Dorian – place name Dorinda – gift of god, beautiful one Doris – a dorian woman, of the sea Dorota – God’s gift Dorothy – a gift of god Dreama – joyous music Drew – sturdy, vision Drucilla – Dewey Eyes Dymas – father of hecate Dyna – powerful Dysis – sunset Ebony – dar...
"[The goddess Harmonia laments her love for a mortal man :] ‘I will proclaim how Orion loved Erigeneia [Eos the Dawn], and I will recall the match of Kephalos (Cephalus); if I go to the misty sunset, my comfort is Selene herself who felt the same for Endymion upon Latmos (Latmus...
For the MYTH of the origin of the sunset see : Hesperides & the Bridal Apples of Hera (below)HESPERIDES HERALDS OF THE BRIDAL NIGHTHesperid Nymph and Hesperian Dragon, Campanian red-figure amphora C5th B.C., British Museum The Hesperides, as goddesses of evening, were also the heralds ...
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As a photographer, catching a sunset is easy. It’s the task of getting up for sunrise that requires work and dedication. So it was easy on the last night the group would be together. We grabbed a few bottles of Santorini’s finest Asyrtiko wine and found a terrace to watch the fina...
It seemed to be a good year for pomegranates. The wind can really get up in the Fall… but it only makes the place more beautiful. Of course, we went to Mani. Ag. Kyprianos at moonrise. Antares hotel, in the traditional settlement of Omales, at sunset. ...
Idyllic sunset over the famous Mamma Mia rock and chapel in Skopelos island Ferries to the North Aegean Islands in 2025 Lesbos,Chios, andSamosare among thelargest islands in the Aegean Sea, with many permanent residents and loyal visitors. These islands are lively all year round, so ferry tick...
Here's what we will be watching: The sunset over the caldera. The sun is going down just north of the tip of Thirasia, a smaller island forming part of the fragmented original outer shoreline. That opening to the right of the sun is the main entrance for ferries coming from the north...
Deriving its name from the ancient Greek word for beauty, this ‘resort wear collection’ draws its creativity from the colours, light and history of Greece. Highlights include flowing beach dresses and kaftans, as well as shirts, cover-ups and shorts made from natural fibres (mainly linen, co...
Soon, we found out it was one of the workers of the canal who had done this, back in the days of its construction. He wanted to carve his own name for posterity, but he wasn’t anywhere near as humble as all the others who had done the same. We saw many names carved in the ca...