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Woody Allen Films Greek Crisis
Legendary Hollywood filmmaker Woody Allen is making a new movie based on the Greek crisis. [more]
Lava at first sight: Exploring Santorini
Fraser Addecott of the Mirror is seduced by the romantic volcanic Greek island of Santorini. It is almost impossible to imagine the incredible power of the volcano which created this amazing landscape. [more]
This is Ikaria... not Never Never Land
Imagine living in a place that seems more like fantasy than reality... This is not Never Never Land... this is Ikaria. And it's a real place -- a small Greek Island. [more]
Hollywood Gives Greek Endorsement
With a little bit of help from Hollywood stars, Greece is back on the tourist map. [more]
Ikaria Wants "Secession" From Greece?
The Ikarians do not really want annexation to Austria. They want to be promoted to the European aristocratic class, just as some merchants were in the 1700s, so they can rule as a privileged group! Either that or [more]
Icarian-Sea Island Shows Left-Wing Divide
"You have Cuba, North Korea, and Icaria," says Anthony Papalas, a professor emeritus of Greek and Roman history at East Carolina University. [more]
The Prince of Qatar and Bill Gates have shown interest in acquiring Scorpios Island, once owned by Greek billionaire Aristotle Onassis. [more]
Debt Crisis Sets Aegean Dispute
The readiness to start drilling unilaterally is yet more evidence that while two of the key players may be talking about reunification, they are in fact planning for separate futures. [more]
Food of the gods http://www.haaretz.com/ Greeks live to eat, and at the high point of their sensual, intuitive, passionate cuisine is the meze table, a selection of appetizers to tempt the appetite and [more]
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Travel to Cyprus with helpful Apple http://www.product-reviews.net/ Cyprus officially the Republic of Cyprus, is a Eurasian island country in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, [more]
The Aegean as Odysseus Knew It http://travel.nytimes.com/ Odysseus sailed these waters off the coast of Turkey, or so Homer's epic goes. While modern travelers do not have to fear the Cyclops, there are [more]
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Icarian-Sea. Ikaria (ancient name: Doliche) is an Aegean island named after Icarus of Greek mythology who fell into the nearby sea. His father, Daedalus escaped the Labyrinth prison of King Minos in Crete. Daedalus made wings of feathers and wax for himself and his son. Before they took off, Daedalus said not to fly near the sun because the wax would melt, nor close to the sea or the wax would dissolve. Icarus soared through the sky but flew too close to the sun, which melted his wings. He fell into the sea that now bears his name. The north Aegean was known to Homer (Iliad 2. 145) as the Icarian Sea.
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The temple of Artemis at Nas, on the northeast corner of Icaria, was built at the time of Polycrates (c. 538 BC to 522 BC). Nas was a sacred spot for sailors to make offerings to Artemis, a patron of seafarers. The temple was pillaged in the 19th century.
The hot mineral springs of Icaria, with known healing qualities, have been used in hydrotherapy since 2000 BC. The Acropolis of Therma was a popular spa town with majestic saline baths before it was devastated by an earthquake in 205 BC. Its springs are among the world’s most radioactive. The Ottoman Empire incorporated Icaria into its realm in 1521 and controlled it for several centuries. But on July 17, 1912, the Icarians expelled a Turkish garrison and the Free State of Icaria was declared. The neighboring islands of Fourni Korseon were also liberated. For five months Icaria remained an independent state, with its own armed forces, flag, stamps, and anthem. In November 1912, the ephemeral nation islands became part of Greece. |
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On 23 April 1988, Kanellos Kanellopoulos piloted a human-powered aircraft (the Daedalus) with pedal power from Iraklion on Crete to Santorini, achieving a straight distance record of 119 km (74 miles). |
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