Helena Petridou
I lived the first twenty-one years of my life in Dorset – in Thomas Hardy country and thus began my great love for literature. Upon completing my education, a few years later, I met my husband on the island of Cyprus and there we settled and raised a family of four.
For many years, while the family was growing up, I worked in the tourist and diplomatic sectors in Cyprus as a translator of Greek to English and English to Greek. This skill I utilized to the full when an important aspect of my work became the researching and writing of articles and speeches. These included the history of Cyprus (ancient and medieval), its natural world, the local customs and their roots and, of course, the unique Cypriot cuisine. I also initiated a regular monthly edition of travel news for a five star hotel complex. Training as a teacher also fueled my enthusiasm for writing.
My husband and I also enjoy the advantage of traveling often to the eastern Mediterranean, Europe and North America.
Recently we came to live in the beautiful Eifel region of Germany. Having fewer obligations now, I am able to devote more time to writing about the places I have lived and grown to love, and hopefully I will be able to share some of this pleasure with you.
Latest Articles
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Commandaria
Commandaria is produced only in Cyprus. In recognition of its long tradition, dating from the Middle Ages, it has been awarded the Appellation of Controlled Origin.
Feb 21, 2009
- Helena Petridou
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Halloumi Cheese Made with Goat or Sheeps MIlk
Halloumi cheese is native to Cyprus and is only made from the milk of sheep or goats. The richest halloumi is made from sheep's milk.
Feb 21, 2009
- Helena Petridou
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Cyprus Underwater Exploration
The discovery of an almost complete ship sunken off the coast of Kyrenia, Cyprus, in 1967 required the use of advanced and improved methods of underwater excavation.
Feb 2, 2009
- Helena Petridou
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The Kyrenia Ship
The ship was about 15m long - a typical merchant ship trading in the Aegean and E. Mediterranean in the days of Alexander the Great ((356-323 B.C.E.)
Jan 28, 2009
- Helena Petridou
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The Uluburun Wreck,
In 1982 a Turkish diver discovered a submerged shipwreck off Uluburun on Turkey's southern shore. It proved to be a spectacular sunken treasure trove of the Bronze Age.
Jan 7, 2009
- Helena Petridou
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Bronze Age Trading,
By considering evidence available from marine excavations, artefacts from tombs and fragments of pottery, it is possible to trace the development of shipping in Cyprus.
Dec 24, 2008
- Helena Petridou
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Copper Metallurgy in Cyprus
The Romans called it aes cyprium. The noun was eventually dropped and it was shortened to cyprium. Later it became cuprum, the root of the English word copper.
Dec 17, 2008
- Helena Petridou
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Aphrodite
Aphrodite, goddess of fertility and sensual pleasure, was born from the foam of the sea at Petra tou Romiou. Nowhere was she so passionately worshipped as in Cyprus.
Dec 17, 2008
- Helena Petridou
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Sergius Paulus
Sergius Paulus, Proconsul of Cyprus converted to Christianity in 47 C.E. How do we know? What was the function of the Proconsul? Is there any evidence that this man real?
Nov 26, 2008
- Helena Petridou
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