Euro Photo Club

Sparrow

Kevrekidis — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:10:32 -0700

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Description: Sparrow

Industrial Affection II

Kevrekidis — Sun, 09 May 2010 14:22:13 -0700

by: Kevrekidis

Description: Dedicated to my wife for Mother’s Day. More images at: http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ © 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

Venetian Tower

Kevrekidis — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:17:16 -0700

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Description: Evia, Greece. A Venetian Era tower at the village of Koutoumoulas, between Aliveri and Dystos. After the Latin conquest of Constantinople in 1204 AD, Evia (Euboea) was held by three Veronese barons, except the ports, which fell to the Venetians. After numerous wars with the Frankish princes the Venetians gained control of the whole island, calling it Negroponte. It became an important Venetian stronghold in the eastern Mediterranean, but in 1470 fell into the hands of the Turks. It was finally united with Greece in 1830 at the conclusion of the Greek War of Independence. More images at: http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ © 2010 Jordan Kevrekidis

Athens Photo Festival 2009

Kevrekidis — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:02:45 -0800

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Description: Esplanade Building, Faliron Olympic Complex – Athens, Greece. The Athens Photo Festival is a continuation of the International Photography Month in Athens, an event with a 20 year history that was the major and oldest Greek institution with large scale events focusing on the art of photography. This year’s event will include participations by over 200 artists from Greece and abroad, with exhibitions in over 30 exhibition spaces throughout the city of Athens. Κτίριο Πεζογέφυρας Εσπλανάδα, Ολυμπιακός Πόλος Φαλήρου. Η διοργάνωση του Athens Photo Festival είναι η συνέχεια του Διεθνούς Μήνα Φωτογραφίας στην Αθήνα και συγκαταλέγεται ως ένα από τα σημαντικότερα και ταυτόχρονα είναι ένα από τα πέντε παλαιότερα φωτογραφικά φεστιβάλ στον κόσμο. Το πρόγραμμα της φετινής διοργάνωσης καλύπτει ένα ευρύ φάσμα δράσεων με κριτήριο την ποιότητα και την ποικιλομορφία που περιλαμβάνει ένα σύνολο 34 ατομικών και ομαδικών εκθέσεων και 17 video installation projects, με τη συμμετοχή 280 καλλιτεχνών από την Ελλάδα και τη διεθνή φωτογραφική σκηνή, Photo Folio Review, ημερίδες φωτογραφίας, εκπαιδευτικά προγράμματα, διαλέξεις, διαγωνισμούς και άλλες παράλληλες δράσεις. © 2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

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Berry Flower

Kevrekidis — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:13:14 -0700

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Description: Berry Flower http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ © 2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

