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Updated 9 November 2008        PP Christodoulos Achilleoudis, Internet Communication Officer :         WE WOULD BE HONOURED  IF YOU DEVOTED A FEW MINUTES      TO OPEN OUR WEB PAGES AND BE INFORMED ABOUT OUR ACTIVITIES ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                  NAMING OF THE CLUB

Lefkothea  was one of the old names of Nicosia. The initial name of Nicosia was Ledra, but after the 12^th century most authors referred to Lefkothea  or Lefkosia.

            According to Greek mythology Lefkothea was a Greek Goddess who initially was mortal, was called Ino and was the wife of Athamas, King of Thebes. Ino tried to commit suicide by throwing herself into the sea. But Zeus, who had not forgotten that it was she who had brought up his son, Dionysus, transformed her into a sea goddess who, under the name Lefkothea, often appeared to the shipwrecked sailors struggling against the waves and saved them.

            The following expressive picture (from an engraving by Hans Meyer after the painting of Fr. Preller) shows Lefkothea pointing to Ulysses, who is in danger of sinking, the direction of the island of Phaeacians, where the wonderings of the illustrious King of Ithaca came to an end.

           BANNER OF THE CLUB

The banner carries the Emblem of the Rotary International supported by two olive branches representing the tree which is common in the area of the Club and at the same time symbolizing peace and understanding, which are goals of Rotary. The banner has a width of 21cm and a height of 23.5cm.