Delos
Our last day in the Aegean Sea started with a short sailing from the cosmopolitan port of Mykonos, where we spent the night, to the uninhabited island of Delos.
The birth of the god Apollo and his twin sister Artemis determined the history of the island, and ever since has turned Delos into an important place of worship. We walked on the Sacred Way towards the sanctuaries, passing by Philip’s V Stoa, evidence that the Macedonians were here.
A colossal statue stood by the House of Naxians and we were impressed by the size of the monolithic base – how were they able to lift it, anyway? Unfortunately only two pieces of the statue were left behind by robbers of antiquity.
The Lions that once protected the Sacred Area seem to be alive and ready to attack anyone that dared to harm Apollo and his island. The scenery was enriched with poppies and other wild flowers as well as lizards and frogs which are the only inhabitants left.
Then we strolled to the Residential Area and we saw where the wealthy merchants of Delos lived. The best artists were hired to decorate their mansions with mosaics inspired by nature and mythology.
Eventually we ended our visit at the Hellenistic Theater where we enjoyed a live concert performed by the frogs of the nearby water cistern – a marvelous technical achievement of its era.
At the end of our journey back to the past, we returned back to our shelter, back to our Panorama for our sailing voyage back to the port of Piraues. Although this was our last port in the Aegean Sea, we have made the most of it!
Judging by what we have experienced, there must be more hidden treasures that wait to be explored.
Our last day in the Aegean Sea started with a short sailing from the cosmopolitan port of Mykonos, where we spent the night, to the uninhabited island of Delos.
The birth of the god Apollo and his twin sister Artemis determined the history of the island, and ever since has turned Delos into an important place of worship. We walked on the Sacred Way towards the sanctuaries, passing by Philip’s V Stoa, evidence that the Macedonians were here.
A colossal statue stood by the House of Naxians and we were impressed by the size of the monolithic base – how were they able to lift it, anyway? Unfortunately only two pieces of the statue were left behind by robbers of antiquity.
The Lions that once protected the Sacred Area seem to be alive and ready to attack anyone that dared to harm Apollo and his island. The scenery was enriched with poppies and other wild flowers as well as lizards and frogs which are the only inhabitants left.
Then we strolled to the Residential Area and we saw where the wealthy merchants of Delos lived. The best artists were hired to decorate their mansions with mosaics inspired by nature and mythology.
Eventually we ended our visit at the Hellenistic Theater where we enjoyed a live concert performed by the frogs of the nearby water cistern – a marvelous technical achievement of its era.
At the end of our journey back to the past, we returned back to our shelter, back to our Panorama for our sailing voyage back to the port of Piraues. Although this was our last port in the Aegean Sea, we have made the most of it!
Judging by what we have experienced, there must be more hidden treasures that wait to be explored.
