Thanks to a friend for purchasing this wonderful art print from the Tales of the Greeks: https://t.co/FLheSbEOvU

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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". 🐴 🐟

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"Achilles wished all Greeks would die, so that he and Patroclus could conquer Troy alone."

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某某들: 눈물나는 전우애야!

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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.🐉💤

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The Pythia was the god Apollo's mouthpiece, also known as the Oracle of Delphi, it was the major source of divination for ancient Greeks. The site was initially sacred to Gaia, & subsequently it was believed to be sacred to Poseidon, the god of earthquakes.

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Real answer a lot of alternative fashion arose when styles went towards the more stiff and uncomfortable and there were big politics happening, the cool teens were like “screw you mom and dad I’m going to dress like the ancient Greeks and run through the meadows or wear pants!”

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"Achilles wished all Greeks would die, so that he and Patroclus could conquer Troy alone."

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Schools & studying Greeks at can pre-order the Kindle version of my next book for only £3.33: https://t.co/qQ0H8VMFNW! The book features & 3 modern kids!

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Thanks to a friend for purchasing this wonderful art print from the Tales of the Greeks: https://t.co/FLheSbEOvU

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Final medical shout-out of the week goes to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, which matriculated arms for use in Scotland in 1972. The staff of Aesculapius has been a symbol of medicine since the Ancient Greeks.

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A few others from the Volker Pfüller archive: icons of the Weimar Republic, and two adaptations of the Greeks. https://t.co/DRDDtPXJ60

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The ancient Greeks named the planet Mars after their god of war Ares, then the Romans did the same. Other cultures made links to the red colour and war association too. The red colour of the planet is visible in the night sky.

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Henri-Paul Motte, Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts.

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Amaranth, meaning never fading, was a sacred flower to the Greeks & Romans who considered the long lived blossom a representation of immortality, often using it to honor heroes at their funerals.

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Thanks to a friend for purchasing this wonderful art print from the Tales of the Greeks: https://t.co/FLheSbEOvU

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Hope you are all fine and healthy and working on your projects during the quarantine :) Im back at it with some new environments for Heroes of Bronze :)

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Amazonomachy, a mythical battle, drenched in theft and abduction, between the ancient Greeks and the all-female warrior Amazons that is perceived as the rise of feminism in Greek culture.

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