Sunset

In Greek mythology Hesperides were are nymphs of the evening or the golden light at sunset.  They were called also Atlandides because they were daughters of the titan Atlas.  According to legend the Maidens of the West were tending of the Tree that Dance of the Hesperides around the Golden Tree that was bearing Golden apples.  Hesperides took great pleasure by dancing and singing sweet songs around the tree, (Canvas by Eduard Carvet, 1799-1883)

A happy cow enjoying the green grass of Ireland at sunset (photo by Enya Woods)

View of downtown Columbus, Ohio at sunset after a summer storm (photo by George Spigos)

Chicago also known as windy city or city by the lake at sunset from Adler Planetarium

View of Manhattan skyline and Brooklyn bridge.

Tourists flock at Cape Sounion to visit Poseidon's Temple and to enjoy the sunset at Saronic Gulf. 

Super moon over Poseidon's Temple.  If you can visit the site tomorrow October 2nd you will enjoy the rising beautiful moon between the columns of the Temple that was erected at 440 BC. (photo by T. Matsopoulos) 

Last Sail in 2018

My brother Nikos, steering Okyrhoe, to her winter berth.  They are near Patroclus islet and not far from cape Sounion.

Closing towards cape Sounion with a storm looming in the east. 

The sun lights a rock of the precipice at Sounion at sunset. Cape Sounion is surrounded on three sides by the sea and is where king Aegeas waited for his son Theseus return from Crete. 

Cape Sounion which the Venetians called Capo Colonne is noted for its temple of Poseidon, one of the major monuments of the Golden Age of Greece. 

Cape Sounion is close to the city of Lavrio, which in antiquity was called Thorikon.  It was known for its silver mines the proceeds from which supported the rise of Athens to the most important city in Classical Greece.

Top Three

Five years have passed since I started my blog.  During this time I have uploaded 164 stories.  The three most popular posts are:

Poseidon Temple and the Aegean Sea

http://dgscrosscountrychronicles.blogspot.com/2014/04/poseidons-temple-and-aegean-sea.html

  

Porto Rafti

http://dgscrosscountrychronicles.blogspot.com/2014/03/porto-rafti.html

  

The Goddess, the Queen, and the Plant

http://dgscrosscountrychronicles.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-goddess-queen-and-plant.html

Most of the visitors were from the United States followed by Greece, Russia, France, Germany, Ireland, Canada, Ukraine, United Kingdom and Malaysia in that order.

The picture is from Poseidon’s Temple in Sounion.    It is a place you can enjoy the expanse of the Aegean Sea and the blue of the sky that inspire people when there, so here are some thoughts first in Greek and followed by its translation

Σουνιο, Βραυρώνα, Ναξος, Κρυφο Μανδρακι
Είμαστε πλασμένοι γι'αυτες τις μικρές τις χώρες
Και οι αρχαίοι ναοί που η μουσική τους αντηχεί στο πέλαγος
Αυτος ειναι ο ύμνος της αγάπης μας μεσα στην απεραντοσύνη του γαλάζιου

Sounion, Vravron and Secret Mandrakion

we were born and attached to these places

their Ancient Temples and hymns that

resonate in the sacred Aegean

 and echo

our love's story in the immense expanse

of the blue sky and sea.

On this first day of 2018, I wish you all, your families and friends a Happy New Year.

Top Three Posts

Three years have passed since I started my blog.  During this time I have uploaded 153 posts.  The three most popular posts in order of visitation are:

Poseidon Temple and the Aegean Sea

http://dgscrosscountrychronicles.blogspot.com/2014/04/poseidons-temple-and-aegean-sea.html

Porto Rafti

http://dgscrosscountrychronicles.blogspot.com/2014/03/porto-rafti.html

Ohio State Graduation Day

http://dgscrosscountrychronicles.blogspot.com/2014/05/ohio-state-university-graduation-day.html

Most of the visitors were from the United States followed by Greece, Russia, France, Germany, Canada, Ukraine, Ireland, Malaysia and the United Kingdom in that order.

As you have noticed in the picture above it is winter in Greece.  During the next few months I will continue posting on the 1st of each month only as my travels during the winter season will be limited.

One the first day of 2017 I wish you all, your families and friends a Happy New Year.