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Mega Kroelian SLOWBRO (Grass/Ghost)

While Kroelian SLOWBRO & SLOWKING are based on the Helenistic aspects of Dionysus, Mega SLOWBRO is based on the Mycenaean Dionysus, a god of the wild, of death and rebirth
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2023-03-12

1/ One of the most interesting themes of the LBA in the Eastern Mediterranean is the relations of the Mycenaean Aegean with the Hittites. Hittite texts provide us with some interesting information about Mycenaean involvement in Western Anatolia between 1400-1250 BC.

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2022-10-28

1/ The Dorians for many years were considered to be the carriers of the spread of iron in the Helladic area with their descent from Pindos to the south ca 1200 BC, destroying with the power of their deadly iron weapons the Mycenaean palaces and expelling the Achaean population.

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2022-10-18

MEDIUM BUILD:
✨Achilles’ Chariot

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Build a colourful model of Achilles chariot, based on examples of Mycenaean/Bronze Age chariots from frescos. (Includes optional Hector 😬)

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2022-07-19

Like how Persephone predates Hades in Mycenaean texts, the idea that the primordial deities are just like 'Finally!! she's here!' I just love it 💖🤣

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2022-07-15

Artwork depicting a Mycenaean woman.

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2022-07-12

They sort of remind me of Mycenaean Dendra armour

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2022-06-26

Finally, the Minoan and Mycenaean Arc manga 😩😩

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2022-06-02

Athena and Hera, Mycenaean style by Peter Connollys, The Legend of Odysseus.

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2022-03-19

in 1887, the American archaeologist Carl Blegen was born. As professor at the University of Cincinnati, Blegen led excavations at Hisarlik (Troy) from 1932-1938. As of 1939, Blegen was active in Messenia where he uncovered a large Mycenaean structure dubbed ‘Nestor’s palace’

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2022-01-27

Achilles Chariot Kit now available to download and build OR pre-order as a printed kit I’ll post to you!

Based on Mycenaean chariots from frescos, includes immortal horses Xanthos and Balios, charioteer Automedon, and Hektor’s body in a hidden layer🤫

https://t.co/Uq2z963x34 https://t.co/uj70RYDsJb

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2021-11-29

In Greek myth, Atreus and Thyestes fought bitterly over the Mycenaean throne. Sometimes one brother triumphed, sometimes the other. At one point, Thyestes said Atreus could have it if the sun rose in the west and set in the east - which by divine aid happened.

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2021-09-27

From Cult Practice to the Festival of the Polis. Cult Images, Textiles and Ritual Activity at

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2021-07-24

Shang dynasty armor( 1600 BC ) And Mycenaean armor (1600bc)

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2021-07-02

The return of the Heracleidae (descendants of Heracles-Perseus) against Atreidae (descendants of Atreus-Pelops) over rule of Mycenaean kingdoms of Peloponnese lasted many years:
- Hyllus, greatest son of Heracles, tried twice & slained in single combat by Echemus, king of Tegea.

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2021-06-11

A Mycenaean penteconter in stormy weather for ⛵️🌊🌩

Thank you for the commission, especially with such a dynamic scene! I want to draw more waves now...

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2021-05-12