The eleventh labour of Herakles was to steal the golden apples from the garden of Hesperides. The trees were a gift from Gaia to Hera and Zeus for their wedding and their golden fruits were able to give immortality to those that eat them. This garden was thought to be located at the Iberian peninsula where today Portugal is. That's why in modern Greek the golden apples or oranges are called with the word 'portokali' which means 'something from Portugal'
Photo taken at Heraklion, Greece
12 comments
Comment by cretantrails
cretantrails June 14, 2017 at 11:59
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Comment by olgaeleni93146
olgaeleni93146 June 14, 2017 at 12:04
Απίθανη!!!!
Comment by traviewler
traviewler June 14, 2017 at 12:09
@olgaeleni93146 @cretantrails @lukafly
Comment by svetlana_sao
svetlana_sao June 14, 2017 at 12:13
??))
Comment by cpc.47
cpc.47 June 14, 2017 at 12:27
Interesting
Comment by ggfra_soul
ggfra_soul June 14, 2017 at 12:37
Amazing
Comment by traviewler
traviewler June 14, 2017 at 14:39
@helen_skl @ggfra_soul @svetlana_sao @cpc.47
Comment by ivanasataric
ivanasataric June 14, 2017 at 16:20
I knew about portokal but not the whole story, so nice of you for giving us all the facts
Comment by traviewler
traviewler June 14, 2017 at 17:01
@anastasia_beaverhouzenn
Comment by alevtinasadkova
alevtinasadkova June 14, 2017 at 19:38
Storeys of antique Greece! Love it too much!
Comment by liliarapti
liliarapti June 14, 2017 at 23:03
Comment by traviewler
traviewler June 14, 2017 at 23:16
@liliarapti @alevtinasadkova