Limenitis populi

by Andonis Katanos

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Limenitis populi

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Andonis Katanos

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This beautifull butterfly was photographed in my garden. Used flash to freeze the wings. The ancient Greeks depicted the human soul as a butterfly. The metamorphosis of the insect symbolizes the course of the soul from incarnation to apotheosis. According to Alexandrian tradition, Psyche (= soul, butterfly) was a maiden of exquisite beauty, who allured Eros and aroused the envy of Aphrodite. After many trials and tribulations, she was received on Olympus and gained immortality. Leptokarya, Olympus. Hellas

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September 30th, 2011

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