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Medusa was beheaded by Perseus, who thereafter used her head to turn onlookers to stone. Later on, he gave Medusa's head to the goddess Athena to place it on her shield. In classical antiquity, the image of the head of Medusa appeared in the Gorgoneion amulet.

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2020-11-12

Joseph-Noël Sylvestre, notable for his studies of classic scenes from born France 1847



🖼️'Visigoths sack Rome, 410' : Wikimedia
(Part of the Fall of the Western Roman Empire)

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2020-06-24

🦑Obtuse gaps filled the promontories. Artificial regularities appeared in the curtain of stones, wrought of minds not fettered by the trite constrictions of tri-dimensional thought. The ruins languished in their antiquity, old when the stars were young🦑softyrider62🦑#Lovecraft

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2020-05-14

In antiquity, fáelad were mercenaries who’d fight for any king- provided they were paid in the flesh of newborns.

The practice has fallen out of favour w/ most modern fáelad, but those who still fight charge pretty steep prices.

(One more Roh for the ROH-D now that I’m done!)

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2020-05-10

🦑Obtuse gaps filled the promontories. Artificial regularities appeared in the curtain of stones, wrought of minds not fettered by the trite constrictions of tri-dimensional thought. The ruins languished in their antiquity, old when the stars were young🎨Bob Eggleton🦑#Lovecraft

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2020-04-11

🦑Obtuse gaps filled the promontories. Artificial regularities appeared in the curtain of stones, wrought of minds not fettered by the trite constrictions of tri-dimensional thought. The ruins languished in their antiquity, old when the stars were young🎨Jeffrey Smith🦑#Lovecraft

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2020-03-04

🦑I cannot even hint what it was like, for it was a compound of all that is unclean, uncanny, unwelcome, abnormal, and detestable. It was the ghoulish shade of decay, antiquity, and desolation; God knows it was not of this world—or no longer of this world🎨Daniel Zrom🦑#Lovecraft

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2020-02-27

The MONSTER HUNTER PRIMAL CRISIS event is live! Here's an illustration of Fatalis, who appears in the event! Its name has been whispered in fearsome tones since antiquity, for it is said to have razed entire kingdoms in but a night.

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2020-01-30

In classical antiquity, the cornucopia, (aka the horn of plenty), was a symbol of & nourishment, usually portrayed as a large horn-shaped basket, overflowing with flowers & nuts. 🍇 🧺 💐 Fortuna, Goddess of luck is often shown holding one.

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2019-11-12

"A Spring Breeze," from Album of Imitating Antiquity, Yun Shouping (1633-1690); National Palace Museum, Taipei

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2019-07-24

A new raid event, Echoes of Antiquity, is now live in The event features event-exclusive adventurer Xuan Zang, who will permanently join your roster if you increase your friendship with her, and the dragon Yulong.

https://t.co/Wj1z7jQCBn

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2019-05-31

A new raid event, Echoes of Antiquity, starts 5/30 at 11 PM PT! The Prince sets off on a journey with Xuan Zang of the Qilin tribe to seal dangerous relics. Chaos ensues when Xuan Zang's student, Wu Kong, finds a certain relic!

https://t.co/2osUXen2Dl

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2019-05-30

Antiquity, the famous singer with resonant and low-pitched voice. Genre - vintage folk-rock. Roui's idol :> https://t.co/SwESwxvEum

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2017-01-10