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The name "Sochi" comes from the Latin form of this word, which was the name of the Black Sea inhabitant's during the reign of the Byzantine Empire.

Sagueedy. Procopius of Caesurae made note of the natives and was resonsible for giving the place its Latin name.

According to Greek mythology, The Fischt Mountain which protects Sochi was the location for which event?

Where Prometheus was chained and tortured.. The Greeks are also known to have founded a colony and the town of Dioscuria near Sukhumi (south of Sochi, in Georgia).

The territory of Sochi became part of Russia at the end of the which war?

Caucasian War. Sochi was almost immediately set-aside as a resort area by the Russians. It’s fate was decided when salurious sulphuretted hydrogen springs were discovered throughout the area.

Which of these WON'T you find in Sochi today?

Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts is in Moscow. But you will find a new paintball park in Sochi.

Which of these is NOT located on the same latitude as Sochi?

Sicily. Hard to believe Toronto is in that same group. Considered the northernmost subtropics in the world, Sochi is just north of the border with Georgia.

Almost 80% of Sochi is a national park. Name the park.

Caucasian State Biosphere Reserve.. You may have noticed that the term "Caucasian" which is used to describe the white race, actually comes from a small portion of that race … the inhabitants of the Caucasus. The park wasn't named after Stalin but it might've been fitting since he turned Sochi into a "workers' paradise" in the 1940s and '50s.

Many expert mythologists believe that Akhshtyrskaya Cave in Sochi was the scene of what event?

Odysseus met the one-eyed Cyclops. Being mythology, this is impossible to prove. But almost all Greek mythology experts believe the story is definitely describing the Black Sea coast.

According to Aristotle, the first tribes known to live in what is now Sochi, were in the habit of what?

eating travelers from Greece. According to Aristotle's "Achaeans and Heniokhs". Perhaps this inhospitable practice gave the Black Sea its ancient name of "Pontos Axeinos" which means "Ungracious Sea."

In Sochi, what is the "Kavkaz Riviera"?

hotel complex. The first hotel complex, Kavkaz Riviera, was opened in 1909.

In Sochi, Matsesta Spa is a palatial, old sulfur spa. What does "Matsesta" mean?

fire water. The spas were once filled with workers from all over the USSR … some sent on free vacations. Now you're most likely to see them filled with "New Russians" and the wealthy.