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Minotaur

Kevrekidis — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:51:21 -0700

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Description: August 2009. Ano Setta – Evia, Greece. Setta Amphitheater. The theatrical play “The Minotaur” by Matina Papageorgiou, directed by Dimitris Papakonstantinou. Photo: Actors, Giorgos Mpasiakos as Theseus and Matina Papageorgiou as Ariadne. The scenario of this play is based on the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Dionysus falls in love with Ariadne. He offers her immortality and makes her his wife. Three days after their marriage and while Dionysus is absent in Naxos, Ariadne, without the fear of death, is hurrying to meet her brother; the monstrous Minotaur. There, in the front of the gate of the Labyrinth, Ariadne will meet with Theseus who has just arrived in Crete from Athens, in order to fight and kill the beast. There will be love at first sight… The writer, Matina Papageorgiou is setting up a complicated structure of relations and conflicts, around the central erotic triangle; and all together a colourful and enchanting fairy tale. Αύγουστος 2009, Σέττα – Εύβοια. Θέατρο Άνω Σέττας - Θίασος Κασταλία. Θεατρικό έργο της Ματίνας Παπαγεωργίου «Μινώταυρος», σε σκηνοθεσία Δημήτρη Παπακωνσταντίνου. Στη μινωική Κρήτη μας μεταφέρει το τελευταίο έργο της Ματίνας Παπαγεωργίου. Ο Διόνυσος ερωτεύεται παράφορα την Αριάδνη, την κάνει γυναίκα του και της προσφέρει αθανασία. Τρεις μέρες μετά το γάμο τους και ενώ εκείνος λείπει στη Νάξο, η Αριάδνη, απαλλαγμένη πια από το φόβο του θανάτου, σπεύδει να πραγματοποιήσει μια παλιά επιθυμία της: να γνωρίσει τον αδελφό της το Μινώταυρο. Εκεί μπροστά στην πύλη του Λαβύρινθου, η εκλεκτή του Διονύσου, άτρωτη από το θάνατο, όχι όμως από τον έρωτα, θα γνωρίσει το Θησέα, που έχει μόλις καταπλεύσει από την Αθήνα για να παλέψει με το θηρίο και να ελευθερώσει την πόλη του από τον αιμάτινο φόρο. Photo: Οι ηθοποιοί, Γιώργος Μπασιάκος ως Θησέας και Ματίνα Παπαγεωργίου ως Αριάδνη. Kevrekidis Photography: http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ © 2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

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HS Stravon A-476

Kevrekidis — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:21:19 -0700

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Description: Skala Oropou – Greece. HS Stravon A-476, Hydrographic / Oceanographic vessel of the Hellenic Navy. The Hellenic Navy Hydrographic Service (HNHS), is an independent service of the Greek Navy General Staff, is responsible for hydrographic surveying and production and sale of charts. The first naval hydrographic office was created in 1905 and its first mission was the hydrographic survey of Maliakos Gulf. Its first nautical chart was issued in 1909 and in 1919 the Hellenic Navy became a founding member of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO). The hydrographic office evolved into the independent naval Hydrographic Service in 1921. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ © 2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

