Greek Dolphin Odyssey

On this journey we will travel from Dephi through Athens to Crete and restace the steps of the ancient Delphic Oracle when they traveled from Crete to Delphi guided by Dolphin consciousness through Apollo to establish the amazing temples in Delphi

We are exploring our ancient past through the Temples of Delphi, Knossos, Phaistos, the Acropolis and the Greek Islands.

This trip includes ceremonies and meditations that will connect us with the dolphin consciousness, ancient Greece and our life purpose through deep meditation and sound. The ceremonies will include connecting to our male and female aspects and the healing of this in many lifetimes

There may be some strong remembrances from earlier times and special connections to people and places on this tour

Leader for the Tour: Patricia Athena, Spiritual teacher and dolphin consciousness researcher

Date / Time	Dur*	Service	City	Details
20-Sep-2007 - 7:00 AM		Transfer	Athens	Athens airport to hotel Transfer from El. Venizelos Airport to Athens hotel. - @ 7:00 AM Meeting at Philippos Hotel with group and orientation with Andreas Larenzakis (tour agent) and Patricia Athena- tour guide
20-Sep-2007 - 3:00 PM	2	Hotel	Athens	Philippos Hotel / Regular Room Located right at the foot of the Acropolis and below the Herodion theater this hotel is a short walk from Plaka’s many souvenir shops, tavernas and bars.
21-Sep-2007 - 8:40 AM	1	Sightseeing Tour	Athens	Athens City Tour A half-day tour visiting the Acropolis, the Greek Parliament, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Academy, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Adrian's Arc, Zappeion Gardens and the Royal Palace. We will visit the temples in the Acropolis and anchor our intentions and energies here Pickup : hotel at 8:40:AM Drop off : hotel approx. 12:30:PM
22-Sep-2007 - 7:00 AM	2	Sightseeing Tour	Athens	2-day Delphi tour (First Class) Drive through Boetia, crossing the towns of Thebes, Levadia and Arachova to Delphi. The afternoon is free. 2nd day return to Athens after lunch. Pickup : hotel Drop off : hotel
23-Sep-2007 - 9:00 PM		Additional Item		Overnight Ferry from Piraeus port (Athens) to Heralkion (Crete) Sharing Quad Berth Cabins
24-Sep-2007 - 7:00 AM		Transfer	Heraklion	Heraklion Port to Heraklion Town Transfer from Heraklion Port to Heraklion town. - @ 7:00 AM
24-Sep-2007 - 3:00 PM	2	Hotel	Heraklion	Olympic Hotel / Regular Room Located in the center of Heraklion, at Kornarou Square, with easy access to tourist attractions and other places of interest. The rooms are comfortable and nicely equipped. Visit to Heraklion Museum and the famous “Phaistos Disc”, Knossos and Temple ceremony-visit the Dolphin Frescoe. Visit to the Healing Temples at Phasistos and ceremony
26-Sep-2007 - 7:30 AM		Transfer	Heraklion	Heraklion town to Heraklion port Transfer from Heraklion town to Heraklion port. - @ 7:30 AM
26-Sep-2007 - 9:00 AM		Transfer	Heraklion	Ferry 1st Class Heraklion to Santor HERAKLION TO SANTORINI – High Speed Boat (Afternoon departure approximate duration 2½ hours). Ferries must be booked in conjunction with accommodation. - @ 9:00 AM
26-Sep-2007 - 1:00 PM		Transfer	Santorini	Santorini Port to hotel Transfer from Santorini port to all destinations Santorini is a very powerful place- it represents the Earth Mother Vortex in this area- still active volcano with stunning views of the Caldera from the rim
26-Sep-2007 - 3:00 PM	2	Hotel	Santorini	Tzekos Villas / Regular Room This is an apartment-style hotel in Fira Town built on 3 levels against the rocks and enjoying panoramic sea views. Each room is decorated in a contemporary style and has a large balcony. Tour Party and completion ceremony in Santorini
28-Sep-2007 - 8:00 AM		Transfer	Santorini	Hotel to Santorini port Transfer from all destinations (except Oia) to Santorini port.
28-Sep-2007 - 9:00 AM		Transfer	Santorini	Ferry 1st Class Santorini to Athens SANTORINI TO PIRAEUS PORT – High Speed Boat (Morning departure approximate duration 5.5 hours). This is a relaxing way to finish the tour as we leave the Santorini Vortex and cruise through the Greek Islands back to Athens Note; breakfast is provided while on tour, no other meals catered for There will be an extra tour on Crete to Phaistos Temple at small cost depending on tour numbers

