A box containing two dice, made from ivory, the sliding lid is missing. Purchased from a private collector. So it's unfortunately unclear if it dates to #Roman or #Greek times. That’s why archaeological context matters!
#Byzantineodons Question for someone who knows #Greek#paleography far better than I do: How would you describe this hand? It looked minuscule from a distance, but close up the letterforms are way easier to read and more consistent across position...
(#Vatican Pal.gr.258 the text is Paulus Evergetinus Synagoge) @medievodons#Medievodons
In Greek myths, Cadmus was told by an oracle to found the city of Thebes. When his companions were devoured by a dragon, Cadmus killed the dragon and sowed the ground with the dragon's teeth. Armed warriors grew from the ground. They fought, then some helped Cadmus create Thebes. #MythologyMonday
[NYTimes]: He’s Gone From Miami, to Celebrity, to Upending Greek Politics
The rapid ascent of Stefanos Kasselakis, a former Goldman Sachs trader and Greece’s first openly gay party leader, has gripped the nation. But his leadership is dividing the country’s main opposition party.
Whenever Gaia, the Earth of Greek myth, saw one of her sons become a tyrant and mistreat her other children, she would inspire a rebellion. Unfortunately, whoever became the new supreme ruler would mistreat some of Gaia's other children, forcing another rebellion. #WyrdWednesday
In Greek myth, while Heracles was battling the Hydra, Hera sent a monstrous crab to distract him. The crab clawed Heracles' foot, but the demigod kicked it to pieces while still focusing on the Hydra. Hera afterwards turned the crab into the constellation Cancer. #MythologyMonday#31DaysofHaunting
Heraclitus was known as misanthropic. He spent his life criticizing #people & #politics & disliking other philosophers for their bad ideas. In #Greek fashion, he believed an element represented the #soul: his choice was #fire.
Alexander the Great when he conquered the Achaemenid Empire, often faced #hostage situations, where he had to negotiate with the #Persian nobility to secure their loyalty.
It's fascinating to think about how those negotiations must have played out. Imagine the tension in those ancient Persian courts, as they haggled and bargained over the fate of #hostages and #prisoners. Just like today, it was a delicate dance of power, trust, and diplomacy.
I was a big Greek mythology buff at school. My dad had bought an encyclopedia in the late '70s, and I was learning everything about it via it. Naturally, my favorite character was goddess Athena. All about knowledge & wisdom. The most kind-hearted of the gods too. So I had to paint a portrait in her honor.
A Greek island has been able to close its landfill site with clever recycling and waste handling initiatives. Tilos has already become self sufficient in energy. What an achievement!
Many authors depict the Minotaur sympathetically. For example, Borges presents a lonely, melancholy figure yearning to escape the Labyrinth while Jim Henson's "The Storyteller" presents a bestial child struggling to learn concepts such as "sunlight" or "family."
"My loneliness does not pain me, because I know my redeemer will finally rise above the dust.... What will he be like? ... A bull or a man? A bull with the face of a man? Or will he be like me, [a man with the face of a bull]?"