Silver Whirls of Peneios - Homer #1 is a photograph by IC Papachristos which was uploaded on February 6th, 2021.
Silver Whirls of Peneios - Homer #1
The swollen river Pēneiós (after the rains) as it flows beneath a bridge, next to Meteora, Greeece. On this long exposure shot, one can see the... more
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Silver Whirls of Peneios - Homer #1
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IC Papachristos
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The swollen river Pēneiós (after the rains) as it flows beneath a bridge, next to Meteora, Greeece. On this long exposure shot, one can see the silver whirls of the river that Homer described (Iliad, book 2, 753).
The river Peneios (aka Peneus) is the main river of the plain of Thessaly with a total length of more than 200 kms. It rises in the Pindus range of mountains, crosses the valley of Tempē (cutting a path between Mt. Olympus and Ossa) and then it flows into the Aegean Sea. In mythology, the god Peneios was son of Oceanus and Tēthys.
Meteora is the name of the group comprising many impressive and lofty rock formations: The height of the sandstone megaliths ranges between 1,000-2,067 ft (300-630 m). The rock masses were formed 60 million years ago, are geologically unique and listed in UNESCO world heritage sites.
Here are a few lines from Homer’s poetry, mentioning the river:
“…τῷ δ᾽ Ἐνιῆνες ἕποντο μενεπτόλεμοί τε Περαιβοὶ
οἳ περὶ Δωδώνην δυσχείμερον οἰκί᾽ ἔθεντο,
οἵ τ᾽ ἀμφ᾽ ἱμερτὸν Τιταρησσὸν ἔργα νέμοντο
ὅς ῥ᾽ ἐς Πηνειὸν προΐει καλλίρροον ὕδωρ,
οὐδ᾽ ὅ γε ΠΗΝΕΙΩι συμμίσγεται ΑΡΓΥΡΟΔΙΝΗι,
ἀλλά τέ μιν καθύπερθεν ἐπιρρέει ἠΰτ᾽ ἔλαιον…”
—Ὅμηρος, Β, 749–754
In English:
“…Lovely Titaressos, who into Peneios (Peneus) casts his bright current: yet he is not mixed with the SILVER WHIRLS of Peneios, but like oil is floated along the surface above him: since he is broken from the water of Styx, the fearful oath-river…”
—Homer (Iliad, book 2, lines 749–754)
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February 6th, 2021
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