Petros (pelican) Petros (pelican) Petros was a great white pelican. It was the official mascot of the Greek island of Mykonos. In 1958, a wounded pelican was found off the coast of Mykonos by a local fisherman. The pelican was nursed to health and remained on the island supported by locals. It soon adopted the name "Petros", as a joke among locals, as "petro" in Greek means "rock" or "stone", but metaphorically "old and grumpy". Petros was hit and killed by a car in December 1985. Subsequently, three new pelicans took up residence around the main town of Mykonos. One, honorifically, was
Bishop Petros with Saint Peter the Apostle the fact that the saint protects and supports the bishop, but also points at the supernatural character of bishop's power. Around the head of Saint Peter there is a black inscription in Greek: SAINT PETER THE APOSTLE MARTYR OF THE CROSS ABBA PETROS BISHOP AND METROPOLITAN OF PACHORAS [may he live] MANY YEARS. Bishop Petros with Saint Peter the Apostle Bishop Petros with Saint Peter the Apostle () is a Nubian Christian wall painting from the last quarter of the 10th century. Made with tempera on silt plaster using a "al secco" fresco technique, it depicts Petros, the bishop of