Ikarus group Agia Galini

02/05/2023

15/05/2017

The building work continues...

15/05/2017

Happy Birthday to our honorary President.
Best wishes from us all.
We hope to see you and present the new extended theatre !

17/03/2017

Photos from Ikarus group Agia Galini's post

25/02/2017

A young child's interpretation of the flight of Icarus.
By Ayla Desforges Molloy

"Be careful Icarus"

"Dad hurry up."

Notice how close Icarus is to the sun...

Ayla and Marina have been invited to be Ambassadors in England and in their school.

13/02/2017

Another representation of Icarus by Matisse

13/02/2017

So Icarus and Fanis Mavrogiorgis keep a watchful eye on the building work in the theatre.

13/02/2017

On 11th February Icarus waved again for the 3rd time !
Whilst browsing on the web I discovered this mosaic which archeologists discovered in Zeugma.

13/02/2017

In January completely by chance while browsing a book shop in Marseille I randomly opened an illustrated book and there was a picture of Icarus !

13/02/2017

Icarus waved to me via a short phrase in a Peter Greenaway film late December which led to the discovery of
FLIGHTS OF FANCY where Greenaway likens Icarus to the first pilot

13/02/2017

Slowly and surely....

13/02/2017

The building work continues under the close eye of Fanis Mavrogiorgis....

29/07/2016

Our 3 New Ambassadors from Santa Fé, Argentina.
Thank you for joining us.

22/07/2016

Ikaria Airport 2014

01/07/2016

Despina Troulinou, our music manager.

28/06/2016

Ikarus group Agia Galini's cover photo

28/06/2016

Ikarus group Agia Galini

28/06/2016

Urs

Urs

ICARUS GROUP AG GALINI



http://youtu.be/W3AVdtTZa2c



Aims and Goals

To promote Icarus throughout the world from Crete as far as New Caledonia (link to Ovid's account of Daedalus mentioning a city Calydonius on a river Aegius Sicily)


To bring music and cinema to the Agia Galini Community and tourists from all over the world.



GROUP MEMBERS



DR. DIDIER GASSE AND MME ROSA GASSE - HONORARY PRESIDENTS AND BENEFACTORS (NEW CALEDONIA)

MADAME URSULA DESFORGES PRESIDENT AND TREASURER

M.CHRISTOS CHRISTOFAKIS VICE PRESIDENT AND EVENTS MANAGER

M. FANIS MAVROGEORGIS ICARUS PROMOTION MANAGER

MADAME DESPINA TROULINOU MUSIC MANAGER

MADAME VANESSA KASSOTAKI THEATRE PRODUCTION MANAGER

FATHER CHRISTOS MAVROGEORGIS SECRETARY AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS MANAGER



MEMBERS

TROULINOS GIORGIOS EQUIPMENT MANAGER

KASSOTAKI MICHALIS STRUCTURAL MANAGER





(fanis writes ) and I copy


First meeting 16th August 2015 with group members including Honorary Presidents Dr. Didier Gasse and Madame Rosa Gasse from New Caledonia who honoured us with their presence during a week's visit to Agia Galini.








Picture from computer

MYTHOLOGY

According to Greek mythology, King Minos invited Daedalus to build Knossos Palace near Heraklion in Crete. He came to Crete and fell in love with a beautiful girl called Nafkratis.
They had a son called Icarus.
When Daedalus had finished building Knossos Palace, the king (an egoistical man) wouldn't allow Daedalus to leave because he wanted him to build an even finer building than Knossos Palace.
So he brought him with Icarus to the South Centre of Crete in the region where now exists Agia Galini.
They were like prisoners because it was very difficult to leave and return to Athens so they made wings from wax and feathers and they began their flight from a stone near the edge of the harbour.
This was the first human flight in the sky.

This was the first human flight to freedom.
They wanted to go back to Athens but when they travelled, the wind blew them in the direction of Turkey.
Unfortunately, Icarus went very high in the sky and flew close to the sun but the wax on his wings melted and He fell near an island which from this time onwards would be known as Ikaria.
Fanis made the exact opposite of Icarus and flew from Ikaria down into Agia Galini.






Invitation to join Friends of Icarus Group on Facebook.

27/06/2016

Our religious affairs manager - Papa Christos with Fanis Mavrogiorgis

27/06/2016

Our Greek Ambassador - Alexis Tsipras

27/06/2016

Timeline Photos

27/06/2016

Our German friends

27/06/2016

Ambassador in Vienna for Ikarus Group - Katrin with President Ursula Desforges

27/06/2016

22/06/2016

Welcome Speech by President - Ursula Desforgez

22/06/2016

Ambassadors for Ikarus Promotion Group in Canada

22/06/2016

Katrin Donner - Ambassador in Austria for Ikarus Promotion Group

22/06/2016

Rupert Desforges - French Ambassador for Ikarus Promotion Group

17/06/2016

Icarus reappears..

