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There’s a lot of weird European art from the 1700-1800s that depicts the Aztecs like ancient Greeks or Romans and it’s super jarring

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2022-08-12

Rhino fact of the day-
The word rhinoceros is a literal mix of two Greek words that best describe how they look: rhino (nose) and ceros (horn).

I will say I much prefer calling them rhinoceros over “horn nose” so I thank the Greeks for that!
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2022-08-11

The concept of creation and the egg is known in mythography as the cosmic egg or world egg. Writ in Sanskrit, familiar to Greeks and Egyptians, posited by ancient Phoenicians and the Chinese, the concept of the cosmic egg is startlingly global. However given the island setting of

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2022-08-07

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state...Thomas Jefferson

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2022-08-07

If you are interested in commissioning an oil painting on canvas of this art print, please send me an email at troy.com.

Thanks to my friend in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada for purchasing this wonderful art print from the Tales of the Greeks: https://t.co/NG0kdPTj6U

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2022-08-06

《Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it. And what could be more terrifying and beautiful, to souls like the Greeks or our own, than to lose control completely?》

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2022-08-05

“The greater the monument, the greater the man. The stone the Greeks quarry for his grave is huge and white, stretching up to the sky. ACHILLES, it reads. It will stand for him, and speak to all who pass: he lived and died, and lives again in memory.”

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2022-07-29

[The Indo Greeks] became masters of both Ariane and the Indians, subduing more peoples than Alexander, especially under Menander…
- Strabo, 11.11.1

There will be Yavanas here by reason of religious feeling or ambition or plunder…
- Matsya Purana 273.25

New episode on Friday!

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2022-07-26

Did you know that even the Ancient Greeks may have believed in zombies? That's what archaeologists suspect from unearthed ancient graves in which skeletons were pinned down with heavy rocks, as a "just in case."

Good thing we have Agents to save us from modern-day zombies!

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2022-07-22

The 2104 - Exagryph, Aspect of Zagreus! Legendary Saturday brings another Infernal Arm from Hades! The rapid fire rifle from the Greeks is here to blow holes in all sorts of spirits!

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2022-07-17

Demosthene's anti-Macedonianism brought much grief to Athens
After Alexander died in Babylon he encouraged Athens to revolt from Macedonian rule, but ultimately Antipater defeated the Greeks and imposed harsh conditions on Athens
Demosthenes's committed suicide shortly afterwards

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2022-07-15

Getting high with ancient Greeks and Romans?
* Greeks & Romans consuming hemp & opium?
* sources describe Marcus Aurelius as an opium addict?

https://t.co/BmLNWy2Y36

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2022-07-10

In this economy, even the ferryman of the dead has to cater to his consumer. ☠️

Charon ferries Greek souls of the dead across the waters of Hades to judgment. Greeks placed a coin in the deceased’s mouth to pay Charon for his service.

Who is your fav mythological death figure?

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2022-07-09

Europa ca.1000BC (watch out, next week - the Greeks) starting with the Minoans in Crete

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2022-07-04

the believed Earth was a god? In Gaia (GUY-uh)—Mother Earth—was the mother or grandmother of all the major gods, including and Read more: https://t.co/oNnqwDTCMG

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2022-07-04

If you are interested in commissioning an oil painting on canvas of this art print, please send me an email at troy.com.

Thanks to my friend in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada for purchasing this wonderful art print from the Tales of the Greeks: https://t.co/NG0kdPTj6U

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2022-07-03

• Art of the day! 🏺 Hermes, The Greek God! ✨Here's the last artwork from my art/video series "The Greeks Gods and Goddesses" 🇬🇷🏛️🌿✨ Watch the speed painting video of this illustration 👇 and subscribe to my channel for more art videos! ✨💚🍀💛✨
https://t.co/22IUT3yZFK

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2022-06-25

2. Explaining that Greeks used to ask themselves a lot of questions about things surrounding them

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2022-06-21

I was reading about how there was a belief among ancient Greeks that lambs could grow from the ground like weeds, and a later similar myth arose of a tree which bore lambs in its boughs. I think a fun approach for fantasy is finding old nonsense like this and playing it straight.

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2022-06-17

Ancient Greeks believed we all have a predetermined destiny.
The three Moirai, or Fates represented the cycle of life - birth, life, and death. The Moirai appeared within three days of someone's birth to decide their fate. More: https://t.co/GCvG8vYCPj

🎂

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2022-06-16