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5/8 Can you believe your eye? It's all the way from Mycenae!
This excavation artefact drawing records some painted stucco from the heart of the palace Megaron, which was excavated between 1920-1923.
https://t.co/IrlCFXAIER

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2022-01-17

Achilles Chariot Kit now available to download and build OR pre-order as a printed kit I’ll post to you!

Based on Mycenaean chariots from frescos, includes immortal horses Xanthos and Balios, charioteer Automedon, and Hektor’s body in a hidden layer🤫

https://t.co/Uq2z963x34 https://t.co/uj70RYDsJb

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2021-11-29

Save the date! Christmas Shopping with a community conscience.

's is coming to Mycenae House on Saturday 27 November 2021 10am-4pm, bringing a fabulous selection of handmade and locally produced gifts by twenty makers.

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2021-11-03

In Greek myth, Atreus and Thyestes fought bitterly over the Mycenaean throne. Sometimes one brother triumphed, sometimes the other. At one point, Thyestes said Atreus could have it if the sun rose in the west and set in the east - which by divine aid happened.

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2021-09-27

From Cult Practice to the Festival of the Polis. Cult Images, Textiles and Ritual Activity at

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2021-07-24

Shang dynasty armor( 1600 BC ) And Mycenaean armor (1600bc)

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2021-07-02

The return of the Heracleidae (descendants of Heracles-Perseus) against Atreidae (descendants of Atreus-Pelops) over rule of Mycenaean kingdoms of Peloponnese lasted many years:
- Hyllus, greatest son of Heracles, tried twice & slained in single combat by Echemus, king of Tegea.

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2021-06-11

(3/3) Oh, Mycenae...

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2021-06-03

A Mycenaean penteconter in stormy weather for ⛵️🌊🌩

Thank you for the commission, especially with such a dynamic scene! I want to draw more waves now...

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2021-05-12

HERCULES IS VICTORIOUS!

The beast is hulking, but Hercules is undeterred. Heaving the creature over his back after capturing it in a net, the warrior carries it back to Mycenae to prove his success. The Boar is such a frightening sight that it terrifies King Eurystheus-

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2021-04-19

After countless seconds of research comparing a Naue II and Mycenaean Type G, some thoughts on Bronze Age combat to go with 's excellent 'Writing Fighting' videos. Weight distribution quite an issue. , you win!
https://t.co/cXFnim00dA

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2021-03-30

Beautiful Bronze Age pyxis from Mycenae, Grave Circle A, 16th century BC. This ancient wooden box is decorated with gold plates with repousse relief depicting lions chasing a deer and antelope.
Image: National Archaeological Museum Athens.

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2021-03-17

2/4 Schliemann was already famous for his discovery of legendary Troy at Hisarlik in Turkey. At Mycenae he was searching for the tomb of King Agamemnon who led the Greeks against Troy. He found 19 burials at Grave Circle A. Five of which had gold funerary masks.

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2021-03-13

Mycenaean-inspired Iliad designs anyone???

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2021-02-02

After Perseus founded the Mycenae he assigned to the one-eyed giants known as Cyclops, to build the massive walls of the kingdom. They used stones that no human could lift. The walls were called Cyclopean after the giant builders. A large section of the wall remains until today.

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2021-01-24

I'm making a webtoon anime concept based on Mycenaean and Greek mythology. It is the story of Teiresias and a Fury who fell in love. There's a lot of gender ambiguity.

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2020-11-13

Greek Bronze Age wall paintings from Mycenae. Over 3,000 years old. On display at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens .


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2020-10-08

Four more gold funeral masks found in the shaft graves of Grave Circle A on the Mycenaean Acropolis, dated 16th century BC.

Schliemann thought he’d discovered the tombs of King Agamemnon & followers. Research shows the graves are older.





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2020-10-03