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Ephesus II

Kevrekidis — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:02:42 -0700

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Description: An ancient Greek inscription and the Library of Celsus in Ephesus. Ephesus lies beside Selcuk and Kusadasi in Asia Minor (Anatolia), Turkey. It was an ancient Greek city in the region known as Ionia during the Classical period. Inscription: The ancient Greek epigraph refers to “Lycurgus” and “Solon”, probably the lawmakers of Sparta and Athens. (Sorry, but my ancient Greek is poor). Architecture: The Library of Celsus dominates to the south of the Tetragonos Agora in Ephesus. It was built in the 2nd century AD to serve as a burial monument dedicated to Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, the Roman senator and proconsul of Asia. The construction was financed by his son, Tiberius (or Gaius) Julius Aquila. Its luxurious facade forms an impressive architectural complex. The style of the library, with its ornate, balanced, well-planned facade, reflects the Greek influence on Roman architecture. The building materials, brick, concrete, and mortared rubble, signify the new materials that came into use in the Roman Empire at this time. The interior of the niches was adorned with four statues representing female abstract concepts: Sofia (Wisdom), Arete (Virtue), Ennoia (Insight) and Episteme (Knowledge). They are personifications of the virtues of Celsus but also of the virtues the life of high Roman officials should have had. This type of facade with inset frames and niches for statues is similar to that found in ancient Greek theaters (the stage building behind the orchestra, or skene) and is thus characterized as "scenographic". The inside of the building, not fully restored, was a single rectangular room with a central apse framed by a large arch at the far wall. A statue of Celsus or of Athena (Greek goddess of wisdom) stood in the apse, and Celsus’ tomb lay directly below in a vaulted chamber. Along the other three sides were rectangular recesses that held cupboards and shelves for the 12,000 scrolls. History of Ephesus: Traces of habitation in the area of Ephesus date from the Neolithic period and Copper Age. According to myth, Ephesus was founded by Androklos, the son of the Athenian King Kadros (Codrus), and a mixed population from Athens, Samos and Aetolia. When they went there they found a pre-existent settlement built by Lelegians and Carians or Lydians. The Greek colonists drove the natives out of the upper city but did not harm those living around the sanctuary. They identified the goddess of the natives with Artemis and founded the first fortified position. Around 550 BC, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Temple of Artemis (Greek: Artemision) was built. Androklos was able to join the twelve cities of Ionia together into the Ionian League (Dodecapolis). Later, Greek historians such as Herodotus however reassigned the city's mythological foundation to Ephos, queen of the Amazons. The Ephesians participated in the Ionian Revolt against Persian rule in the Battle of Ephesus (498 BC), an event which instigated the Greco - Persian wars. In 479 BC, the Ionians, together with Athens and Sparta, were able to oust the Persians from Anatolia. In 478 BC, the Ionian cities entered with Athens and Sparta the Delian League against the Persians. During the Peloponnesian War, Ephesus was first allied to Athens but sided in a later phase, called the Decelean War, or the Ionian War with Sparta. As a result, the rule over the kingdoms of Anatolia was ceded again to Persia. In 336 BC, when Parmenion campaigned to Asia Minor, Ephesus was convulsed by a pro - Macedonian democratic revolt that overthrew the pro - Persian oligarchy. When Alexander the Great defeated the Persian forces at the Battle of Granicus in 334 BC, the Greek cities of Asia Minor were liberated. Alexander was greeted warmly in Ephesus when he entered it in triumph. After Alexander died Ephesus came under his general Perdiccas and other successors such as Antigonus, Demetrius, and Ptolemy XII (Hellenistic period). Later, Ephesus became subject of the Roman Republic. Ephesus played an important role in the events in the province during Mithradatic War I (90-86 BC). The invasion of the king of Pontus Mithradates VI to the province of Asia fired unprecedented enthusiasm accompanied by the hatred against the Romans. The Ephesians played the leading part in anti-Roman demonstrations. Ephesus came back under Roman rule in 84 BC and was asked to pay high war indemnities. In 48 BC, Julius Caesar landed there and tried to reorganise the province. In 41 BC Marcus Antonius entered the city as a New Dionysus during a Bacchic ritual. He gathered the Greeks in the city and demanded that they pay him taxes for 2 years. Antonius returned with Cleopatra in 33 BC. When Augustus became emperor in 27 BC, he made Ephesus the capital of the Roman province of Asia. Ephesus was an important center for early Christianity. Apostle Paul stayed there for some time. According to the occult Christian literature, the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist stayed in Ephesus for a long time. Ephesus remained the most important city of the Byzantine Empire in Asia after Constantinople in the 5th and 6th centuries. The emperor Constantine I rebuilt much of the city and erected a new public bath. In 406 John Chrysostom, archbishop of Constantinople, ordered the destruction of the Temple of Artemis. The Seljuk Turks conquered the region in 1071-1100 and it was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1390. Efes is the Turkish name for Ephesus. More images at: http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

