Unsung Heroes, Journal 13, Summer 1998
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
By Brian Johnson
Pure water is the best of drinks
As all the poets sing,
But who are we that we should have
The best of everything?
Anon.
This article is all about water, where to find it and how to use it
Before Corinth was blessed with a water supply from Lake Stymphalia, we used to buy drinking water in bottles, or go to Loutraki and fill large plastic containers or go to Ancient Corinth and fill the containers from the spring of Hadjii Mustapha / Chatzimustapha on the way to Acrocorinth.
I found a translation of the inscription of the spring on the site of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, ASCSA, which I found interesting
" Joseph the tailor ordered the construction of this [fountain] for flowing water entirely at his own expense, for the love of God, let Him be exalted, and desiring to please the Merciful Lord, in the nine hundred and twenty-first year [of the Hegira (1515 A.D.)]."
Pierre A, MacKay
The photo of the spring is from January 2017
The photo of a typical Greek well, probably not being used any more, was taken on a very sunny day in May 2011.