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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/fizzik/">Fizzik.LJ</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fizzik/54782944610/" title="Athens"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54782944610_bc280b7ba0_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Athens" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/fizzik/">Fizzik.LJ</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fizzik/54782945330/" title="Psyri neighborhood, Athens"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54782945330_a5db923ef3_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Psyri neighborhood, Athens" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/rolfschotsch/">williespictures</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rolfschotsch/54782439588/" title="Hafen Santorini 2025 d"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54782439588_e0cfbe9fd5_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Hafen Santorini 2025 d" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/155826695@N06/">RocknRodV</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/155826695@N06/54782350919/" title="A slice of paradise in Naxos, the Agios Prokopios beach"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54782350919_f6a0252ae1_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="A slice of paradise in Naxos, the Agios Prokopios beach" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/gigiush/">gigiush (Emmanuel)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/gigiush/54781173907/" title="Azamara Pursuit"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54781173907_10442942fd_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Azamara Pursuit" /></a></p> <p>zDSCF2212 acr</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/ntaggart/">nic.taggart</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ntaggart/54782155413/" title="Serene saint"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54782155413_0ccdcb55a8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Serene saint" /></a></p> <p>This is a fresco in the Pantanassa Monastery in Mystras, Greece. <br /> The Monastery founded by a chief minister of the late Byzantine Despot of the Morea, John Frankopoulos, and was dedicated in September 1428.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/203358202@N06/">xana.f.pereira</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/203358202@N06/54782137388/" title="The Ancient Agora of Athens 🌿️ The true heart of the city in ancient times - where people gathered, traded, debated, and dreamed. Standing here, it’s easy to imagine the voices of philosophers and citizens who shaped the very idea of democracy."><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54782137388_9012504470_m.jpg" width="164" height="240" alt="The Ancient Agora of Athens 🌿️ The true heart of the city in ancient times - where people gathered, traded, debated, and dreamed. Standing here, it’s easy to imagine the voices of philosophers and citizens who shaped the very idea of democracy." /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/124733810@N06/">Mick - mickbarry.com</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/124733810@N06/54780793212/" title="0-61106 | Hellenic Air Force | Convair F-102A Delta Dagger | CN 8-10-323 | Built 1956 | LGTG 07/09/2025 | Tanagra Air Base | Athens Flying Week"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54780793212_a9c53a409a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="0-61106 | Hellenic Air Force | Convair F-102A Delta Dagger | CN 8-10-323 | Built 1956 | LGTG 07/09/2025 | Tanagra Air Base | Athens Flying Week" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/95482238@N02/">Russell Scott Images</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/95482238@N02/54781765545/" title="greenfinch (Chloris chloris) near Pylos, Messenia, Peloponnese peninsular, Greece"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54781765545_8ce6b16f1c_m.jpg" width="240" height="205" alt="greenfinch (Chloris chloris) near Pylos, Messenia, Peloponnese peninsular, Greece" /></a></p> <p>greenfinch (Chloris chloris) near Pylos, Messenia, Peloponnese peninsular, Greece</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/95482238@N02/">Russell Scott Images</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/95482238@N02/54781666339/" title="chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) near Pylos, Messenia, Peloponnese peninsular, Greece"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54781666339_82e083a9b3_m.jpg" width="196" height="240" alt="chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) near Pylos, Messenia, Peloponnese peninsular, Greece" /></a></p> <p>chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) near Pylos, Messenia, Peloponnese peninsular, Greece</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/95482238@N02/">Russell Scott Images</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/95482238@N02/54781664554/" title="grey heron (Ardea cinerea) near Pylos, Messenia, Peloponnese peninsular, Greece"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54781664554_69fca634cd_m.jpg" width="240" height="148" alt="grey heron (Ardea cinerea) near Pylos, Messenia, Peloponnese peninsular, Greece" /></a></p> <p>grey heron (Ardea cinerea) near Pylos, Messenia, Peloponnese peninsular, Greece</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/chappspix/">Chapps.SL</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/chappspix/54780810573/" title="Silver drachm (coin) depicting the Gorgon Medusa"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54780810573_0d3ced8f5a_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Silver drachm (coin) depicting the Gorgon Medusa" /></a></p> <p>When Athena discovered that Poseidon, the god of the sea, had fallen in love with the beautiful Gorgon Medusa, she turned the girl into a monster, which is how Medusa appears on this coin from Neapolis in Macedonia. With snaky hair, Medusa turned to stone any man who dared to look at her. But the symbol of the Gorgoneion was also apotropaic (good luck), driving away the evil eye. <br /> <br /> The ancient city of Neapolis (near modern Kavala, Greece) was famous for its horse-breeding, so this is why they chose to honor the snake-haired Medusa, mother of the miraculous winged horse Pegasus, on the front (obverse) of their coins. On the back (reverse), they depicted the maiden Parthenos, a local moon goddess and patron of the city. These images helped link Neapolis to a set of Greek deities and myths shared by city-states across the Mediterranean.