Please note; If people wish to stay longer and visit other islands, this can be organized through our tour group

PRICES; TOUR PRICE (INCLUSIVE AS ABOVE) $1572 US DOLLARS, $1890 AUS DOLLARS

DEPOSIT; $742 US DOLLARS, $890 AUS DOLLARS- DUE ON BOOKING TO SECURE PLACE ON TOUR,

FULL PAYMENT BY 8TH AUGUST, 2007

AIRFARES ARE NOT INCLUDED AND NEED TO BE BOOKED TO GET SEATS ASAP TO ARRIVE IN ATHENS 20^TH SEPTEMBER, 2007

ALL ENQUIRIES TO TOUR LEADER, PATRICIA ATHENA www.dolphinwave.info, patricia@dolphinwave.info

Call; 02 66764930 (Australia), 0411559188

History and Mythology

As far back as Ancient Greece, dolphins have been known and loved by mankind, for legends relate their kindnesses to humans and their rescuing heroics. During the Greek god Apollo's travels from Crete to Delphi, he frightened some pirates by appearing in their ship as a dolphin, warning them to reform and worship him as Apollo Delphinius. Another Greek god, Dionysos, when learning that some pirates planned to sell him into slavery, threw them overboard and turned them into dolphins.

In the Palace of King Minos, Knossos c. 1500 B.C., the queen's apartment or 'megaron' consisted of a fairly spacious suite of rooms. There you find the famous dolphin frieze, in the main room. Decorative rosette panels surround the door openings and run across the walls. The importance of both the sea and of animals as decorative images is clearly illustrated here.

The sense of kinship between humans and dolphins goes back thousands of years. Citizens of ancient Crete honoured dolphins as gods, while the Greeks kept a special sanctuary for what they considered to be the dolphin god.

From the Arctic to the Antipodes, people have celebrated and sung of whales and dolphins for centuries, but the first person to write about them was the Greek philosopher, Aristotle, who lived from 384 to 322 B.C. He described whales, dolphins, and porpoises as cetaceans and distinguished them from fish: "The dolphin, the whale and all the rest of the cetacea, all that is to say, that are provided with a blow-hole instead of gills, are viviparous...The dolphin has been asleep with his nose above water and when asleep he snores...". Greek poets and artists celebrated the sea (Thalassa) as the source of life, as it is in many creation myths. Apollo, Greek god of the sun (who turned into a giant dolphin), and Poseidon, god of the sea, protected marine mammals.

Although most of the mythology associated with Delphi is connected with Apollo, he was not its first inhabitant; this distinction belonged to either Gaia/Ge (the Earth goddess) or Themis (another primordial goddess). In the Homeric Hymn to Apollo, Apollo killed a monstrous snake, the Python (that gave the god his title Pythian) and left it to rot (an etmylogical play on the Greek verb pytho, "I rot"); the early name of Delphi was supposed to be Pytho. Some have seen this as representing the displacement of the site's earlier divine inhabitant. So too the name Delphi received an etymological explanation: Apollo appeared in the form of a dolphin (delphis is the Greek word for "dolphin") to sailors on a Cretan ship. Leaping on board, he brought the terrified sailors to Crisa, the coastal port near Delphi, where he transformed himself into a handsome youth and appointed the sailors as priests of his temple. Some have seen in this myth of Cretan immigration a connection with Apollo's origins in the Near East, since Crete was the main point of connection between the Levant and the Greek-speaking world. It too might explain the prominent role played by the Delphic oracle in marine expeditions, particularly when founding new colonies. Delphis is also the Greek word for "womb" (that distinguishes the dolphin as a mammal from other sea-creatures), and this is probably also connected with the ancient conception of Delphi as being the center of the world.

The Delphic Oracle was known to guide the known world and leaders would not make important decisions without consulting the oracle

Today the dolphins with their ancient wisdom are guiding us in many ways and those open to receive their wisdom will pass on their wisdom and knowledge