ATHENS covered with SNOW (or Khione)!

(Photo AP Acropolis covered with snow)

"Snow covered many parts of Greece, including the Acropolis in central Athens, yesterday. Flights were disrupted and tens of villages, mainly in central Greece’s Evia and the Aegean islands, were cut off due to the snowfall, the result of two cold fronts moving south from Russia and Scandinavia. Authorities warned drivers to be more cautious today due to the icy conditions expected. Experts forecast improving conditions as of today."
Read full story in Kathimerini

THIS is not typical weather in Greece!
For temperature, rainfall, and sunshine averages in Athens, Greece visit: HOLIDAY-WEATHER.COM
Weather averages for Crete click here.

The Greek word for "snow" is Khione.
In Greek myth "KHIONE (or Chione) was one of the nymphs, a daughter of Boreas, god of the north-wind, and Oreithyia, the lady of mountain gales. Khione was herself probably the goddess of snow (khiôn)."

To learn more visit: http://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/NympheKhione1.html