Pictures of The Delos Island Greece

The island of Delos, isolated in the centre of the roughly circular ring of islands called the Cyclades, near Mykonos, is one of the most important mythological, historical and archaeological sites in Greece. The excavations in the island are among the most extensive in the Mediterranean; ongoing work takes place under the direction of the French School at Athens and many of the artifacts found are on display at the Archaeological Museum of Delos and the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

BUY PHOTOS & PRINTS OF DELOS ISLAND - Images by Paul Williams

Delos had a position as a holy sanctuary for a millennium before Olympian Greek mythology made it the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. From its Sacred Harbour, the horizon shows the two conical mounds (image below) that have identified landscapes sacred to a goddess in other sites: one, retaining its pre-Greek name Mount Kynthos, is crowned with a sanctuary of Dionysus.

Established as a cult centre, Delos had an importance that its natural resources could never have offered. In this vein Leto, searching for a birthing-place for Apollo, addressed the island:
Delos, if you would be willing to be the abode of my son Phoebus Apollo and make him a rich temple --; for no other will touch you, as you will find: and I think you will never be rich in oxen and sheep, nor bear vintage nor yet produce plants abundantly. But if you have the temple of far-shooting Apollo, all men will bring you hecatombs and gather here, and incessant savour of rich sacrifice will always arise, and you will feed those who dwell in you from the hand of strangers; for truly your own soil is not rich.
—Homeric Hymn to Delian Apollo

Delos is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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About Paul Williams Funky Stock Pictures Library

Funky Stock Pictures library specialises in food pictures & Images as well as European Travel photography. We have specialist collections of photos of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Images of Greek Archeological sites & Pictures of Roman Archeological sites & Museum exhibits. All photographs on this site have been taken by Paul Williams.

There are few other working food and still life photographers in the world with the experience of Paul Williams. Over the last 30 years Paul has worked on major food advertising campaigns for the UK and Europe as well as taking food pictures for packaging photography projects for nearly every major food brand in the UK.

Paul has taken pictures , photos & images for DNAD & Clio award winning campaigns. He was awarded a silver in the Polaroid European Photographer awards and won a silver Rose of Montreux for his Coca Cola TV Commercials. Paul was also awarded the coveted Glenfiddich cookery book award.

For the last 4 years Paul has also concentrated on taking location pictures & landscape photography making trips to photograph many parts of Europe. Every year over 5000 new travel pictures and food photos are added to the library.

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