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~ Eternal Fire of Chimera ~


~ Eternal Fire of Chimera ~
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Copyright: Alaettin KI (TasmaniaC) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 899 W: 207 N: 956] (5432)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-12-30
Categories: Daily Life, Nature
Camera: Nikon D80 DSLR, 67 mm HOYA circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/50 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Friday theme 2008/04/04 "Fire" [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-04-03 3:29
Viewed: 1380
Points: 47
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My contribution to the fire theme ;) This is another wonder of nature, well worth the visit.. flames never go out even if someone extinguishes them, they will come back within a short period of time.. mythological story of the place is as follows..

Chimera has been spreading horror in Çıralı by spouting flame from his mouth.To prevent this, Bellophan ridded on his horse Pegasus -double winged horse- and killed the dragon.To memory of this he devoted a temple for Goddess Athena. According to other story, Chimera is the atelier of iron God Hephaistos.

When Perseus cut off Medusa's head, the blood sinking into the earth produced the winged horse Pegasus. Minerva (Athena) caught and tamed him and presented him to the Muses. The Chimaera was a fearful monster, breathing fire. The fore part of its body was a compound of the lion and the goat, and the hind part a dragon's. It made great havoc in Lycia, so that the king was seeking for some hero to destroy it. At that time there arrived at his court a gallant young warrior, whose name was Bellerophon. He brought letters from Proetus, the son-in-law of the king, Iobates, recommending Bellerophon in the warmest terms as an unconquerable hero, but added at the close a request to his father-in-law to put him to death. The reason was that Proetus was jealous of him, suspecting that his wife Antea looked with too much admiration on the young warrior. From this instance of Bellerophon being unconsciously the bearer of his own death warrant, the expression "Bellerophontic letters" arose, to describe any species of communication which a person is made the bearer of, containing matter prejudicial to himself.

Please follow this link for the full story..

You can also find an area and a closer shot in the workshop.

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Antalya'nın Olympos`un kuzeyinde "Olympos Hellenistik Devir'de kurulmuştur. M.Ö. 100'de Lykia birliğinin önde gelen ve üç oy hakkına sahip altı şehrinden birisi olmuştur. M.Ö. 78'de Roma komutanı Servilius Isaurieus Olympos'u korsanlardan temizleyerek şehri Roma topraklarına katmış, Roma dönemi sırasında hemen yakınındaki tabii gazların yandığı Çıralı'daki Demirci tanrı Hephaistos kültü ile büyük bir ün sahibi olmuştur." Çıralı plajının üst kısmında bu ilginç doğal güzellik, mitolojik Yanartaş`tır. Kanatlı Pegasus`un sırtındaki Belleraphon, ateş soluyan canavarı burada öldürmüştür. Hala yanmakta olan ateşin öldürülen canavarın ağzından çıkan alevler olduğu söylenegelmiştir. Bizanslı demirciler tarafından kutsal sayılan bu bölgede inşa edilen tapınağın kalıntıları Yanartaş`ın yanında yer alır. Bazı tarihçilere göre
Pegasus Yunan mitolojisi'nde kanatlı at. Deniz tanrısı Poseidon ile yılan saçlı Gorgon Medusa'nın oğlu ve dev Chrysaor'un kardeşi olduğuna inanılır. Olimpiyat Ateşi ilk kez bu noktadan getirilmiştir. Yaz kış yanan bu ateşin aslı yanıcı bir gazdır. bir ismi de Poseidon"un sönmeyen ateşidir.

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  • Great 
  • pozaru Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3549 W: 736 N: 2384] (18964)
  • [2008-04-03 3:32]

What an interesting contribution to the theme

thanks,
v

Hello Alaettin,
Nice photo of the six dancing flames. I like the fact that you include the vegetation in the top layer. The blurred foreground rock has the effect of creating much depth & taking you straight to the line of flames. I enjoy the story from the Greek mythology ... I always get the names and characters mixed up and thanks for reminding. Regards. Latiff.

merhaba sevgili arkadaşım
antalyada dünya harikası bir bölgenin tanıtımını harika bir notla yapmışsın.tebrikler.
sevgilerimle dostum.
gürkan akçakır

Hello Alaettin

An excellent and interesting capture here, ncie low POV with good contrast and details. Intersting notes too

TFS and for joining in the theme

kind regards Helen

  • Good 
  • zto Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 946 W: 120 N: 59] (262)
  • [2008-04-03 8:39]

Interesting story behind this image. I wonder what it is that makes these flames re-apear. What lies underneth the eath at thsi place. Perhaps it is as your story tells...

