The sea disappears below Cephalonia, flowing into the crevices of its shore and passing through a network of underground caves that lead some fifteen kilometers across the island to the underground lake of Melissani where the salt water mixes with the fresh water of the lake before draining once again into the sea on theContinue reading “Above and Below Cephalonia”
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The Five Mysteries of Himara
Homer’s epic poem, The Iliad, details the glory and futility of war as the city of Troy is besieged and eventually destroyed. It also describes a strange creature, a fire-breathing lion goddess with a goat’s head protruding from her back and a serpent’s head for a tail: the Chimera. This is the mythical creature forContinue reading “The Five Mysteries of Himara”
