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@ChrisChalkPhoto Very nice. I also like wrens....... Here is one I've drawn.
@starryEgypt Exquisite.
Astronomy in ancient Egypt. Very enchanting subject. I am also very fond of it. I do like Eratosthenes.
My favourite percussion instrument....... the sistrum.
This drawing of mine depicts Hathor 'Bat' in the form of a naos. When rattled, it produced the 'ssst' sound.
The Guennol Lioness, Elam, Mesopotamia, circa 3,000-2,800 BCE, Iraq. Unknown excavation site. Depicts a muscular anthropomorphic leonine-human. It sold for $57.2 million at Sotheby's on Dec 5, 2007. Ex Alastair Bradley Martin, Guennol Collection. Drawing Kyriakos Papathanassiou.
@neilthilton OK. Definitely had to draw this one!
@iandritsopoulos ἐν μὲν γὰρ ταῖς κατὰ νόμον δημοκρατουμέναις οὐ γίνεται δημαγωγός, ἀλλ᾽ οἱ βέλτιστοι τῶν πολιτῶν εἰσιν ἐν προεδρίᾳ· ὅπου δ᾽ οἱ νόμοι μή εἰσί κύριοι, ἐνταῦθα γίνονται δημαγωγοί.
(Ἀριστοτέλης, Πολιτικά 4, 1292α)
@nealesmithworld Goldfinch ........ 💚
Philae, currently on the island of Agilkia near Aswān. Its ancient Egyptian name was P-aaleq; the Coptic-derived name Pilak (“End,” or “Remote Place”) probably refers to its marking the boundary with Nubia. The conventional name is Greek, but locally is aka Qaṣr Anas al-Wujūd. https://t.co/8grtCivK5Y
Heraclitus of Ephesus.
He initiated the notion of Logos. The basic rule of dialectic and indirectly of Democracy.
People can be classified into the 'enlightened' and the 'slumbering ignorant'. The later can be identified today, as those inclined to 'Fake News'.
@OmadaLogikis 👏
Q of the day:
If children attribute the same supernatural powers to Santa as they do to God, why do they stop believing in Santa, but continue their belief in God?
I, still believe in Santa.
As a fountain of memories from my childhood and because I choose hope over darkness.