<br /> <br /> Greek, minted in Neapolis (modern Kavála), struck 411-356 BCE. Silver.<br /> <br /> Reverse inscription: Ν Ε Ο Π &quot;Neop[oliton]&quot;<br /> <br /> Diam: 1.5 cm (5/8 in.)<br /> <br /> Art Institute of Chicago (ARTIC 1922.4922)</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/nellekecornips/">Nelleke C</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nellekecornips/54779696017/" title="Orchis italica"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54779696017_bede58fbdf_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Orchis italica" /></a></p> <p>Naked man orchid</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/chappspix/">Chapps.SL</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/chappspix/54780729123/" title="Greek kylix with a rampant lion"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54780729123_78d482f9a6_m.jpg" width="224" height="240" alt="Greek kylix with a rampant lion" /></a></p> <p>This black-figure terracotta kylix features a tondo with a snarling lion. The placement of the lion's body, with its head turned back and its paw raised, serves to animate the creature and also represents the painter's attempt to find a creative way to fill the cup's circular interior.<br /> <br /> A parade of Sirens - with women's heads and the bodies of plump birds - animates the exterior of the cup.<br /> <br /> Greek, Lakonia, Archaic Period (about 600-480 BCE). Attributed to the Chimaera Painter.<br /> <br /> Art Institute of Chicago (Collection of Marcelo Faria de Lima, Brazil, 79.2012)</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/184459167@N07/">Poppa Bear Burdon</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/184459167@N07/54779573457/" title="Four Monasteries"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54779573457_54eba5ffe2_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Four Monasteries" /></a></p> <p>Four monasteries at Meteora, Greece</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/11797386@N06/">Steve Chasey Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11797386@N06/54779571032/" title="K3 III-070724-020"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54779571032_56680d987e_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="K3 III-070724-020" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/pkostar/">PattyK.</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/pkostar/54780186621/" title="*"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54780186621_f05305eb7a_m.jpg" width="240" height="157" alt="*" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/eu_echo/">EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/eu_echo/54780273954/" title="Firefighters on standby: sharing expertise while saving lives"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54780273954_e50abf1823_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Firefighters on standby: sharing expertise while saving lives" /></a></p> <p>When they’re not actively responding to fires, the prepositioned teams take part in classroom-based training or practice hands-on skills. <br /> <br /> In this image, a Romanian firefighter trains using a fire truck driving simulator. <br /> <br /> © European Union, 2025 (photographer: Petros Honto).</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/eu_echo/">EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/eu_echo/54780045791/" title="Firefighters on standby: sharing expertise while saving lives"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54780045791_66e11355ed_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Firefighters on standby: sharing expertise while saving lives" /></a></p> <p>Residents, including vulnerable elderly people, watched the wildfire response unfold. Some even grabbed buckets and hoses to protect their homes and land. <br /> <br /> A rapid firefighting response can mean the difference between saving lives and shielding entire communities from devastating losses.<br /> <br /> © European Union, 2025 (photographer: Daria Ortiz-Suardy).</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/eu_echo/">EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/eu_echo/54779195322/" title="Firefighters on standby: sharing expertise while saving lives"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54779195322_747c65bf40_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Firefighters on standby: sharing expertise while saving lives" /></a></p> <p>Prepositioning also helps prepare teams for future international missions under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, ensuring, among other things, that their equipment is compatible. <br /> <br /> For example, certain hose couplings may not fit together without an adaptor or an extra connector. Identifying these issues in advance allows teams to find solutions and avoid delays during a crisis—when every second counts. <br /> <br /> © European Union, 2025 (photographer: Petros Honto).</p>

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