Ancient Greeks used to worship places with exceptional natural beauty. They were making myths about rivers, lakes, mountains, natural phenomena etc. One such place still carrying its ancient beauty is Mt. Pelion of central Greece. Its woods were inhabited by the
Centaurs, half men and half horses, the beautiful
Nymphs were dancing by the streams and waters, and the
Satyrs were chasing them all the time. From here, the
Argonauts started their long trip to bring the
Golden Fleece home. And the myths never end. And the old beauty, magic and mystery of the place remains.
Last weekend I made a quick trip there with friends, to do some things at the house they keep there. I took the opportunity to take a few photographs for you while I was there. Unfortunately only on the first afternoon was not raining and had the chance to take some decent photographs. And I took most, from the back seat of the car as we were climbing up. Even then, the low clouds did not allow me to take more photographs of the beautiful mountain. The mountain is covered by olive trees at lower levels, and higher they give way to other vegetation, like woods, apple and pears yards, chestnut trees, and shrubs.
Το περασμένο Σαββατοκύριακο είχα την ευκαιρία μαζυ με φιλους να επισκεφτώ το Πήλιο. Το όμορφο, γεμάτο από την Ελληνικη Μυθολογία βουνό. Εκεί που ζούσαν οι
Κένταυροι, οι
νύμφες και οι
Σάτυροι. Το μέρος από όπου ξεκίνησε η
Αργοναυτική εκστρατεία, για να φέρουν στην Ελλάδα το
Χρυσόμαλλο Δέρας. Ο καιρός όμως μου τά χάλασε λιγάκι, και δεν μπόρεσα να τραβήξω τις φωτογραφίες που ήθελα παρά μόνο το πρώτο απόγευμα και όταν ανεβαίναμε στο βουνό, από το πίσω κάθισμα του αυτοκινήτου.
P.S. It is worth to check the above links to read about all those myths from ancient Greece.
Υ.Γ. Αξίζει το κόπο να ρίξετε μια ματιά στους παραπάνω συνδέσμους για να διαβάζετε λίγο περισσότερα από τους αρχαίους μύθους.
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Satellite view of Mt. Pelion |
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Cirron, A Centaur, carrying young Achilles on his back. |
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Statue of a Centaur |
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Centauromachy |
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The Water Nymph by Herbert James Draper |
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A Satyr |
13 comments:
beautiful post! well presentated! regards
The pictures of the scenery are lovely, although taken from a moving car. Your text is also very interesting. Have a good Sunday!
Μπορεις να μην αλλαξης την φωτο με τον ιβισκο!?
Καλημέρα
I love a lot mythology, and this post is very special!That centaur sculpture is magnificent! :)
Have a nice Sunday
Léia
A piece of history with wonderful pictures!
Have a great Sunday Costas :)
Πολυ ομορφα Κωστη.Σε παρακολουθω παντα και βρισκω τις φωτογραφιες σου υπεροχες.
I read a lot of mythology and it often came to my thoughts when roving at the time.Nice post, the mountain almost appears as a minature Italy from the 1st shot.
I love Greek mythology, Costas. It's nice to see pictures of where the stories were set. My favorite myth? Amor and Psyche, of course! :)
Πολύ καλό το οδοιπορικό σου Κωστή.
Εγώ βλέπω όμως ότι όσο άσχημες κι΄αν ήταν οι συνθήκες για φωτογράφηση εσύ την έκανες όμορφη με τον δικό σου τρόπο!
Νάσαι καλά!
Marvelous post and photos -- even if some of them were taken from the car!! And I always enjoy the history/mythology that you share with us! It makes the photos all the more beautiful and interesting! Hope you have a wonderful week, Costas! And do take lots of pictures to share with us!!
Sylvia
What a beautiful country you live in!!!
Very nice!
There must be a million little villages for you to photograph!
Αυτη η αναρτηση αποθηκευεται, για να την διαβασω με την ησυχια μου και με καθαρό μυαλό!
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