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Ephesus

Kevrekidis — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:57:38 -0700

by: Kevrekidis

Description: Ephesus lies beside Selcuk and Kusadasi in Asia Minor (Anatolia), Turkey. It was an ancient Greek city in the region known as Ionia during the Classical period. Traces of habitation in the area of Ephesus date from the Neolithic period and Copper Age. According to myth, Ephesus was founded by Androklos, the son of the Athenian King Kadros (Codrus), and a mixed population from Athens, Samos and Aetolia. When they went there they found a pre-existent settlement built by Lelegians and Carians or Lydians. The Greek colonists drove the natives out of the upper city but did not harm those living around the sanctuary. They identified the goddess of the natives with Artemis and founded the first fortified position. Around 550 BC, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Temple of Artemis (Greek: Artemision) was built. Androklos was able to join the twelve cities of Ionia together into the Ionian League (Dodecapolis). Later, Greek historians such as Herodotus however reassigned the city's mythological foundation to Ephos, queen of the Amazons. The Ephesians participated in the Ionian Revolt against Persian rule in the Battle of Ephesus (498 BC), an event which instigated the Greco - Persian wars. In 479 BC, the Ionians, together with Athens and Sparta, were able to oust the Persians from Anatolia. In 478 BC, the Ionian cities entered with Athens and Sparta the Delian League against the Persians. During the Peloponnesian War, Ephesus was first allied to Athens but sided in a later phase, called the Decelean War, or the Ionian War with Sparta. As a result, the rule over the kingdoms of Anatolia was ceded again to Persia. In 336 BC, when Parmenion campaigned to Asia Minor, Ephesus was convulsed by a pro - Macedonian democratic revolt that overthrew the pro - Persian oligarchy. When Alexander the Great defeated the Persian forces at the Battle of Granicus in 334 BC, the Greek cities of Asia Minor were liberated. Alexander was greeted warmly in Ephesus when he entered it in triumph. After Alexander died Ephesus came under his general Perdiccas and other successors such as Antigonus, Demetrius, and Ptolemy XII (Hellenistic period). Later, Ephesus became subject of the Roman Republic. Ephesus played an important role in the events in the province during Mithradatic War I (90-86 BC). The invasion of the king of Pontus Mithradates VI to the province of Asia fired unprecedented enthusiasm accompanied by the hatred against the Romans. The Ephesians played the leading part in anti-Roman demonstrations. Ephesus came back under Roman rule in 84 BC and was asked to pay high war indemnities. In 48 BC, Julius Caesar landed there and tried to reorganise the province. In 41 BC Marcus Antonius entered the city as a New Dionysus during a Bacchic ritual. He gathered the Greeks in the city and demanded that they pay him taxes for 2 years. Antonius returned with Cleopatra in 33 BC. When Augustus became emperor in 27 BC, he made Ephesus the capital of the Roman province of Asia. Ephesus was an important center for early Christianity. Apostle Paul stayed there for some time. According to the occult Christian literature, the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Evangelist stayed in Ephesus for a long time. Ephesus remained the most important city of the Byzantine Empire in Asia after Constantinople in the 5th and 6th centuries. The emperor Constantine I rebuilt much of the city and erected a new public bath. In 406 John Chrysostom, archbishop of Constantinople, ordered the destruction of the Temple of Artemis. The Seljuk Turks conquered the region in 1071-1100 and it was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1390. Efes is the Turkish name for Ephesus. More images at: http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

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Santorini volcano

Kevrekidis — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:34:42 -0700

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Description: The island group of Santorini (Thera) is the most well-known and active volcanic centre of the Hellenic (Greek) Volcanic Arc in the south Aegean Sea. It is a complex stratovolcano with a large caldera created by several large explosive eruptions. The different products of 2 million years of volcanic activity have accumulated around a small non-volcanic basement that once formed a small island similar to the other islands. Most of the volcanic layers are visible in the multi-colored sequences of the impressive steep inner walls of the caldera, striking the visitor who reaches the island by boat. The Minoan eruption of Thera, (Santorini or Thera eruption), was a major catastrophic volcanic eruption which is estimated to have occurred in the mid second millennium BCE. It was one of the largest volcanic events on Earth in recorded history. The eruption seems to have inspired certain Greek myths and may have caused turmoil in Egypt. It has also been suggested previously that the effects of this eruption led to a number of the Ten Plagues of Moses in the Holy Bible, chief among them being the so-called “rain of fire”. Additionally, it has been speculated that the destruction of the city at Akrotiri provided the basis for or otherwise inspired Plato's story of Atlantis. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ © 2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

