de su civilizacion nos sobreviva, como sublime heraldo de lo que alguna vez fue el genero humano... Gracias, Grecia!

[babylonianman]

Un comentario increible! Gracias!

And for those who don't speak spanish:

"When the echoes of our laughters silence; laughters old like the fog and impermanent like a foot-print on the sand... when our futile vanities fade in time, the Gods will wish that this message of a previous future remains intact and that the memory and the beauty of their civilization survives, like a sublime herald of what the human kind once was... Thank you Greece!"

[deepbluehue3]

unfortunate ... camera positions ...too far back and too close ... and those words over the screen !

[Noxzor]

Wow, Minoans! Never thought I'd see them in a parade! :D

[Hisoka85]

I want to see the end! Where's the full video??

[gparhs]

we love you Greece

[gxgfree4rhyme]

suuuuuper

[apro282]

A little tibit of cupid flying through the air: the ancient Greeks believed that the concept of Eros=Cupid was a deity who embodies not only the force of lust and love but also the creative urge of ever-flowing nature, the creator of destruction but also the firstborn light that is responsible for the coming into being and ordering of all things in the cosmos, that's why he is seen flying from the heavens through out the eras. :)

[apro282]

Great ceremonies. Like the different camera angles this clip shows. Thanks for uploading it. :)

[justapos]

that was the best part of the Ceremony, i think. Everything we got to learn at school and then saw in a museum, went on air Live!

[onenightingreece]

Amazing focus caught.

I will not forget that night...

[onenightingreece]

This is a fuckin´rare focus caught in the first seconds...

I will not forget that night

[matt19man]

i just love greek culture!!! i want to go to greecee!

[sjaeckh]

I wonder if the woman who lead the parade was really topless...I mean that's how ancient Greek women did dress, I'm glad it's authentic!

[nixter888]

no she was not topless!

[sjaeckh]

Alright, she wasn't...you're right, I'm wrong. ;0) Goodness you're feisty.

[varnavas07]

The first woman was the Minoan godess of Snakes (the Mother Godess) In Minoan civilization, the women were in the same position with the men, and furthermore, women had theit boobs (lol) out of dressing

[apro282]

No she wasn't topless, that was body paint. Very well done I might add, from a quick glance it almost looks like she really was topless. LOL! :)

[TOUMBAAAA]

fantastic indeed

[gparhs]

I love you Greece

[albatool]

woooooooooow

[gparhs]

That's breathtaking....

A Great Culture, a Great Country, a Great Nation