http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeylang/tags/blinkagain/ Fri, 10 May 2013 14:03:05 -0700 Fri, 10 May 2013 14:03:05 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8123/buddyicons/67350199@N02.jpg?1366135946#67350199@N02 http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeylang/tags/blinkagain/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeylang/6344963265/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mikeylang/">Michael Langille</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeylang/6344963265/" title="Temple of Poseidon"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6092/6344963265_3c8f09b77d_m.jpg" width="240" height="169" alt="Temple of Poseidon" /></a></p> <p>Ancient Greek religion was essentially propitiatory in nature: i.e., based on the notion that to avoid misfortune, one must constantly seek the favour of the relevant gods by prayers, gifts and sacrifices. To the ancient Greek, every natural feature, e.g. hill, lake, stream or wood, was controlled by a god. Thus a person about to swim in a river, for example, would say a prayer to the river-god, or make an offering to that god's shrine, to avoid the chance of drowning. The gods were considered immortal, could change shape, become invisible and travel anywhere instantaneously. But in many other respects they were considered similar to humans. They shared the whole range of human emotions, both positive and negative. Thus, in their attitudes towards humans, they could be both benevolent and malicious. As humans also, they had family and clan hierarchies. They could even mate with humans, and produce demi-gods</p> Fri, 10 May 2013 14:03:05 -0700 2013-05-09T23:22:17-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Michael Langille) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6344963265 37.97615 23.73641 37.97615 23.73641 946738 Temple of Poseidon <p>Ancient Greek religion was essentially propitiatory in nature: i.e., based on the notion that to avoid misfortune, one must constantly seek the favour of the relevant gods by prayers, gifts and sacrifices. To the ancient Greek, every natural feature, e.g. hill, lake, stream or wood, was controlled by a god. Thus a person about to swim in a river, for example, would say a prayer to the river-god, or make an offering to that god's shrine, to avoid the chance of drowning. The gods were considered immortal, could change shape, become invisible and travel anywhere instantaneously. But in many other respects they were considered similar to humans. They shared the whole range of human emotions, both positive and negative. Thus, in their attitudes towards humans, they could be both benevolent and malicious. As humans also, they had family and clan hierarchies. They could even mate with humans, and produce demi-gods</p> Michael Langille red monument ancient greece photomix finegold loveit3 loveit2 perfectpicture poseidontemple heartgroup platiniumheart artofimages bestcapturesaoi artistichighqualityshots perfectioninpictures mygearandme mygearandmepremium supersixbronze blinkagain dblringexcellence galaxyaward mygearme1 majesticphotography goldstar1 bestshot4 goldstar5 photographyforrecreation1 bestshots2 bestshots3 goldstar4 eltringexcellence autofocuslevel1 bestshots1 rememberthatmomentlevel1 thelook1 chariotsartists1 peaceaward1 peaceaward2 supersixandromeda chariotsartistsgoldengroup artofimages2 flickrawards1 autofocuselite eliteclubphotographyrecreation thelove1 greatphotographer1 peacefullhalloffame