Friday, December 24, 2010

Armenian-Greek Joint Issue


Armenia Post and Greek Post have issued the joint issue stamps depicted their mythology on December 14th, 2007.
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Aphrodite: Goddess of love, beauty and fertility in Greek mythology. The Aphrodisiac festival was held in the central parts of Greece, especially in Athens and Corinth. The sculpture is kept in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.

Anahit: Goddess of maternity, fertility and beauty in Armenian mythology. In early periods, Anahit was the goddess of war. The head of Anahit’s bronze sculpture was found in Erznka city and is now being kept in the British Museum of London.

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