Did you know that the oak was considered a sacred tree throughout Europe, associated with the gods of thunder as the trees were often split by lightening. The oak was sacred to the ancient Greeks, the Norse & the Celts.🍃

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Good evening fam.
Oil painting dates back to ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians and Greeks, and became more widespread during the Renaissance. Today, it is a staple of the art world.
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: Angie stared at the map which Leo had sent prior:
The Roman Empire at its Largest.
The Greeks, Egyptians, Celts, Spaniards. All Rome...
: drums fingertips against the map in her lap:

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Hekate is goddess of the crossroads. Hekate means ‘worker from afar-’ as in spellwork. Only she & Hermes could visit the Underworld at will, but her story goes back way before the Greeks, to Anatolia and the Sumerians who knew her as Innana, Queen of The Heavens

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Virtual visits offered to support various subjects, based on my books - WW1, WW2, Invaders - Romans, Vikings etc; Egyptians, Greeks, Space, Environmental issues. Reading poems + writing activities. Details: https://t.co/4BybLYvdiL

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It's possible the Ptolemies (and some other Macedonians) simply had reddish brown hair, as brown hair was far more common among Greeks, but northern Greeks sometimes did have red hair like nearby Thracians (of ancient Bulgaria). For instance, Pyrrhus of Epirus was a redhead.

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Diana and Endymion

Wonderful depiction of a tale from the Ancient Diana and Endymion,https://t.co/UKmR7rl9Sg

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Troy's Narcissus

Original image inspired by the of the Troy Caperton's Narcissus, https://t.co/v8g4p1Z43J

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Diana and Endymion

Video of the myth of Endymion: https://t.co/gzyXbgbrFX

Wonderful depiction of a tale from the Ancient Diana and Endymion,https://t.co/UKmR7rl9Sg

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How Ancient and the Greek Colony of Shaped the Latin Alphabet

https://t.co/VEqjovVaz3

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Troy's Narcissus

Original image inspired by the of the Troy Caperton's Narcissus, https://t.co/v8g4p1Z43J

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Diana and Endymion

Video of the myth of Endymion: https://t.co/gzyXbgbrFX

Wonderful depiction of a tale from the Ancient Diana and Endymion,https://t.co/UKmR7rl9Sg

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Troy's Narcissus

Original image inspired by the of the Troy Caperton's Narcissus, https://t.co/v8g4p1Z43J

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Diana and Endymion

Video of the myth of Endymion: https://t.co/gzyXbgbrFX

Wonderful depiction of a tale from the Ancient Diana and Endymion,https://t.co/UKmR7rl9Sg

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Diana and Endymion

Wonderful depiction of a tale from the Ancient Diana and Endymion, https://t.co/Modblp3prd

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Nephrite's Yōma Petasos from episode 15 is named after a type of hat worn by Ancient Greeks, Thracians, and Etruscans. Herald of the gods Hermes—Mercury in Roman mythology—was one notable wearer.

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Troy's Narcissus

Original image inspired by the of the Troy Caperton's Narcissus, https://t.co/v8g4p1Z43J

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This uses that Hercules fact, but I want to remind people

This doesn't make sense in the context of the movie because
1. Saturn is the last planet in the model used by Greeks, but the movie shows planets past Saturn

2. The Earth wasn't considered a planet by the Greeks https://t.co/Jqqw9NCFAN

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Candles on cakes started with ancient Greeks, who would bake round cakes & top them with candles to ask the moon goddess, Artemis, for a favor. Also, when burning 3 candles the person who stands closest to the shortest candle will be the first to die.

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