The legend tells us that Athenea ans Poseidon were fighting for the sovereignity of Sais city. Gods decided to give the city to the one who did the best dee. Poseidon threw his trident to a rock and a horse came up, Athenea pounded the ground with her Spear and an olive tree with fruits in abundance came up. Gods decided to give Athenea the victory. Athens city was founded to commemorate her victory.

  Since then the olive tree has been present in the Mediterranean culture. It is present in all religions too. Fot instance in the Koran the oil is described as the light which shines without being touched by fire; in the Catholic Religion there are a lot of virgins who have appeared in olive trees.

 Hippocrates V B.C. recommended olive oil for pains in the muscles, stomach ulcer and cholera. All traditions include the olive tree. Noah told that a dove bought an olive branch in its peak as a sign of the Flood’s end; this image of the dove is considered as the universal symbol of peace. Nowadays in Venice an olive branch is put on the chimmey to prevent from the lightning; in the Holy week olive branches are taken to church so that the Catholic community could have welfare during the year. In Valencia small olive crosses are set in the fields to protect the harvests.....Summing up legends and traditions about this fruits are present in all cultures, religions and traditions and give us an idea of its importance.

 

The real olive oil proprieties are: feeding, softening, impregnating, remaining, keeping, scenting, waterproofing, shining, lubricating, cleaning and purifying. Due to all these qualities it became the symbol of wisdom, light, intelligence, peace, welfare, softeness and inner light.

But what is the s olive oil? ?

   Olive oil is defined as the juice obtained from the olive. It has a charasteristic and pleasant scent, and a mixed colour between dark yellow and golden green. Moreover is an important boiling way, which let you cook different meals in a better way; improving their texture and flavour. It has 9 calories per gramme. A tablespoonful equals to 90 calories approximately. Apart from giving energy, it is a way to assimilate vitamines (A, D, E, K) and it reduces the level of cholesterol (NO CHOLESTEROL).

   On the variety of olive trees, type of soil and growing, ripening grade of the fruits, way of harvest and mainly an accurate process.

  Its rich containt in insaturated acids makes it the best way to prevent from choresterol, in the nervous system it incorporates into mielite improving the nervous connections; it prevents from deficiency in growing in children, irregularities in the skim, liner and metabolism; it helps to the bone mineralization and the ageing factors, and we have to bear in mind that the olive oil is one of the best food for the stomach.