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Loggia dei Lanzi

Kevrekidis — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:13:39 -0700

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Description: Loggia dei Lanzi. Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy. A Roman copy of an original Greek work, statue of a man in armor supporting a heroically dying comrade. Probably depicting a scene from the Iliad (Trojan War), Menelaus and Patroclus or Ajax and Achilles. The Loggia dei Lanzi is on a corner of the famous and popular Piazza della Signoria. The name dates back to the reign of Grand Duke Cosimo I, when it was used to house his German mercenary pikemen. After the construction of the Uffizi at the rear of the Loggia, the roof was modified and became a terrace from which the Medici princes could watch ceremonies in the piazza. The Loggia consists of wide arches open to the street and forms a small art museum that a visitor can enjoy at any time and for free. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2009 Jordan Kevrekidis * This image is dedicated to all the victims of the earthquake (6.3 magnitude) that hit L'Aquila in central Italy yesterday (April 6, 2009).

Aegean Sea

Kevrekidis — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:18:43 -0700

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Description: Aegean Sea – Greece http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

Immigrant Workers

Kevrekidis — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:02:19 -0700

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Description: Immigration in Greece has emerged as one of the major social issues with serious political and economic repercussions. The largest group of immigrants residing in Greece comes from ex communist countries. There are more than 1 million immigrants in Greece (equivalent to 10% of the population) mostly from Albania, followed by Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, Pakistan, India, Egypt, Iraq, Kurdistan, Philippines and many African counties. Wages in Greece for work in the black market are 3 to 6 times higher than standard wages in their home countries. Yet, they have to live their lives in the insecurity and the constant fear of being deported. Since Greece has declared that is not an immigration country, there is hardly any state infrastructure to help immigrants integrate in the Greek society. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

White Cobbles

Kevrekidis — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:18:44 -0800

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Description: White Cobbles http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

Eretria VI

Kevrekidis — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:11:13 -0800

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Description: Eretria - Greece http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

Ancient Corinth

Kevrekidis — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:59:17 -0800

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Description: The site of ancient Corinth was first inhabited in the Neolithic period (5000-3000 BC), and flourished as a major Greek city from the 8th century BC until its destruction by the Romans in 146 BC. Its commanding position on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow strip of land that separates the Peloponnese from northern Greece, was the primary basis of its importance. In Greek mythology, it was in Corinth that Jason, the leader of the Argonauts, abandoned Medea. During the Trojan War Corinthians participated under the leadership of Agamemnon. Being a leading naval power as well as a rich commercial city enabled ancient Corinth to establish colonies in Syracuse on the island of Sicily. Beginning in 582 BC, in the spring of every second year the Isthmian Games were celebrated in honor of the sea god Poseidon. The Corinthians developed the Corinthian order, the third order of the classical architecture after the Ionic and the Doric. The city was a major participant in the Persian Wars, offering forty war ships in the sea Battle of Salamis. After the end of the Peloponnesian War, Corinth and Thebes, which were former allies with Sparta in the Peloponnesian League, had grown dissatisfied with the hegemony of Sparta and started the Corinthian War against it. Corinth was conquered by Philip II of Macedon in 338 BC, but it was named the meeting place of Philip's new Hellenic confederacy. After Philip was assassinated, Alexander the Great immediately came to Corinth to meet with the confederacy, confirm his leadership, and forestall any thoughts of rebellion. At the Isthmian Games of 336 BC, the Greeks chose Alexander the Great to lead them in war against the Persians. Corinth was partially destroyed by the Romans in 146 BC, but in 44 BC it was rebuilt as a Roman city under Julius Caesar. The Apostle Paul visited Corinth in the 50s AD and later wrote two letters to the Christian community at Corinth (the books of Corinthians in the New Testament). Although Paul intended to pass through Corinth a second time before he visited Macedonia, circumstances were such that he first went from Troas to Macedonia before stopping at Corinth for a "second benefit". In 267 AD, the invasion of the Herulians initiated the decline of the city. During Alaric's invasion of Greece in 395–396, he destroyed Corinth and sold many of its citizens into slavery. Nevertheless, Corinth remained inhabited for many centuries through successive invasions, destructions and plagues. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

