The Last Myth

Today is the last episode in this series of The Adult Myths. This one, however, will be for young people and children.About a good daddy and a disobedient son. And how it ended badly ... Myth about Daedalus and Icarus “Daedalus was an artisan artist in the court of the king of Crete, Minos. It was...

In the middle of the island

The last organized trip is the one "to the middle" of the island, which is south of Hersonissos and our hotel. Once again we admired the skills of our coach driver on a very winding road leading to an altitude of approx. 840 m above sea level. The guide recommended closing the eyes of those who ar...

Minos and his palace in Knossos

I already wrote about King Minos and the Minotaur, so now about his palace and the Labyrinth.   The trip to Knossos confirmed the great history of Crete and the limitless knowledge that can be gained by touring the island. Of course, you have to be a fan of ancient history.   "The Knossos Palace...

Europe and the bull

Is Zeus a not a good example for our contemporaries? To satisfy his whims, he would hijack the desired object and that was it! Unfortunately, he has quite a few followers in today's world! We mess with the minds of our youth in the ability to tell good from evil! "Europe - in Greek mythology, a T...

Santorini

After a thousand entries from the trips "around the world", it would seem that the experience gained in this field should help in overcoming difficulties both in choosing a topic, deciding what to exclude (!) from the entry and in finding a way to describe what is most interesting and most important...

Agios Nikolaos - the Cretan Międzyzdroje?

Agios Nikolaos, or Santa Claus - on the eastern coast of Crete is the local Saint Tropez. From here, we sailed to Spinalunga, and in the afternoon we breathed in the atmosphere of the resort. The photos explain the beauty of the place and the tourist ad says: “Surrounded by water on three sides, A...

The Myths. Part four

Is this myth for the youth? Generally, is Mythology for the youth?  Let's take a look at the biography of one of the heroes: We know that the greatest hero of them all was Harakles (Latin Hercules). Maybe that's true. We have been hearing from what an example and  symbol of strength and bravery he ...

Spinalonga - the island of the rejected

A day trip to the island, which is mentioned below, caused us emotions caused by the history of this place, and above all, by the cruel fate of leprosy patients, who were nowhere treated as people. Sent to Spinalonga, they were never to return.   After the invention of the cure for leprosy, some p...