ELLOPOS Photo Blog

The Jerusalem Mother of God Icon

Ellopos Photo Blog — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:35:24 +0000

The Jerusalem Mother of God comes from about the middle of the 19th century and, according to people who have seen the Holy Virgin, including elder Paisios the Athonite, it resembles more than any other icon the Holy Mother of God. A comparison with the Cappadocian Icon is very interesting for the similarity of the two, with the Byzantine being, as always, more spiritual and symbolical, and the Jerusalem icon, influenced by the western type of painting, tending to seem rather like a photo. Yet it is obvious that both hagiographers refer to the same person, young, with big eyes and eyebrows, long nose, intense lips…

Creation of heaven and earth, Makrinos Monastery

Ellopos Photo Blog — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:47:51 +0000

“In the beginning God created heaven and earth”. Start of the Genesis, Makrinos Monastery, Megara.

Man giving names to the animals, Makrinos Monastery

Ellopos Photo Blog — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:44:41 +0000

Man giving names to all the animals, an episode from Genesis – Makrinos Monastery, Megara.

Archangel Gabriel, Makrinos Monastery

Ellopos Photo Blog — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:40:40 +0000

Archangel Gabriel at Makrinos Monastery, Megara, announcing the Christ.

Creation of Man, Makrinos Monastery

Ellopos Photo Blog — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:16:03 +0000

“Let us create man according to our image and likeness”. Makrinos Monastery, Megara.

The Virgin with Christ

Ellopos Photo Blog — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:12:47 +0000

Lament of the Mother of God – Markrinos Monastery, Megara.

Creation of the stars, Makrinos Monastery

Ellopos Photo Blog — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:07:21 +0000

“When stars were created all my angels praised me in a great voice”.

At Makrinos Monastery, in Megara.

The Beatles in Greece, Arachova, 1967

Ellopos Photo Blog — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:17:29 +0000

This is a collector’s photo, the Beatles during their trip to Greece, here in Arachova, together with two Greek traditional players, July 1967. The picture is included in Sarrikostas’ Memoirs of a Greek photographer.

Zeus Temple, in Nemea

Ellopos Photo Blog — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 08:35:22 +0000

A photo of the temple of Zeus in Nemea, by Sylvain Rey.

Poseidon Temple in Sounio, Greece

Ellopos Photo Blog — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:23:14 +0000

A photo of Poseidon Temple by Giorgos Soupios.