#peloponnese greece

[travelbinge]

By Giannistsou.1

Messinia,  Peloponnese, Greece

#curators on tumblr #greece #europe #travel #landscape #nature #blue #sea #ocean #beach #Messinia #Voidokilia Beach #Peloponnese #southeastern europe #giannistsou 1

[gemsofgreece]

Monemvasiá at Peloponnese, Greece. Valantis M. Photography

#greece #europe #travel #drone photography #bird´s eye view #townscape #town #places #seascape #sea #architecture #monemvasia #peloponnisos #laconia #peloponnese #mainland

[thegoatsongs]

On 13 July passed Cape Matapan. Crew dissatisfied about something. Seemed scared, but would not speak out.

On July 13th, the crew of the Demeter gets their very first dark premonition while passing Cape Matapan. The next day the first incident among them happens, followed by the first disappearance.

Cape Matapan, aka Cape Tainaron, is the southernmost place in continental Greece, and gateway to Hades.

There was a sanctuary of Poseidon there (ancient captains sailing past the Cape would stop to ask for a smooth sail), and a Nekromanteion (death oracle) or a Psychopompeion, because the Cape was a threshold to the Underworld.

Greek sailors have been traditionally using the phrase "Stay forty miles away [meaning as far as possible] from Cape Matapan" ("Από τον Κάβο Ματαπά σαράντα μίλια μακρυά"), likely due to it once being a pirate hideout, as it's associated with bad luck.

#not to be confused with the gate to hades and death oracle in westernmost of continental greece by the acheron river #also while poseidon was the god of the sea he was very much associated with the underworld too especially in pre homeric times #dracula daily #historical context #dracula #the demeter #greece #peloponnese #the captain of the demeter #re: dracula

[wgm-beautiful-world]

M Y S T R A S

#mystras #mistras #taygetos mountain #montaña #lakonia #laconia #peloponnese #greece #grecia #europe #europa

[sgiandubh]

By Zeus, they are stupid!

Back to our favorite mythomaniac, now suddenly proclaimed an expert on all things Greek/Olympic.

I had to howl. I mean, it's mandatory, at this point:

Calling all stations: there is NO Mount Olympia in Greece, you lost soul who thinks she's clever.

You should never have touched a sacred topic on this page: the Peloponnese. And you have finally managed to anger me. Seriously so: pursue at your own risk.

Archaia (that is 'Ancient' for you, Sinister Stupid Savant) Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, is one of my favorite places on Earth. It is situated in the North-West of the Peloponnese Peninsula, in the region of Ilia, beyond Corinth. That is Southern Greece for you, self-appointed Derailed Encyclopedia.

Mount Olympus, the cradle of the entire Greek Pantheon (that's all the Greek Gods, for you, Pretentious Idiot) is situated near the town of Litochoro, in Eastern Macedonia (as that guy, Alexander, you might have heard of him), in the region of Pieria. That is Northern Greece, for you, Arrogant Liar.

Distance between the two is very clear on a map:

557 kilometers, which means 347 miles. It would take me more than six hours to drive Zorba the Car from point A to point B and it took people like the ancient Olympic (not Olympian, you Faceless Pretentious Nobody) athletes probably more than one week.

Doubling the religious dimension of the athletic events, Archaia Olympia always functioned as Ancient Greece's UNGA (United Nations General Assembly, you Parochial Twat), with envoys from all the Greek city-states and overseas congregating there for the Games, but also (more often than not) to negotiate trade and/or peace agreements (Olympic truce, anyone?). This is perhaps why, unlike Nemea's stadium light cheerfulness, there's still a palpable sense of solemnity, today, in Olympia.

This cat, photographed by me in July 2022, in front of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia (I have already written about it in here: https://www.tumblr.com/sgiandubh/724219876757176320/a-stupid-shippers-guide-to-the-peloponnese-part) doesn't seem to give a damn about all of this, though:

Your credibility was already subzero, madam. I will soon be done with you, finally debunking your uninformed lies about S's copyright EUIPO trial. Even when you do not spew your gratuitous hatred, your overinflated ego and your foolishness betray the Aggressive Fraud that you are.

God, you're brainless. And your denseness is absolutely insulting, at this point. And to think there are people actually believing all the crap that you send into this world!

PS: torch is lit ahead of EACH and EVERY Olympic Games (Summer AND Winter), you Unspeakable Imbecile:

[Source: USA Today https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2013/09/29/olympic-flame-relay-sochi-games/2890815/]

#fandom #shitshow #Peloponnese #Greece

[beatricecenci]

Joseph-Désiré Court (French, 1797-1865)

La Mort d’Hippolyte

#Joseph-Désiré Court #French Art #Art #Argolis #Peloponnese #Greece #Mediterranean

[travelella]

Mycenae (Archaeological Site), Mykines, Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece

Victor Malyushev

#Mycenae #Mykines #Argolis #Peloponnese #Greece #Europe

[thelostdreamsthings]

Peloponnese, Greece

#peloponnese #greece

[wankelmuth]

Greece, 2023

Photo: Roland Helbig

#greece #peloponnese #travel #landscape #black and white photography #original photographers #photographers on tumblr #nikon z6

[conformi]

Ancient Theatre, Epidaurus, Greece, 4th century BC VS Giorgio Morandi, Shell and other objects, 1948

#giorgio morandi #italian art #modern art #Etchings #etching #still life #epidaurus #greece #ancient greece #archaeology #greek archaeology #pausanias #Peloponnese #Argolis #asclepius #unesco #world heritage site #landscape architecture #world heritage #architeture #polykleitos the younger

[christinakroft]

The arch

#greece #photography #archaeological site #landscapephotograpy #peloponnese #Catholicabbeyingreece #hiking #Zarakas #medieval #Abbey #black and white

[gemsofgreece]

Nafplio, Greece by boucherphotosudio on Instagram.

#greece #europe #travel #wanderlust #townscape #seascape #sea #town #stairway #landscape #sunbeam #clouds #nafplio #argolis #peloponnisos #argolida #peloponnese #mainland #large

[aretis]

📍 Πόρτο Χέλι , Αργολίδα

Porto Xeli,Argolida. Peloponnes

📸@katerinakatopis

#lifestyle #myuploads #aesthetic #greece #peloponnese #Porto xeli

[lokkie83]

During a very cold windy Sunday, we went to explore Nemea, whose name might be familiar because of the lion and Hercules and so.

But Dim told me the story of this archaeological site and it was very interesting. There was this american guy, Stephen Miller, that back in the 70s asked to the greek government permission to excavate in Nemea, because he knew what he was going to find: The stadium, the Zeus temple, and some more. And he did! All with his money and donors money, Greece didn't have to pay for any of these. The guy spent decades in there, unearthing, restoring and finally opening both the site and the museum. He even managed to bring back the Nemean games (similar to the ancient olympic games) and now they're celebrated every 4 years, anyone can attend!

So, bless Mr. Miller, because this site was amazing and actually this was one of the few places where they actually let you step into the ruins and the temple itself :)

#nemea #ancient nemea #ruins #archaeology #nemean games #stadium #temple of zeus #stephen miller #greece #peloponnese

[beatricecenci]

Artemisia Gentileschi (Italian, 1593-1653)

Medea

#Baroque #Artemisia Gentileschi #Italian Art #Art #Female Artists #Corinth #Corinthia #Peloponnese #Greece #Mediterranean

[chromet]

Kardamyli, Greece (June 2023)

#kardamyli #greece #tavern #restaurant #greek see #peloponnese #tourism #landscapes