Author: Angela Zafiris

Hello! I'm a Artist/Writer/Photographer who lives in Athens, Greece. I have many creative ways from writing, photography, collage art, mixed-media art and poetry. I love sharing my work with people from all over the world through my blog.

Precious Pearls/Πολυτιμα Μαργαριταρια

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The gemstone pearl is the birthstone for the month of June. It was a popular gem among the royals throughout the ages. Pearls are the only gems that comes from a living sea creatures like the shelled mollusk. The pearl is considered to be a naturally beautiful since the gem doesn’t need to undergo any changes in order to reveal its beauty.

“And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!”-Revelation 18:16

Dangerous Beauty/Επικινδυνη Ομορφια

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The poppy flower is found all over the western mediterranean and Asia. They harvest in the late Spring and early summer.  These flowers are symbolic of sleep and death; and in the Greek and Roman myths poppies were used as offerings to the dead.  Another interpretation of the red poppy is the promise of resurrection after death.

Οι παπαρούνες μπορούν να βρεθούν σε όλη τη Δυτικη Μεσόγειο και στην Ασία.  Θερίζουν στα τέλη της άνοιξης και στις αρχές του καλοκαιριού. Αυτά τα κοκκινα λουλούδια συμβολιζουν τον ύπνου και τον θάνατο.  Στηv Eλληνική και Ρωμαϊκή μυθολογία οι παπαρούνες χρησιμοποιήθηκαν ως προσφορές προς τους νεκρούς. Μια άλλη ερμηνεία την παπαρούνα είναι οτι υπόσχεται την ανάστασης μετά το θάνατο.