Richard And Jo Demeester's photos with the keyword: Pafos

Another beautiful mosaic with another Greek tale, of Theseus and the Minotaur.

Some tombs near Pafos recreated buildings for the living, with columned courtyards.

From the House of Dionysus, Pafos. This mosaic is from the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, a Greek tragedy, where Pyramus discovers a tiger with Thisbe's veil and assumes that his love has been devoured, so kills himself. Thisbe is actually in hiding from the tiger, and when she comes out to find her lover dead, uses his sword to kill herself also. They ain't called “tragedies” for nothing!

Pussy cat lounging in the ruins of the Pafos Archaeological Site.

Called the Tombs of the Kings, there is an area near Pafos where hundreds of graves were created over a 600 year period. They are called the Tombs of the Kings because some were obviously resting places for important or wealthy citizens.