A short visit to beautiful Peloponnese part 5, Kaiafas lake. The Kaiafas thermal springs are renowned since antiquity and include two springs, Anigrides Nymphes and Geranio or Atlantides Nymphes. They flow from caves at the feet of Lapitha mountain (the larger cave of the Anigrid Nymphs, and the smaller cave Geranio Andro, where nymphs lived during antiquity) to the east coast of the Kaiafas lagoon. Another myth mentions that the daughters of the king Proetus of Argos, Iphinoe and Iphianassa, who had unlawful relations with the oracle Melapodas, threw in the caves their cleansing waters. To avoid the rage of their father when they got pregnant, they fled to Lapitha mountain. Ancient Greek doctors, travelers and geographers mention that in antiquity the area’s residents were the first to use the springs for medicinal purposes. The Kaiafas thermal springs especially, are thoroughly mentioned by Strabo and Pausanias. ...to be continued...
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Sony a 58 with Tamron's SP AF17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II VC LD Aspherical (IF) Canon 60D with Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM and Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM and Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 SP Di VC USD FX and Samyang 8mm f/3.5 Asph IF MC Fisheye CSII Drone DJI Phantom 3 Standard Amkov AMK7000S
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