Wandered on to Athens to celebrate the Winter Solstice at the Parthenon, on top of the Acropolis. The Winter Solstice occurs in Athens at 00:21:42 on December 22. Of course the Acropolis is closed at night, so I had to be content with performing my orisons on the afternoon of the 21st.
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| View of the Acropolis and the Parthenon from Mouseion Hill (click on photos for enlargements) |
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The Parthenon. Unfortunately the Parthenon seems to to be in a permanent state of renovation; hence the cranes and scaffolding. |
On the night of the 21st there was also a spectacular Full Moon over the Acropolis. Lunatics and devotees of Selene were out in force.
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| Selene, the Goddess of the Moon |
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| Selene and her Boy Toy Endymion |
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| Selene and Endymion. The poor guy never knew what hit him. |
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| View of the Acropolis from the balcony of my hotel room |
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