Earth.
Our Planet.
The planet that we live and evolve.
In Hesiod's Theogony, there are three main elements
Chaos, Gaia and Eros
Eros doesn't reproduce...
...but he has the power to connect other elements together.
Chaos produces Erevos and Darkness
and when those two got together they produced Air and Day.
Gaia, without mating, gives birth to Uranus
who has exactly the same size as Gaia
Gaia also gives birth to Mountains and Pontus (an ancient, pre-Olympian sea-god).
Gaia is responsible for the making of the world and creates the universe by giving birth to its elements.
Gaia is responsible for the making of the world and creates the universe by giving birth to its elements.
Gaia is responsible for the making of the world and creates the universe by giving birth to its elements.
According to modern science,
Earth was created 4,5 billion years ago
whereas life on earth began 4 billion years ago.
It is important to acknowledge
that the balance of all the elements on earth
is responsible for the occurence of life on our planet.
for the occurence of life on our planet.
for the occurence of life on our planet.
Earth's position in the solar system
its precession and rotation
as well as the existence and movement of the Moon around it
created the necessary environment
for all kinds of living organisms to evolve and flourish
including human beings
Therefore Earth is considered an alive planet
part of which are humans
and we are very influenced by its movement and its powers in general
and we are very influenced by its movement and its powers in general
and we are very influenced by its movement and its powers in general
Imagine Earth like a peach
Its pit would be the inner and outer core
the heaviest and hottest elements under tremendous pressure.
the heaviest and hottest elements under tremendous pressure.
Around the core we have the mantle (the flesh)
Around the core we have the mantle (the flesh)
which contains lava, various formations in semi-liquid state thousand degrees centigrade
Same formations are found in the crust but in solid state.
The crust which resembles the exocarp of a peach is our world that has all life present
The crust which resembles the exocarp of a peach is our world that has all life present
The Crust is almost like floating on the mantle
divided in plates which are coming together or going apart
divided in plates which are coming together or going apart
When the plates come together they immerse and lift the crust.
When the plates come together they immerse and lift the crust.
When the plates come together they immerse and lift the crust.
On the vast spaces between the plates we have the great oceans (Pacific, Atlantic)
On the vast spaces between the plates we have the great oceans (Pacific, Atlantic)
but when the plates crash into each other
we have the mountains and the volcanic arcs.
we have the mountains and the volcanic arcs.
In Greece there is a volcanic and island arc.
The volcanic arc is formed on the verge of the African plate which is immersing and melts.
which is immersing and melts.
The formations are also melting and become lighter
and as a result, they need to surface
This is how the volcanoes in Greece have been formed.
The location of the volcanoes is not random
as they are part of the volcanic arc which is located on the verge of the plate that immerses and melts.
The main volcanoes in Greece are
Sousaki, Aegina,
Poros, Methana,
Milos,
Santorini and Nisiros
These are the greek volcanoes on the present location of the volcanic ar
but it is important to know that
this volcanic arc used to be further on the north.
Volcanoes play a very important role in our lives
since they both release energy emerging from the core of the earth
as well as bring various formations on the surface which changes the ingredients and the morphology of the crust
A great example of this phenomenon is the Volcano of Santorini.
1631 bc. Greece
One of the greatest eruptions taken place in the world history is recorded
This eruption is directly linked with the Minoan and the Cycladic civilization.
One of the greatest classical archaeologists, Christos Tsountas
believed that this explosion in the minds of the habitats of the area
has been entered in the myth of Chimera
Attempting to give meaning to the 3 heads of Chimera
the Lion, the Goat and the snake
correspond to the three openings of the Caldera.
The lion's head with flames coming out is the main crater of the volcano.
This eruption was so significant
that it had been put into the myths of giant Talos as well as the Telchines
According to Yorgos Vougiouklakis, researcher and geologist of IGME,
the eruption was as strong as multiple atomic bombs similar to the one in Hiroshima.
During the first few days of the eruption, within 100km radius every living organism died
Tsunami waves started right after.
It is widely believed, that the Minoan civilisation was destroyed because of this eruption even though this is now under careful scrutiny.
The most recent activity of this volcano happens in 1950.
Parts of the volcano are Nea Kameni, Palea Kameni, the underwater crater of Columbo and Christiana islands.
The volcano of Santorini began erupting about 400.000 years ago.
Since the beginning the formation and destruction of the volcano has repeated itself 12 times every 20.000 years.
The most recent eruptive period is recorded between 1939 and 1941 and finally in 1950
which has given the final form in the island of Nea Kameni at the center of the Caldera.
Since then, the activity of the volcano has not influenced the habitats of the island.
Columbo, the underwater crater, is located 7km north east of Santorini.
It was discovered after a big eruption in 27 September 1650, one of the biggest in east Mediterranean
70 people passed away in Santorini because of this eruption
Today, this crater is located 18 meters below the sea and it has quite strong thermal activity.
Overall, the formations that have come out of the volcano has given Santorini its recent form.
The volcano is reportedly still active.
Milos is inhabited since prehistoric era
and has continuously provided rare elements and metals to the rest of Greece.
Tools and pieces of obsidian around 10.000 years old have been found in Argolida
which indicates the sea trade between Milos and habitats of greek mainland
During the Historic Era, Milos has provided other mineral products
such as Kaolin, Pozzolans and more recently Bentonite and Perlite.
Milos is a very important location for extraction of minerals that are exported worldwide
Regarding Nisiros, there's the myth of giant Polivotis
During the battle of the giants which precedes all battles,
Earth urged the mortal giants to fight against the immortal Gods of Olympus.
The Gods chased the giants that retreat scared.
Poseidon, god of the sea, had the order to exterminate Polivotis who was running away in the Aegean sea to save himself.
Poseidon had reached him close to the island of Kos.
Using his trident, he cut a part of Kos and threw it against Polivotis
He hit the giant and crashed him down.
This small part of Kos used to crash down the giant, became Nisiros.
The volcanic activity began 3.4 billion years ago with an eruption that unleashed great amounts of ashes.
In mainland Greece, close to the town of Aghioi Theodori, there is the volcano of Sousaki
It belongs in the same volcanic arc as Methana, Aegina and Poros.
It is located 180 meters above ground.
The last volcanic activity happened around 2.7 million years ago
however there is still post-volcanic activity with thermal gas
such as carbon dioxide, methane and hydrogen sulfide unleashed from underneath.
The Methana peninsula is located southeast of Sousaki
Methana is well known for the thermal waters and the volcano of Kameni Hora.
There are about 30 different volcanic forms in the peninsula.
The last volcanic activity took place undersea during 1700 in front of the town of Methana.
North of Methana there is Aegina a little island that consists of volcanic formations aged 4 million years.
Volcanoes are part of Earth.
They are also part of human history and civilisation
Humans are directly connect to volcanoes
as they have power to create as well as destroy forms of life
Studying their form, their creation and activity gives us more knowledge
so that we protect ourselves as well as benefit from volcanoes
And the truth is that even the ancient myths may hide some realistic facts which require our attention
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