Chiliomodi
# Chiliomodi

Chiliomodi (Greek: Χιλιομόδι) is a village in eastern Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. It was the seat of the municipality of Tenea. Chiliomodi is situated in a valley, 3 km southeast of Koutalas, 5 km west of Athikia, 21 km southwest of Corinth and 43 km northeast of Argos. It is on the Greek National Road 7 (Corinth – Argos – Tripoli – Kalamata) and on the railway from Corinth to Kalamata. Chiliomodi has several schools, shops and a church. Chiliomodi suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires.

## Climate

Chiliomodi has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). Chiliomodi experiences hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters.

Climate data for Chiliomodi (1971-2000 modeled normals) :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | 11.19 (52.14) | 11.87 (53.37) | 14.62 (58.32) | 19.20 (66.56) | 24.46 (76.03) | 29.67 (85.41) | 30.83 (87.49) | 30.89 (87.60) | 27.90 (82.22) | 22.72 (72.90) | 16.72 (62.10) | 12.65 (54.77) | 21.06 (69.91) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.69 (45.84) | 8.08 (46.54) | 9.64 (49.35) | 14.08 (57.34) | 19.46 (67.03) | 24.31 (75.76) | 25.86 (78.55) | 25.58 (78.04) | 22.07 (71.73) | 16.98 (62.56) | 11.98 (53.56) | 9.17 (48.51) | 16.32 (61.38) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.90 (39.02) | 4.40 (39.92) | 5.66 (42.19) | 8.68 (47.62) | 11.74 (53.13) | 16.20 (61.16) | 18.11 (64.60) | 17.92 (64.26) | 14.27 (57.69) | 10.83 (51.49) | 7.74 (45.93) | 5.22 (41.40) | 10.78 (51.40) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73.75 (2.90) | 75.60 (2.98) | 72.12 (2.84) | 45.96 (1.81) | 26.72 (1.05) | 15.67 (0.62) | 14.91 (0.59) | 16.89 (0.66) | 22.86 (0.90) | 78.19 (3.08) | 99.31 (3.91) | 91.43 (3.60) | 633.41 (24.94) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 113.90 | 126.73 | 159.62 | 204.24 | 268.58 | 320.09 | 327.86 | 309.56 | 257.07 | 190.52 | 117.01 | 94.18 | 2,529.2 |
| Source: Hellenic National Meteorological Service ||||||||||||||

## Notable people

* Panagiotis Verdes, inventor of 6x6x6, 7x7x7, 8x8x8, 9x9x9 Twisty Puzzles
* Irene Papas (1929–2022), actress and singer
* Manousos Manousakis (born 1950), writer, director
* 1000mods, stoner rock band

## Historical population

| Year | Population |
| - | - |
| 1981 | 1,704 |
| 1991 | 1,718 |
| 2001 | 1,750 |
| 2011 | 1,699 |

## Archaeological findings

Near the village of Chiliomodi in 2018, archaeologists led by Elena Korka discovered “proof of the existence of the ancient city” of Tenea which is assumed to be founded by prisoners of the mythic Trojan War. Stone, clay and marble floors, about 200 rare coins, seven burials with vases and jewelry dating to the Roman era and Hellenistic period were revealed during the excavation. According to Elena Korka, Tenea's cutting coins was the indicator of its complete independence.

