The lighthouse tower is visible from afar. This is the only ancient lighthouse in Europe that still functions today. Here was the very edge of the ancient world. The lighthouse on the site where, according to legend, Hercules twice descended into the Kingdom of Hades, was erected by the Romans in the 2nd century. During its long life, the tower has undergone a number of reconstructions, initially it was more massive, on a spacious platform at the very top there was a turret for a signal fire.
The exploits of Hercules date back to those ancient times when Jesus Christ was not yet born. There were many gods, they were immortal and powerful. They inhabited Mount Olympus, where they indulged in idleness and fornication, possessing all the vices that are characteristic of mere mortals. For their favor, they did not hesitate to take bribes. There was no fight against corruption then. The gods were constantly in conflict with each other from idleness.
Not on a whim, Hercules/Hercules went to Hades.
One day, every mortal will have to go down there, but the “exit” option in this Kingdom of Shadows is not provided at all. Only thanks to family ties on Olympus, the Hero managed to return to the world of the living. Connections are a big deal, they help when even the inhuman power of Hercules is not enough, it is clear that it is best to have connections on Olympus itself!
Of course, only the foundation of the current lighthouse is antique. A pavilion has now been erected above it, and there is a museum in the tower itself. A spiral staircase leads upstairs, the entrance to the topmost tower of the lighthouse is closed to outsiders - the lighthouse is active. On an almost circular observation deck, the gusts of wind are such that you have to take pictures, resting your elbows on the granite parapet, otherwise you won’t be able to resist with the camera. At the foot of the tower is the Wind Rose. Here, in the view of the ancients, there were the Gates of Death, there was no further living way.
The exploits of Hercules date back to those ancient times when Jesus Christ was not yet born. There were many gods, they were immortal and powerful. They inhabited Mount Olympus, where they indulged in idleness and fornication, possessing all the vices that are characteristic of mere mortals. For their favor, they did not hesitate to take bribes. There was no fight against corruption then. The gods were constantly in conflict with each other from idleness.
Not on a whim, Hercules/Hercules went to Hades.
One day, every mortal will have to go down there, but the “exit” option in this Kingdom of Shadows is not provided at all. Only thanks to family ties on Olympus, the Hero managed to return to the world of the living. Connections are a big deal, they help when even the inhuman power of Hercules is not enough, it is clear that it is best to have connections on Olympus itself!
Of course, only the foundation of the current lighthouse is antique. A pavilion has now been erected above it, and there is a museum in the tower itself. A spiral staircase leads upstairs, the entrance to the topmost tower of the lighthouse is closed to outsiders - the lighthouse is active. On an almost circular observation deck, the gusts of wind are such that you have to take pictures, resting your elbows on the granite parapet, otherwise you won’t be able to resist with the camera. At the foot of the tower is the Wind Rose. Here, in the view of the ancients, there were the Gates of Death, there was no further living way.
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