Amarynthos

Kevrekidis — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:26:37 -0800

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Description: Amarynthos (Vatheia) – Evia, Greece. Αμάρυνθος (Βάθεια) – Εύβοια. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

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Maenads

Kevrekidis — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:47:00 -0800

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Description: My wife and her girlfriends dancing barefoot like the Maenads… In Greek mythology, the Maenads were the female followers of god Dionysus. Their name literally translates as "raving ones". Often the maenads were portrayed as inspired by Dionysus into a state of ecstatic frenzy, through a combination of dancing and drunken intoxication. In this state, they would lose all self control, begin shouting excitedly, engage in uncontrolled sexual behavior, and ritualistically hunt down and tear animals (and sometimes men and children) to pieces, devouring the raw flesh. Τhey were also called Bacchae, Bacchantes, Bassarides, Thyiades, Potniades. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

Oxidation

Kevrekidis — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:27:40 -0800

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Description: Oxidation http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

Epiphany

Kevrekidis — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:22:16 -0800

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Description: Epiphany (alteration of Greek epiphaneia appearance, manifestation, from epiphainein to manifest), or 'The Blessing of the Waters', is held every year on January 6 throughout all of Greece. In this ritual a priests toss a cross in the waters, followed by young men diving into the frigid sea to retrieve the symbol of the Christian faith. The brave swimmer who recovers the cross is thought to be blessed with good luck throughout the year. Epiphany is celebrated by both the Eastern and Western Churches, but a major difference between them is over precisely which historical events the feast commemorates. For Western Christians the feast primarily commemorates the coming of the Magi, while in the East the feast celebrates the Baptism of Christ in river Jordan. However, in both cases the essence of the feast is the same: the manifestation of Christ to the world (whether as an infant or in the Jordan), and the Mystery of the Incarnation. For the Orthodox Christians called the Feast of Theophany (Greek: Θεοφάνεια, "God shining forth" or "divine manifestation"), it is one of the Great Feasts of the liturgical year. This term has been used to refer to appearances of the gods in the ancient Greek and Near Eastern religions. Theophanies occur throughout Greek mythology, while the Iliad is our earliest source for descriptions in the Classical tradition. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2009 Jordan Kevrekidis

Mediterranean Sunrise II

Kevrekidis — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 05:27:43 -0800

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Description: Greetings from Greece! Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Chemical Voyager

Kevrekidis — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:26:37 -0800

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Description: Chemical Voyager – Dangerous Cargo South Evian Gulf – Greece http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Junction

Kevrekidis — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:23:49 -0800

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Description: Junction http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Corinthian Order

Kevrekidis — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:11:41 -0800

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Description: The architectural design of many structures has changed greatly since ancient times. While the designs may have changed physically, their roots remain in one of many places; Greek architecture. In almost all cases, some of the most famous buildings and sculptures today originated from Greek ideas. Moreover, architectural styles such as the arch, and columns originated from Greek design. Throughout history, these structures have become the foundations for our political recognitions and in many cases social status in life. Greek architecture, commonly known for columns in most of their structures, has been the base of almost all aspects in construction. The shape of the column was the most significant in architectural design. Originally there were three types (orders) of columns: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. The Corinthian order is the most decorative of the Greek orders, characterized by slender fluted columns having an ornate capital decorated with acanthus leaves. It is commonly regarded as the most elegant of the three orders. The most distinct characteristic is the striking capital. The capital of the Corinthian order is carved with two rows of leaves and four scrolls. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

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Ionic Order

Kevrekidis — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:23:07 -0800

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Description: The architectural design of many structures has changed greatly since ancient times. While the designs may have changed physically, their roots remain in one of many places; Greek architecture. In almost all cases, some of the most famous buildings and sculptures today originated from Greek ideas. Moreover, architectural styles such as the arch, and columns originated from Greek design. Throughout history, these structures have become the foundations for our political recognitions and in many cases social status in life. Greek architecture, commonly known for columns in most of their structures, has been the base of almost all aspects in construction. The shape of the column was the most significant in architectural design. Originally there were three types (orders) of columns: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. The Ionic order came from eastern Greece. It is distinguished by slender, decorative fluted pillars with a large base and two opposed volutes (also called scrolls) in the echinus of the capital. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