Hi there!
Very nice composition!
You captured a very beautiful fire!
Congratulations!

TFS!
Ollie DLC

Natural gas or coal AK? AN interesting image, good colour, well composed and most fitting for the theme. TFS,
David

Many thanks for your comment on ‘Chicago Peace’

güzel bir kare olmuş.......paylaşım için teşekkürler
saygılar sevgiler

  • Great 
  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1792 W: 128 N: 3006] (16617)
  • [2008-04-04 1:01]

Hi Ak,

Very intersting story, and this is really weird to see...:) I like the story and was reading to my son... he was just next to me, :D

Excellent shot, I like the "dancing" fire, great DOF and details, well captured my dear,

Have a great weekend,

Cheers,
Sweety

  • Great 
  • basir Gold Star Critiquer [C: 445 W: 6 N: 187] (1475)
  • [2008-04-04 3:05]

Notuyla anlamı ve bize katkısı olan çalışmanız için teşekkürler.
Selamlar,Saygılar.

Cumhur..

Hello Alaettin,
Interesting photo and note.
Well composed shot with good details. TFS
Vandana
later

  • Great 
  • ayse51 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1679 W: 124 N: 1437] (20206)
  • [2008-04-04 3:29]

Merhaba Alaettin,
çok güzel bir çalışma ve tanıtım olmuş.Tebrik ve teşekkürler.Necla.:)later.

Wow, I there is natural gas liking all the time, or is it something else? Interesting mythological story. The cultural things and from nature we learn from this site amaze me. Good colors. Nice framing. TFS

Lorena

Hi Alaettin,
Niceshot and an interesting note, I guess it must be natural gas seeping from the rock, interesting that it reignites when extinguished.
Well done
Regards Andy

Hello Alaettin!
Very beautiful composition!
Yes, wonder of nature!
Beautiful perspective and nice colours!
Best regards!
Lili

...I return... :)

Merhaba Alaettin abi.
Destekleyici bilgiler ile çok güzel bir belge fotoğrafı çıkarmışsın ortaya, pozlama gayet iyi olmuş.
Ellerine ve gözlerine sağlık, saygılar.

Yasin.

And I thought you had added the fire, Alaettin :)) What an interesting story behind it, I had not known it. It made me look at the image a second time wondering HOW this can be.
Thank you for sharing and have a good Sunday! - Cordelia :))
PS: I would have cropped the photo a bit at the bottom in order to get rid of some of the out-of-focus rock on the RH side.

  • Great 
  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1493 W: 126 N: 2163] (19716)
  • [2008-04-05 19:42]

Well done Alaettin! Well seen and well done shot, I like the artistic and technique sides of it! Thanks!

Mario

  • Great 
  • eosnut Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 588 W: 164 N: 1399] (10095)
  • [2008-04-06 2:06]

Hi Alaettin,
Very interesting note to go go with your image.
It is quite awesome to think you have captured something that has been around for so many centuries.
Thanks for showing us,
Pete.

great shot
will come back with smiley:)

Selamlar Alaettin :)
Geçtiğimiz yaz gitmiştim buraya.Muhteşem bir yer.Ellerine sağlık bu Doğal Güzelliği çok güzel görüntülemişsin.Tebrikler.Gayet güzel bir Tanıtım Karesi Ayrıca.
Sağlıcakla kal.
Deniz:)

  • Great 
  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2847 W: 263 N: 5947] (23586)
  • [2008-04-10 12:45]

This is a fascinating sight! Great capture of this strange natural wonder
TFS
silke

Hello...very good picture but more interesting is place by it own...thank you for sharing...and thank you for beautiful story:)
warm regards
biljana

Hi, Alaettin!

Interesting idea with excellent realisation. Superb shot!

jazmin

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