17/06/2016

Ikarus Promotion group with teachers at School Festival in Theatre.
June 14th 2016

14/06/2016

Daedalos and Icarus and the Golden Bear - a short story for children by Ursula Desforges

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25/03/2016

Agia Galini aerials promo

ICARUS GROUP AG GALINI

http://youtu.be/W3AVdtTZa2c

Aims and Goals

To promote Icarus throughout the world from Crete as far as New Caledonia (link to Ovid's account of Daedalus mentioning a city Calydonius on a river Aegius Sicily)

To bring music and cinema to the Agia Galini Community and tourists from all over the world.

GROUP MEMBERS

DR. DIDIER GASSE AND MME ROSA GASSE - HONORARY PRESIDENTS AND BENEFACTORS (NEW CALEDONIA)

MADAME URSULA DESFORGES PRESIDENT AND TREASURER

M.CHRISTOS CHRISTOFAKIS VICE PRESIDENT AND EVENTS MANAGER

M. FANIS MAVROGEORGIS ICARUS PROMOTION MANAGER

MADAME DESPINA TROULINOU MUSIC MANAGER

MADAME VANESSA KASSOTAKI THEATRE PRODUCTION MANAGER

FATHER CHRISTOS MAVROGEORGIS SECRETARY AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS MANAGER

MEMBERS

TROULINOS GIORGIOS EQUIPMENT MANAGER

KASSOTAKI MICHALIS STRUCTURAL MANAGER

(fanis writes ) and I copy

First meeting 16th August 2015 with group members including Honorary Presidents Dr. Didier Gasse and Madame Rosa Gasse from New Caledonia who honoured us with their presence during a week's visit to Agia Galini.

Picture from computer

MYTHOLOGY

According to Greek mythology, King Minos invited Daedalus to build Knossos Palace near Heraklion in Crete. He came to Crete and fell in love with a beautiful girl called Nafkratis.
They had a son called Icarus.
When Daedalus had finished building Knossos Palace, the king (an egoistical man) wouldn't allow Daedalus to leave because he wanted him to build an even finer building than Knossos Palace.
So he brought him with Icarus to the South Centre of Crete in the region where now exists Agia Galini.
They were like prisoners because it was very difficult to leave and return to Athens so they made wings from wax and feathers and they began their flight from a stone near the edge of the harbour.
This was the first human flight in the sky.

This was the first human flight to freedom.
They wanted to go back to Athens but when they travelled, the wind blew them in the direction of Turkey.
Unfortunately, Icarus went very high in the sky and flew close to the sun but the wax on his wings melted and He fell near an island which from this time onwards would be known as Ikaria.
Fanis made the exact opposite of Icarus and flew from Ikaria down into Agia Galini.

Invitation to join Friends of Icarus Group on Facebook.

ICARUS GROUP AG GALINI

http://youtu.be/W3AVdtTZa2c

Aims and Goals

To promote Icarus throughout the world from Crete as far as New Caledonia (link to Ovid's account of Daedalus mentioning a city Calydonius on a river Aegius Sicily)

To bring music and cinema to the Agia Galini Community and tourists from all over the world.

GROUP MEMBERS

DR. DIDIER GASSE AND MME ROSA GASSE - HONORARY PRESIDENTS AND BENEFACTORS (NEW CALEDONIA)

MADAME URSULA DESFORGES PRESIDENT AND TREASURER

M.CHRISTOS CHRISTOFAKIS VICE PRESIDENT AND EVENTS MANAGER

M. FANIS MAVROGEORGIS ICARUS PROMOTION MANAGER

MADAME DESPINA TROULINOU MUSIC MANAGER

MADAME VANESSA KASSOTAKI THEATRE PRODUCTION MANAGER

FATHER CHRISTOS MAVROGEORGIS SECRETARY AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS MANAGER

MEMBERS

TROULINOS GIORGIOS EQUIPMENT MANAGER

KASSOTAKI MICHALIS STRUCTURAL MANAGER

(fanis writes ) and I copy

First meeting 16th August 2015 with group members including Honorary Presidents Dr. Didier Gasse and Madame Rosa Gasse from New Caledonia who honoured us with their presence during a week's visit to Agia Galini.

Picture from computer

MYTHOLOGY

According to Greek mythology, King Minos invited Daedalus to build Knossos Palace near Heraklion in Crete. He came to Crete and fell in love with a beautiful girl called Nafkratis.
They had a son called Icarus.
When Daedalus had finished building Knossos Palace, the king (an egoistical man) wouldn't allow Daedalus to leave because he wanted him to build an even finer building than Knossos Palace.
So he brought him with Icarus to the South Centre of Crete in the region where now exists Agia Galini.
They were like prisoners because it was very difficult to leave and return to Athens so they made wings from wax and feathers and they began their flight from a stone near the edge of the harbour.
This was the first human flight in the sky.

This was the first human flight to freedom.
They wanted to go back to Athens but when they travelled, the wind blew them in the direction of Turkey.
Unfortunately, Icarus went very high in the sky and flew close to the sun but the wax on his wings melted and He fell near an island which from this time onwards would be known as Ikaria.
Fanis made the exact opposite of Icarus and flew from Ikaria down into Agia Galini.

Invitation to join Friends of Icarus Group on Facebook.