The Origin of Aegean, a photo from Kyklades, South Aegean

Photographer's Note

Wine Tasting at the terrace of Santo Winery near Pyrgos, with a great view to Santorini and the Aegean sea.

The Aegean Sea lies between the coast of Greece and Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). It contains over 2,000 islands which were settled by the ancient Greeks; the largest among them being Crete (Kriti) and the best known and most often photographed, Santorini (Thera or Thira).

In ancient times there were various explanations for the name Aegean. It was said to have been named after the Greek town of Aegae, or after Aegea, a queen of the Amazons who died in the sea, or Aigaion, the "sea goat", another name of Briareus, one of the archaic Hecatonchires, or, especially among the Athenians, Aegeus, the father of Theseus, who drowned himself in the sea when he thought his son had died on his famous expedition to Crete to defeat the Minotaur.

Source: Ancient History Encyclopedia

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adidas5nb (5743) 2014-12-10 6:07

spell bounding . perfect .
regards
dwaipayan

Romano46 (18472) 2014-12-10 8:47

Ciao May
fotografia eccellente per un luogo indimenticabile.
Ca composizione и superba ed i colori altrettanto vivaci per suscitare il desiderio di trovarsi in quel luogo.
Brava
Ciao e buona serata
Romano

goutero (1313) 2014-12-10 9:48

Nice showed beauty of this famous island.
Greetings
Konrad

rbassin (27472) 2014-12-10 9:49

bonsoir May
c'est une trиs belle photo panorama.
un superbe point de vue,
Amicalement
Roland

npecanhuk (79329) 2014-12-10 14:46

Hi May!
Magnificent place!
Very beautiful and attractive picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, horizontal format, chosen pov and composition are all excellent!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

PiotrF (54538) 2014-12-10 15:16

Hello May,
Another nice picture of this place, great panoramic view of Santorini.
Excellent capture with lovely colours and sharpness.
Very nice work!
Regards
Piotr

timecapturer (49288) 2014-12-11 5:10

Hello May
iconic panoramic shot of this gem of a volcanic island. Looks amazing in this gloriously executed image.

Regards - B.

jurek1951 (42198) 2014-12-11 7:38

Hi May,
An amazing cliff with natural colors!
An excellent point of view for this perspective!

A very clean presentation and frame.
Georg

williewhistler (16606) 2014-12-11 10:52

Hello May,
the long sweeping curves of the headland and the bay make a very attractive image in a most impressive panoramic format,the sun lit strata areas are particularly appealing to me.
Best regards Les.

photoray (13981) 2014-12-11 11:43

Howdy May,

Beautiful panoramic view of Santorini's geology and the deep blue Aegean. The mountain cliffs are interesting, appearing to be a mixture of limestone, sedimentary rocks and volcanic strata?
And the white cruise ships for contrast.

Well done,
Cheers,
Ray

Cricri (176) 2014-12-13 11:05