2018-07-15

【You may forget but】

Sappho (c. 630 — c. 570 BCE)

                You may forget but

                let me tell you

                this: someone in

                some fu

2018-07-15

【Ode on a Grecian Urn】

〖UK〗John Keats (1795—1821)

       Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness,

           Thou foster-child of Silence and slow Time,

       Sylvan historian, who canst thus express

           A flowery tale more sweetly than our rhyme:

       What leaf-fring'd legend haunts about thy shape

           Of deities o

2018-07-15

【Aiden in English】

        Olympia, Greece. A grand, majestic name as a center for the worship of Zeus in the 10^th Century B.C. Right next to Athens and Pompeii, its appearance only grants half the fame. The legends, the history, and the stuff hiding behind the name give substance. It's also why everyone on board seems to be taking a tour of Ancient Olympia along the River Kladeos in the Peloponnese.

        So, what

2015-06-20

【Tonight I've Watched】

(Greek) Sappho (c. 630 – c. 570 BCE)

                Tonight I've watched

                the moon and then

                the Pleiades

              &

2015-06-17

【Cyprian, in My Dream】

Sappho (c. 630 – c. 570 BCE)

                Cyprian, in my dream

                the folds of a purple

                kerchief shadowed

               &n

2015-06-17

【Words】

Sappho (c. 630 – c. 570 BCE)

                Although they are

                only breath, words

                which I command

                are immortal

—— &#

2015-06-29

【Aiden in English】

        The city of Nessebar in Bulgaria is a life-size maze of cobble streets and a Byzantine neighborhood. I believed that it was one of a kind. However, when I arrived in the Cycladic Mykonos of Greece, my original theory was proven far from correct. 

        Like Nessebar, Mykonos had a tiny island built like a labyrinth for the same reason. Piracy was common when the Island was establishe

2015-06-29

【Aiden in English】

        Honestly, I don't know much about Apollo and the goddess Artemis. Sure, they're one of the 12 Olympians in Greek Mythology. Well, as for the details, let's say I learned a lot on the island of Delos in Greece.

        Delos is an island 7.0 kilometers/4.3 miles long and 2.5 kilometers/1.6 miles wide. Like the town of Mykonos, everything had to be white since the heat w

2015-06-22

【Aiden in English】

        The geography of a place is always the deciding factor that history revolves around. There wouldn't be an Egyptian civilization without the Nile River. Without the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, there would be no Mesopotamia, including Turkey. And there wouldn't be Greece without the mountains.

        Yesterday, we experienced the Meteora's monasteries built on roc

2015-06-22

【Aiden in English】

        People know Shakespeare and his poems. Although the language is a bit… quirky, to say the least, people adore him. People also adore Greek history, so they should love Homer. 

        Homer was a great teacher and a famous poet of the ancient epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey. These two epics are composed of long poems that tell a story or, in this case, multiple historical st

2015-06-22

【Aiden in English】

        When something turns old, it is usually taken as a bad sign. But sometimes, being old and crippled can mean a resurrection, a boast of good revival. The medieval village of Pyrgi was set up as the best example. It was built in its present form of heavy gates and narrow but winding streets in the 13^th century. As the oldest village in Khios, the aromatic lentisk trees flourish on Khios and produce the “tears of Kh

2015-06-22

【Aiden in English】

        The island of Khios is part of a vast ancient empire that dates back to 7,000 B.C. So, it's safe to say that not all villages have survived, but the few that still stand appear to have been built after that year. 

        The semi-fortified medieval village of Anavatos becomes the oldest and quaintest ruin in Khios. It's sadly affected by the Turks' slaughter and

2015-06-21

【Aiden in English】

        Imagine having a house up in the mountains that seems to hover in the air. Wow, imagine living in it. Imagine surviving without the internet, roads, or cars, and reaching any other civilization meant walking straight down. 

        That came around about 400 years ago. Nowadays, roads allow tour buses to reach Meteora in Greece. Its spectacular landscape has been derived from

2015-06-20

【Aiden in English】

        Mount Olympus is the place of the Greek gods—twelve, to be exact. They are the Twelve Olympians, rulers in each aspect. Everything revolved around these gods, the Earth, and beyond.

        Zeus, the king of everything, rules with his specialty as the god of the skies. In Athens, Zeus is a celebrated god since he's the king. Zeus was the son of Kronos, a Titan. The story goes

2015-06-19

【Aiden in English】

        It's hilarious how some things can start again after being destroyed. At times, it becomes impossible to exist anymore. What goes around comes around, and the return can be excellent.

        In 1650 B.C., a massive earthquake struck Santorini in Greece. The island would never be the same. This most beguiling island of the Cyclades was sitting on two clashing continental plate

2015-06-17

【Aiden in English】

        Today, I visited Rhodes, Greece's most easterly island in the Aegean Sea. You shouldn't be confused with Rhode Island on the east coast of the USA or a "road," as in the strip of land cars travel on. They are entirely different. How much? Well, you'll know it after reading this. This sunny Aegean gem was once the site of the Colossus of Rhodes, created to honor the sun god Helios, a statue at leas

2015-06-16

【Aiden in English】

        And I thought the lemons were taking over the world. Witnessing the activity on Crete in the Aegean Sea of Greece, the olive headquarters of the operations, I knew a contest was quickly approaching for those two plants. Crete is the most southerly point in Europe and is filled with lush olives, and I think they might have a shot at beating the lemons to a common goal: world domination.