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There are many legends about the origin of mother-of-pearl stones. The most beautiful one comes from Ancient Greece. It tells us that the pearls were made from a drop of water in Aphrodite's hair when the goddess was born and went ashore.
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The god I present to you today is...

【Nicky】
Kamui sensei's note says ""Rooster. A phoenix. Called a chicken. ---Greece.""


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| The vivid Minoan fresco of the "Saffron Gatherer".

Up to 3,400 years old, it was uncovered in the prehistoric city of Akrotiri at Santorini, Greece.

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Ancient Greece. Encyclopedia. by Victoria Stebleva (Svichkar)

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Well, that's one theory on 'porphyry'. Another one claims the word derives from the Greek πορφύρα porphyra extracted from murex shells in ancient Greece, so I will go for royal purple Aigai, the first capital of Macedon, Greece. Persephone's garment is dyed in porphyra.

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Bronze shield rim from the Olympia Museum, Greece. Dated to the second half of the 6th century BC.

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Hi. Christina from Greece. I do illustration and for a living

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NEW CHARACTER DROP :D
This is Sparnioi, the personnification of a flamme. They were given life by the goddess Hestia and are from ancient Greece.

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Όπου καί νά κοιτάξω βλέπω τήν Ελλάδα...
Where ever I gaze my sight, I see Greece...

1. Christ Pantocrator, the deesis mosaic, Hagia Sophia, Constantinople
2. Villa Kerylos, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France
3. The US Capitol, Washington DC
4. St Paul's Cathedral, London

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Congratulations Lera on 100k !!! I love your art so much 💗🥺
I'm an illustrator from Greece.

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Weather patterns turned upside down from usual this week. Most of the rain in Europe will be across Iberia and southern parts of Greece. Also cooler than average temps across southern Europe to Turkey, while well above average temps will be experienced across northern Europe.

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Daffodils get their Latin name from the Greek myth of Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection.

The flower in the legend was probably this one, the white and orange Narcissus tazetta, known to have grown in ancient Greece.

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Hi I'm Christina, an illustrator from Greece. My main output these days is illustration and art for games.

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A few things for Chatari!
An update to his design, he will now look like a Molossian hound, a popular dog breed from ancient Greece.
Also, his title will be "The Alpha's Hell Hound" (Godzilla's doggy pretty much XD)

(POLL IN THREAD) https://t.co/ECxw5fa8nv

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Hi guys! I'm Mike from Greece. Been a digital artist for over 15 years & have been developing my signature style which is inspired by stained glass art, the Bauhaus movement & Pop art.
These are my more recent works.
Hope you like my art & feel free to reach out.
Links in bio.

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2.) The Achaemenids, who even maintained control over the Ionian Greek cities after their twin defeats in the invasions of mainland Greece.

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Indeed, these images are clear enough for us to identify the chariots as being of the 'biga' type - that is, two-horse chariots similar to those used in contemporary Mycenean Greece.

Were they still used for war in the North or merely ceremonial? We may never know.

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St. Andrew, Apostle (60)

Brother of St. Peter, at first a disciple of St. John the Baptist, was among the early followers of Christ. According to tradition, St. Andrew preached throughout Greece and Asia Minor. He was martyred on an X-shaped cross in Achaia, in southern Greece.

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Thanks to an excellent artist Sechi (

) for the mood he gives to all of us.^^
This is my second drawing for you, inspired by the statue of Greece.
P.S. I corrected the sun...)

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