Thursday, June 15, 2006

DELPHI - JUNE 1976

THE CENTER OF THE WORLD KNOWN: THE PLACE WHERE HEAVEN AND EARTH MET, AND WHERE MAN WAS CLOSEST TO GODS!

Legend tells that Delphi was the point where two eagles, which had been released by Zeus at different ends of the world, had met again after their flights across the skies. Zeus threw the Sacred Stone at this exact point, and Delphi became known as the centre of the world!


"Under the protection of Apollo, on a magnificent valley, full of olive and cyprus trees"


"The Athenian Treasury, 510 BC"


"The Theatre - Under Mount Parnassos, where Apollo made his shrine"


"Time for Tragedy or Comedy, whichever you prefer"


"The Theatre - Jonian Column"


"The Theatre - On the steps of Sarah Bernhardt..."


"The Theatre and the Stadium - as close as nowadays"


"Paying tribute to Dyonisios, with Gilberto and his wife. Would the new Pythia from a modern Oracle find where they could be..."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Nobody comments on these nice pics?

Anonymous said...

Does a comment that says "Nobody comments...?" count as a comment?
AH! AH!
I have no words when I see all these beautiful pictures again!
You know: I am (I was?) that girl that is pictured in a great part of the pics! What can I say? Let's revisit the places and take newones? Or even let's go to other places and take more pictures? Is this an acceptable comment?