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A caryatid is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. The Greek term karyatides literally means "maidens of Karyai", an ancient town of Peloponnese. Karyai had a famous temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis in her aspect of Artemis Karyatis.
"As Karyatis she rejoiced in the dances of the nut-tree village of Karyai, those Karyatides, who in their ecstatic round-dance carried on their heads baskets of live reeds, as if they were dancing plants" -Károly Kerényi
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This is a real photo postcard addressed on the other side to "Mrs. Mollie Neperiny, Lacrosse, Kansas USA." There's no stamp or postmark, however, so it was evidently sent in an envelope rather than mailed separately as a postcard.
Handwritten note on the back: "30/12/61. Aboard the ship San Georgia. Bound for Napoli. We are in Athenia now. Expect to arrive in Germany about 6 Jan. 62. Will send Xmas present then. Too many thefts at Turkey in mail. Will explain in letter. Received your pkg. George, Jan, Kit."
As far as I've been able to determine, George, Janet, and Kit (or Katherine?) Buck were traveling in Europe--from Turkey to Greece and then on to Italy and Germany--in December 1961 and January 1962.
Janet and Kit are posing in front of a giant Santa located on a square in "Athenia" (Athens), Greece. The blurred figures of the pedestrians behind them suggest that the camera was set to a slow shutter speed--perhaps it was a cloudy day. The building in the background on the left appears to be under construction. The one on the right has shops on the first floor, and a sign with Greek letters is partially visible on its roof.
As Janet wrote in her note to her mother Mollie, the family was bound next for "Napoli" (Naples, Italy). Take a look at the second photo to see the Santas they encountered there.
First of two in a series of two or more photos that tell a story (number them, if appropriate) for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.
seaworld
san diego, california
1980
orca show
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Φ (Phi)is the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet. In modern Greek, it represents [f], a voiceless labiodental fricative. In Ancient Greek it represented [pʰ], an aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive.
It represents, among other things, the golden ratio 1.618 in mathematics, art, and architecture.
Seen at Ryhope Pumping Station, Sunderland
Furhter reading:
Day 51/365: T is for TREE stump in my front yard. Waiting for my gardener to get well so he can finish the removal of it. On another note, Guess what I saw when I cropped it? ..... A DELTA symbol. ~ iSmile~
This is a stone bench in Nicosia, Cyprus (still the only divided capital in Europe). The declaration of human rights are presented on this bench, in Ledras street (a street that runs through both sides).
This is one of several smaller stained glass windows at the former Epiphany Roman Catholic Church, closed since 1989.
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Read about it on my blog: www.thimblythings.com/2010/05/12/graduation-season/
Go Theta!!!
Repository: Duke University Archives. Durham, North Carolina, USA. library.duke.edu/uarchives
Trying to locate this photo at the Duke University Archives? You’ll find it in the University Archives Photograph Collection, box 64 (UAPC-064-001-003).
The detail from this window notes Alpha and Omega, the Greek letters that denote the beginning and the end in the Christian faith.
Love conquers ♥. Visit the National Gallery of Art's exhibition on "Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections," in D.C. until March 2, 2014.
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Fresco in the apse of the Church of St. Saviour in Chora depicting Jesus resurrecting Adam and Eve after having defeated Satan. Considered by some to be the "greatest work of Christian art". Dates from 1320-1321 AD.
This is the sundial on the south wall of Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire. The motto in Greek translates as "know the time". The half-hours on the dial are marked by crosses. The date of the sundial is (perhaps appropriately) lost in the mists of time.
These are details from a wonderful, huge hand-drawn map of Athens hanging in our studio. Not great photos, but a lovely object to show.
The Latin version of Church of the Transfiguration, symbols for Christ, and Alpha and Omega are combined with the year of the building's dedication to form this church's cornerstone.