Venus Over Her Island,milos

In this picture we can see planet Venus over the picturesque Adamantas, the natural port of Milos island (adamantas means diamond in Greek).

The statue in the picture, is a miniature of the famous statue of Venus de Milo dates back to 150 B.C. from the Greek Hellenistic Age.

It discovered in 1820 on Milos island and is at present at the Louvre Museum.

Venus (or Aphrodite in Greek) was the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

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Photographers:

Thalia Traianou

and

Tilemachos Athanasiadis

9 July 2010

Canon EOS 400D

40mm

f/5

exp. 5 seconds

ISO 100