tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post7655129227958028155..comments2024-03-28T01:19:35.439-04:00Comments on Travel with Kevin and Ruth: Ephesus area... part two...Kevin Readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-56871050989691916802020-11-19T03:07:54.712-05:002020-11-19T03:07:54.712-05:00Glad they you enjoyed the post and the pictures. I...Glad they you enjoyed the post and the pictures. I loved that bird, it was so pretty and we really haven't seen many pretty birds here in Turkey so far.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-28243551677365703952020-11-18T19:25:30.647-05:002020-11-18T19:25:30.647-05:00Amazing. Incredible. Loved the information and pho...Amazing. Incredible. Loved the information and photos! That finch was very pretty indeed. Thanks again. Safe travels. Lynnette Khuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15608492676290925231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-62122638043781929842020-11-18T13:51:47.452-05:002020-11-18T13:51:47.452-05:00Wow, that would be pretty intricate puzzle work to...Wow, that would be pretty intricate puzzle work to do, even with the help of the computers and the DNA testing. The fragments would have been so small. Stuff like that takes lots and lots of patience!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-74117665143126955132020-11-18T13:48:56.196-05:002020-11-18T13:48:56.196-05:00It definitely had some amazing artifacts but we ac...It definitely had some amazing artifacts but we actually liked the museum at the Aphrodisias ruins site better. The statues there were amazing and for the most part in better condition.<br /><br />We enjoyed the castle but you haven't missed too much by not seeing it. There really isn't much to see in the castle as such but the views were really nice from the top.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-75785183965786136222020-11-18T13:29:46.848-05:002020-11-18T13:29:46.848-05:00We are glad that you have been enjoying our travel...We are glad that you have been enjoying our travels.<br /><br />Thank you for the links, I couldn't get the first one to work but the second one did. Very interesting reading on the differing opinions on the Artemis/Diana statues and the meanings behind them.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-8599087078456923302020-11-18T12:18:35.522-05:002020-11-18T12:18:35.522-05:00Yes, it was very interesting and amazing, especial...Yes, it was very interesting and amazing, especially when you think how old some of those items are and just trying to imagine what things looked like back then in their heyday.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136052866820208847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-36122194211936588672020-11-18T08:46:08.456-05:002020-11-18T08:46:08.456-05:00Your photo of not knowing how to put the pieces ba...Your photo of not knowing how to put the pieces back together reminded me of a story of the Dead Sea Scrolls. I was a volunteer docent several years ago when an exhibition of them came to Grand Rapids, Michigan. After they were discovered, the condition of the scrolls deteriorated quickly to where they had little fragments, not knowing where they went. Because the scrolls were made of parchment, which is animal skin, decades later once they had DNA testing, they could group the fragments together based on which animal the skin came from from DNA testing.Mistress Snowboundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045524235200525651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-6136915034003021042020-11-17T18:15:08.125-05:002020-11-17T18:15:08.125-05:00One of my favorite museums. It has truly amazing ...One of my favorite museums. It has truly amazing artifacts. We've yet to get to the castle. It was closed for many years, and the last time we tried they were doing some restoration work, thus admission was limited.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333995679958103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-45416524017270572132020-11-17T17:42:25.623-05:002020-11-17T17:42:25.623-05:00More interesting info on Diana/Artemis: http://alb...More interesting info on Diana/Artemis: http://albertis-window.com/2011/02/diana-of-ephesus-keeping-abreast-with-iconography/Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15092039781709106727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-58518620010378054002020-11-17T17:35:06.001-05:002020-11-17T17:35:06.001-05:00Thank you for sharing your very interesting travel...Thank you for sharing your very interesting travels! The statues of Artemis intrigued me. I remember a similar fountain at Villa d'Este in Tivoli (near Rome). My art history professor introduced it as "the many-breasted Diana". A little googling shows that Diana for the Romans is generally considered equivalent to Artemis for the Greeks. In fact, apparently she is "Diana of Ephesus". https://www.romeartlover.it/Tivoli72.jpg https://www.flickriver.com/photos/meggallucci/34584938251/Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15092039781709106727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171307653508307040.post-73667417772148051832020-11-17T15:35:51.797-05:002020-11-17T15:35:51.797-05:00It is ALL so amazing, words alone can't descri...It is ALL so amazing, words alone can't describe feelings of seeing these pictures, so very, very marvelous!!!Luci & Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532319517164921110noreply@blogger.com