
Four Ancient shipwrecks found of the shores of Greece
February 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Four previously unknown shipwrecks have been discovered some 30 kilometers off the Bay of Irakleio, Crete, in recent underwater exploration conducted by the ephorate of underwater antiquities. The new finds comprise two Roman era shipwrecks, one containing 1st and 2nd-century Cretan amphorae and the other containing 5th-7th century post-Roman era amphorae, and two shipwrecks containing […]
1953 – the year Kefalonia lost everything…..An Earthquake in Paradise
January 24, 2012 by 1 Comment

Kefalonia History THE EARTHQUAKES OF 1953 The destructive earthquakes that hit the Ionian islands in 1953, lasted for almost two months; August and September (the smaller earthquakes lasted for at least six months). As a result of this, Kefalonia, Zante and Ithaca were completely destroyed. The destruction in Zante was also completed by a firebreak. […]
The Creation of Man by Prometheus
January 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Cephalus And Procris
January 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Cephalus And Procris As told by Thomas Bulfinch :::::::::::::: Cephalus was a beautiful youth and fond of manly sports. He would rise before the dawn to pursue the chase. Aurora saw him when she first looked forth, fell in love with him, and stole him away But Cephalus was just married to a charming wife whom […]
LOCATING ITHACA
January 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
taken from: Robert Bittlestone’s published article THE CONTINUING SEARCH FOR THE I SLAND KINGDOM OF ODYSSEUS Many assume that Ithaki, one of the Ionian Islands, is the site of ancient Ithaca, home to Odysseus, Greek hero of the Trojan war. However, some experts claim that the Paliki Peninsula, on nearby Cephalonia, conforms more closely to descriptions […]