Esther's photos with the keyword: Delos

Delos, Greece is known for its ruins dating from ancient times. AIMG_3598

Ancient head at the at the Archaeological Museum on Delos, Greece AIMG_3589

This mural of athletes in training can be found in the Archaeological Museum in Delos, Greece. AIMG_3592

The Terrace of the Lions in Delos Greece which was dedicated to Apollo by the Naxos people before 600 BC originally had between nine and twelve marble guardian lions along the Sacred Way. The remaining orginial lions have been removed to the Delos Archelogical Museum and what remains outdoors exposed to the elements are copies. AIMG_3607 AIMG_3607

Delos, Greece, an island in the Cyclades chain, is the mythological birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. AIMG_3548

Delos, Greece "has been inhabited since the 3rd millennium BC. . . . By the time of the Odyssey the island was already famous as the birthplace of the twin gods Apollo and Artemis. . . . Indeed between 900 BC and AD 100, sacred Delos was a major cult centre, where Dionysus is also in evidence as well as the Titaness Leto, mother of the above mentioned twin deities. Eventually acquiring Panhellenic religious significance, Delos was initially a religious pilgrimage for the Ionians. A number of "purifications" were executed by the city-state of Athens in an attempt to render the island fit for the proper worship of the gods. The first took place in the 6th century BC, directed by the tyrant Pisistratus who ordered that all graves within sight of the temple be dug up and the bodies moved to another nearby island. In the 5th century . . . under instruction from the Delphic Oracle, the entire island was purged of all dead bodies. It was then ordered that no one should be allowed to either die or give birth on the island due to its sacred importance and to preserve its neutrality in commerce. . . ." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delos AIMG_3554

On the way to Delos, Greece. Delos Island is among the most important mythological and archaeological sites in Greece AIMG_3527

Delos, Greece AIMG_3568

Erhard´s Wall Lizard (Podarcis erhardii) on a wall in Delos, Greece AIMG_3560

The Greek island of Delos has been inhabited since the 3rd millenium, B.C. According to Greek mythology, it is the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. There is no mortar holding these stones together in this ancient wall. AIMG_3541