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Αlthough Cyprus joined the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie as an associate member only in 2006, its French connection dates back to the 12th century when Frankish Crusaders established the Lusignan kingdom (1192-1489) and became the…

Αccording to mythology the Olympic Games originated in a foot race run by girls for the privilege of becoming the priestess of the Moon Goddess Hera and a second foot race was run by young men for the dangerous privilege of becoming the…

Ιn 1969 the Society of Cypriot Studies was founded and the first International Congress of Cypriot Studies was held. The aim of the Society is to study and promote the archaeological, historical, philological and cultural heritage of Cyprus from…

Writing and civilization are very closely linked for without this means of communication, ideas, facts, events, discoveries and emotions cannot be conveyed across time and advance the development of mankind.

Before the invention of paper by the…

The Anemone coronaria is just one of more than 1150 species of wild flowers that are found in all regions of the island. Anemones come in a variety of delicate hues from pink to red, turquoise blue and white. They grow up to 30cm. high.

In…

Αphrodite (meaning sea born) Goddess of love is one of the twelve Gods in Greek mythology, but she is also Venus in Roman, and Anahid in Armenian mythologies. She is also known as Ishtar or Astarte, the sea-goddess, ruler of men and who has temples…

Agios Zenon was born to rich and aristocratic parents in the province of Ponto in Asia Minor. He enlisted in the army as a special courier of Emperor Flavius Valens ( 364-378 AD) whom he served with great devotion. He carried the Emperor’s messages…

Τhe murals depicted on this set of three stamps originate from the Chapel of Agios Themonianus (a corruption of the name Agios Euphemianos) from the village of Lysi, now in the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus. The Chapel lies a mile to the south of…

Τhe building known as the “Lyssiotis Mansion”, and situated on Makarios III Avenue, Lefkosia, is the work of architect Photiades. It was built in 1928-9 by Petros Aloneftis and given as dowry to his daughter Maria.

Its thin columns,…

Τhe year is 10,000 BC, the hunters are roaming the land in search of prey, whence did they come, we do not know, were they the ancestors of the Neolithic dwellers of Choirokitia settlement of 7000 BC, again we do not know. But at the excavated site…