Tropaion

The web-site is not yet finalized – ‘build’, that I guess will be the section that will provide us with the reconstruction and the ‘send’ which is the section that the visitor can browse and send ‘virtual votives’! However the web-site is well designed.

The Temple of Diana at Lake Nemi is situated in the south Rome, in the Alban hills, next to a small lake (the smaller of the two volcanic lakes) which was called ‘mirror of Diana’. Her cult, Diana Nemorensis, can be traced back to Orestes. As Lorenz mentions the cult has an eccentric practice: the priest called rex Nemorensis was a slave who had to “slaying the incumbent, and who himself was compelled to be on his guard to defend his own life against similar candidates of his priesthood” –clearly a Roman practice!

Visit the web-site and enjoy exploring a Roman Diana’s cult.

The "Soul of Abyss" which is a representation of the Medea’s fable, following the "Wandering in the Labyrinth” which is the story of Ariadne and of Minotaur, "In the house of Atrea” is scenes depiction from the Klytaimistra and "Drawings from the Chronicle” is praise towards Democracy. The retrospection in the past becomes real with the narration of Grigoris Baltenou and Felaretis Komninos.

This year is a remembrance of Graham’s 113^th years from her birth and 15^th from her death. She was considered worldwide as the absolute dancer and chorographer of the 20^th century and the mother of modern dance. For her enormous artistic value Martha Graham was recognized as an "insightful" personality and her name was placed next to authors and schoolteachers. She, also, influenced the contemporary depiction of the Greek mythology.

The events are taken place under the aegis of ministry of Tourist Growth-Greek Tourist Organisation, Cultural Organism of Municipality of Athens, Municipality of Thessalonica, Embassy of USA in Athens and the American General Consulate in Thessalonica.