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Doric Order

Kevrekidis — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:45:36 -0800

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Description: The architectural design of many structures has changed greatly since ancient times. While the designs may have changed physically, their roots remain in one of many places; Greek architecture. In almost all cases, some of the most famous buildings and sculptures today originated from Greek ideas. Moreover, architectural styles such as the arch, and columns originated from Greek design. Throughout history, these structures have become the foundations for our political recognitions and in many cases social status in life. Greek architecture, commonly known for columns in most of their structures, has been the base of almost all aspects in construction. The shape of the column was the most significant in architectural design. Originally there were three types (orders) of columns: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. The Doric order originated on the mainland and western Greece. It is the simplest of the orders, characterized by short, faceted, heavy columns with plain, round capitals (tops) and no base. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

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Athens Polytechnic Uprising

Kevrekidis — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:28:09 -0800

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Description: National Metsoveion Polytechnic School of Athens – Greece. Monument to the victims of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising, 17 November, 1973. In April 21, 1967, Greece had been under a military dictatorship (Junta), a regime which abolished civil rights, dissolved political parties and exiled, imprisoned and tortured politicians and citizens based on their political beliefs. The Polytechnion Uprising is an outstanding event in recent Greek history. On November, 1973 students at the Athens Polytechnic School (Polytechneion) went on strike, barricaded themselves in the school campus and started protesting against the military regime. Events began on November 14th and ended on November 17th, 1973 with the unprovoked intervention of army tanks and the attack by the army and police against those besieged inside the Polytechnic Campus and the demonstrating supporters outside in Patission Street. These few days saw the growth of an impressive popular uprising centered at the Polytechnic School. The people of Greece and the country's youth all rallied in support of the students, united around the ideals: Freedom, Democracy, Independence, Education and Social Progress. The toll of the Polytechnion uprising was tragic. Several demonstrators were killed; many more were arrested by the military police and were tortured for months in military prisons. The Junta fell a few months later and Polytechnion is being commemorated every year on November the 17th. The student uprising was a courageous and heroic act of resistance against the military dictatorship, and therefore a symbol of resistance to tyranny. Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο - Το μνημείο του αγώνα των φοιτητών. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Chalkis Cement Factory

Kevrekidis — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:30:01 -0800

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Description: The Chalkis Cement Factory at Aulis (Avlida), Greece. Full size image (2000 x 1000): http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/art/Chalkis-Cement-Factory-103019356 Τσιμέντα Χαλκίδας. Το εργοστάσιο τσιμέντου της ΑΓΕΤ Ηρακλής στο Μικρό Βαθύ της Αυλίδας. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

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Agia Napa - Cyprus

Kevrekidis — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:29:59 -0700

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Description: Agia Napa ( Ayia Napa - Αγία Νάπα ) – Cyprus. Not too long ago Agia Napa was a small sleepy fishing village with a small harbour at the south coast of the island of Cyprus. In recent years, it started to get an international reputation for being a clubbing paradise similar to Ibiza and Mykonos. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Sphinx

Kevrekidis — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:42:52 -0700

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Description: Archeological museum of Ancient Corinth - Greece. Marble sphinx from a funerary monument (6th century B.C.) In Greek mythology, the Sphinx had the face of a woman, the breast, feet and tail of a lion, and the wings of a bird. She was sent by the Gods to plague the town of Thebes as punishment for some ancient crime. There she preyed on the youths of the land, devouring all those who failed to solve her riddle. As she declared that she would not depart unless anyone interpreted her riddle, Creon offered the kingship of Thebes to any man who could destroy her. This was the riddle of the Sphinx: What is that which has one voice and yet becomes four-footed and two-footed and three-footed? When many had already perished, Oedipus, having heard the proclamation, came to Thebes, and meeting the Sphinx, gave the right answer, declaring that the riddle referred to man; for as a little child he is four-footed, as an adult two-footed, and as an old man he uses a cane as a third limb. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Jason in Eretria

