Ο Προφήτης Ηλίας είναι ένας από τους αγαπημένους της Ορθοδοξίας και με το όνομά του έχουν συνδεθεί πολλές παραδόσεις. Ποιος είναι όμως ο Προφήτης Ηλίας και ποια παράδοση τον συνδέει με εκκλησίες που βρίσκονται σε υψόμετρο;

Ο Ηλίας ο Θεσβίτης ήταν ένας εξέχων Ισραηλίτης προφήτης του Θεού. Ήταν γιος του Σωβάκ και καταγόταν από ένα χωριό της ευρύτερης περιοχής της Γαλαάδ που πιθανόν ονομαζόταν Θέσβη. Κατοικούσε στη γη Γαλαάδ και έδρασε στα χρόνια του βασιλιά Αχαάβ, κατά τον 9ο-10ο αιώνα ΠΚΧ. Το όνομα Ηλίας αποτελεί ελληνική μεταφορά του αντίστοιχου εβραϊκού ονόματος Ελιγιαχού το οποίο σημαίνει «Ο Θεός μου είναι ο Ιεχωβά» ή «Ο Ιεχωβά Είναι Θεός». Αναφορές στον Ηλία περιέχονται και στο Κοράνιο. Υπήρξε εξαιρετικά δραστήριος, δυναμικός και θαρραλέος προφήτης, ενεργώντας ως αντιπρόσωπος του Θεού.
Σε πολλές περιοχές, ιδιαίτερα στη Θράκη και τη Μακεδονία, ο προφήτης Ηλίας θεωρούνταν κύριος της βροχής, των βροντών και των κεραυνών. Αυτό εξηγείται από τα γεγονότα που εξιστορούνται στην Παλαιά Διαθήκη για την ξηρασία που επέβαλε ο Ηλίας και το μετά τριετία άνοιγμα του ουρανού για να ξαναπέσει βροχή. Οι χωρικοί μάλιστα της Βόρειας Θράκης, πού ήρθαν στην Ελλάδα το 1923 και εγκαταστάθηκαν κυρίως στη Μακεδονία, πρόσφεραν στον άγιο «κουρμπάνι». Ο κίνδυνος από την κάψα του ηλίου, αλλά και από την καλοκαιρινή νεροποντή, συνδέθηκε με τον προφήτη Ηλία.
Στις κορυφές των βουνών, όπου βρίσκονται πάντα τα εκκλησάκια του, ο προφήτης Ηλίας αντικατέστησε το Δία των αρχαίων μας προγόνων, το Δία τον νεφεληγερέτη, τον κύριο του ηλίου, αλλά και της αστραπής, της βροντής και των ανέμων, μ’ ένα λόγο, το ρυθμιστή των καιρικών συνθηκών.

Υπάρχει, βέβαια, μία ακόμη θεωρία σύμφωνα πάντοτε με την λαϊκή παράδοση, ότι ο Αϊ-Λιας ήταν ναύτης που η θάλασσα προσπάθησε πολλές φορές να τον πνίξει και όταν βαρέθηκε τα ταξίδια, αποφάσισε να βρει ένα μέρος που να μην ξέρουν τι είναι θάλασσα και καράβι. Έτσι, λοιπόν σύμφωνα με την παράδοση, πήρε ένα κουπί στον ώμο και τράβηξε για τη στεριά και όποιον συναντούσε τον ρωτούσε τι είναι αυτό που κρατάει στα χέρια του και όσο του απαντούσαν «κουπί», τραβούσε ψηλότερα. Όταν κάποτε έφτασε σε ένα ψηλό βουνό συνάντησε έναν τσοπάνη και τον ρώτησε τι ήταν αυτό που βαστούσε. Ο τσοπάνης το κοίταξε καλά καλά και ύστερα του είπε «ξύλο είναι». Ο Αϊ-Λιας γέλασε ικανοποιημένος και έμεινε από τότε κοντά στους ανθρώπους των βουνών και όπως αναφέρει η παράδοση «Στένει ολόρθο το κουπί, χτίζει μια καλύβα και αποφασίζει να μείνει εκεί όλη του τη ζωή. Για τούτο τον Άγιο Ηλία τον βάνουν πάντα στα ψηλώματα».
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