Myths and Legends

Claude Debussy (1862-1918). Claude Debussy's 'Island of Joy," (originally 'L'embarquement pour Cythere -after Watteau) was composed for piano 1904

Gaia Gaia (Lat. terra: "The earth") was the first being, who appeared out of the chaos. In the theory of Hesiod, Gaia was the first being, who appeared out of the chaos together with Tartaros (underworld), Nyx (night),...

Particularly for APHRODITE http://web.uvic.ca/grs/bowman/myth/gods/aphrodite_t.html Aphrodite governs desire and sexuality. She is also known as Cytherea, Cypris, and Venus (Roman). She is often pictured with a sceptre o...

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Although I have never fully understood why; this is my favourite picture of the Kytherian goddess Aphrodite. It depicts the moment of her birth, after the genitals of Ouranos have fallen into the sea. See the "Birth of...

Venus with Visible and Radar Illumination Target Name: Venus Spacecraft: Mariner 10, Magellan Produced by: Calvin J. Hamilton Copyright: © 2000 Calvin J. Hamilton Date Released: 16 November 2000 Venus, the jewel of the...

Gula Mons and Crater Cunitz Target Name: Venus Spacecraft: Magellan Produced by: NASA/JPL Copyright: NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference: P38720 Venus, the PLANET, was named after the Romanised version of Kythera...

Venus, the PLANET, was named after the Romanised version of Kythera's goddess - Aphrodite. I regard Venus as Kythera's planet. It is fitting that the occurence of the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun, [Jun 8,...

Venus, the PLANET, was named after the Romanised version of Kythera's goddess - Aphrodite. I regard Venus as Kythera's planet. It is fitting that the occurence of the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun, has foc...

Venus, the PLANET, was named after the Romanised version of Kythera's goddess - Aphrodite. I regard Venus as Kythera's planet. It is fitting that the occurence of the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun, [Jun 8,...

Venus, the PLANET, was named after the Romanised version of Kythera's goddess - Aphrodite. I regard Venus as Kythera's planet. It is fitting that the occurence of the Transit of Venus across the face of the Sun, [Jun 8,...

Venus, the PLANET, was named after the Romanised version of Kythera's goddess - Aphrodite. I regard Venus as Kythera's planet. It is fitting that the occurence of the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun, has foc...

"Its a pretty big turnout for a dot..." Venus, the PLANET, was named after the Romanised version of Kythera's goddess - Aphrodite. I regard Venus as Kythera's planet. It is fitting that the occurence of the transit of V...

Venus, the PLANET, was named after the Romanised version of Kythera's goddess - Aphrodite. I regard Venus as Kythera's planet. It is fitting that the occurence of the Transit of Venus across the face of the Sun, (Jun 8,...

Detail of a Greek red-figure stamnos: the cow Io, Hermes, and Argus. Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum. Photo: Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY. The name Ionian dates back at least to the 6th century BC, but confusingly ha...

Odysseus derives from Kythera's island neighbour in the eptanissia - Ithica. Odysseus journey kept him from his wife and family. He is considered "cursed" - destined to constantly wander the earth. In Book Nine of Homer'...

In Western culture Kythera is connected to a literary archive of idealised representations of the feminine, exotic, beautiful and desirable. This connection finds its origin in ancient Greek mythology, where Kythera is t...

In Western culture Kythera is connected to a literary archive of idealised representations of the feminine, exotic, beautiful and desirable. This connection finds its origin in ancient Greek mythology, where Kythera is t...

In Western culture Kythera is connected to a literary archive of idealised representations of the feminine, exotic, beautiful and desirable. This connection finds its origin in ancient Greek mythology, where Kythera is t...

Not far from Drymonas is a private church called Agios Kosmas, which was formally the site of a monastery about which little is known. Local people believe that in 1820 the clergy of this monastery decided to build a new...