Kevrekidis — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:18:40 -0700

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Description: My son Jason, in Eretria. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Sailing II

Kevrekidis — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:25:49 -0700

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Description: South Evian Gulf – Greece. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

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No Gods No Masters

Kevrekidis — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:04:48 -0700

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Description: Nicosia - Cyprus http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Naftocement XII

Kevrekidis — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:53:21 -0700

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Description: Naftocement XII - Cement carrier ship. South Evian Gulf - Greece. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Linea nautica

Kevrekidis — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:00:11 -0700

Oropos Fire

Kevrekidis — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:26:39 -0700

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Description: Greece, August 2008. 250 acres of forest were burned at a wildfire that burst out in a ravine, 100 meters from a gas station in the region Skala Oropou. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Young Gull

Kevrekidis — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:11:00 -0700

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Description: A young gull at South Evian Gulf - Greece. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

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Mediterranean Sunrise

Kevrekidis — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:25:26 -0700

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Description: The first appearance of light over the port of Eretria, Greece. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis Dedicated to my son Alexander, for his name day! Αφιερωμένη στο γιο μου Αλέξανδρο, για τη γιορτή του!

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Hirundo rustica

Kevrekidis — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:07:35 -0700

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Description: Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

European Magpie

Kevrekidis — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:32:18 -0700

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Description: The European Magpie (Pica pica) is a resident breeding bird throughout Europe, much of Asia, and northwest Africa. The Magpie is common in European folklore, with multiple superstitions surrounding it. Generally speaking, the bird is associated with unhappiness and trouble. This may be because of its well known tendency to "steal" shiny objects. Also magpies are not blessed with it pretty singing voice. Related to crows, the cries of the magpies are very similar. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

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Olympic Medal Ceremony

Kevrekidis — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:29:29 -0700

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Description: Olympic medal ceremony at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. I’m sure you’ve recognized Sergey Bubka at the bottom left… http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2004 - 2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Olympic Sports Complex

Kevrekidis — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:27:01 -0700

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Description: Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Olympic Sports Complex (OAKA). http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2004 - 2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Olympic Games

Kevrekidis — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:11:17 -0700

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Description: Athens 2004 Olympic Games http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

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High Bridge of Halkida

Kevrekidis — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:16:12 -0700

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Description: The suspension bridge of Halkida links the island of Evia to mainland Greece. With a length of 695 meters is one of the widest bridges in Greece. Full size image (2176×1000): http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/art/High-Bridge-of-Halkida-94591289 ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Wildflower

Kevrekidis — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:17:08 -0700

Pierinae

Kevrekidis — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:22:45 -0700

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Description: Pierinae is a large subfamily of Pierid butterflies also known as the Whites. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Passer Montanus

Kevrekidis — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:57:34 -0700

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Description: Eurasian Tree Sparrow - Passer Montanus. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Super Puma AS 332 L1

Kevrekidis — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:26:52 -0700

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Description: Super Puma AS 332 L1 fire fighting helicopter of the Hellenic (Greek) Fire Department, on a mission over the suburbs of Athens, Greece – July 2008. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Erickson Aircrane S-64E

Kevrekidis — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:12:46 -0700

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Description: Erickson Aircrane S-64E (Sikorsky Skycrane) helicopter at a fire fighting operation over the suburbs of Athens, Greece - July 2008. http://kevrekidis.deviantart.com/gallery/ ©2008 Jordan Kevrekidis

Erickson Aircrane S-64E (Sikorsky Skycrane) helicopter

Kevrekidis — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:10:51 -0700