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Just before the battle of Thermopylae, a Spartan soldier named Dienekes was told that the Persian archers could hide the light of the sun with their arrows. He responded “Good, then we shall have our battle in the shade.” #SaturdayThoughts

In Greek Mythology the majestic hippocampus was a half horse and half sea creature. Poseidon, god of the sea, often drives a sea-chariot drawn by hippocampi. The ancient Greeks believed that the creature was the adult-form of the "sea-horse". 🐴 🐟 #SundayThoughts #sundayvibes

Argonauts n32:

Later Jason and Media were exiled as murderers. In the exile, Jason abandoned Medea to marry Glauce, the princess of Corinth. Medea gave a cursed dress as a wedding gift to Glauce that burned her alive and later she killed her own children to hurt Jason. 🔪🩸

In Greek Mythology Astraea was the virgin-goddess of justice and innocence. She left the earth because of the wickedness of humanity and became the constellation Virgo.
Legend said that Astraea will return to Earth and a new utopia will begin. #WednesdayThoughts 🌌

Argonauts nº26:

The Argonauts approached the narrow channel where the sea monsters Scylla and Charybdis lived on opposite ends of the Strait. The sea nymph Thetis, unseen by the crew grabbed the steering oar and kept Argo exactly between the two monsters in a safe passage.

In Greek Mythology the Thriai were three prophetic nymphs with the heads of women and the bodies of bees. Apollo was taught the art of prophecy from them. They needed honey to give a true omen and that’s what people offered them to ask them about their future.🐝🍯

#WorldBeeDay

Argonauts nº21:

But Medea had given to Jason a sleeping potion that put immediately the giant dragon to sleep and Jason seized the Golden Fleece. The people from Colchis were shocked by his courage and the Greeks cheered. Medea advised Jason to sail away as soon as possible.🐉💤

After Amalthea, the nurse/goat of Zeus, he had to face the war with the Titans. Hephestus used the skin of the goat to make an impregnable shield, known as aigis, which helped Zeus to win the war. Zeus later, gave the shield to Athena who placed Medusa’s head on it.🐐🛡🐍

@jennyah46 England (lion) vs Scotland (unicorn). Unicorn is the national animal of Scotland and many monarchs of the country have used the creature in their coat of arms. It’s a great sympol in Celtic mythology. 👌🙂