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https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Meredith-Lucile/pages/215-wheel-of-ixion/
In Greek mythology, King Ixion was spared punishment by Zeus, but took advantage by trying to seduce his wife Hera, and was punished by being tied to a burning rotating wheel in the underworld for eternity.
The picture here is scanned from the 1882 book Lucile, by Edward Robert Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, in which itโs referenced as a reminder, a caution against illicit love.
#vintageArt #GreekMyth #ancientGreece #nakedMan #torture #wheel #snakes #fobo #GIMP #xsane
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Enduring landscapes of the Mediterranean. ๐๐ฎ๐๐
3,500 years ago in the Minoan frescoes of Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Santorini (Thera), flowering plants were painted in vivid detail before being buried by volcanic ash.
Scholars have debated the identity of some of these plants.
โ#Arte #Art #History #SeaDaffodil #Lily #flora #Akrotiri #PancratiumMaritimum #GreekFlora #Botany #Archaeology #ArtHistory #AncientGreece #NaturePhotography #Mediterranean #papyrus #Aegean #Ionian
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Enduring landscapes of the Mediterranean. ๐๐ฎ๐๐
3,500 years ago in the Minoan frescoes of Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Santorini (Thera), flowering plants were painted in vivid detail before being buried by volcanic ash.
Scholars have debated the identity of some of these plants.
โ#Arte #Art #History #SeaDaffodil #Lily #flora #Akrotiri #PancratiumMaritimum #GreekFlora #Botany #Archaeology #ArtHistory #AncientGreece #NaturePhotography #Mediterranean #papyrus #Aegean #Ionian
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Enduring landscapes of the Mediterranean. ๐๐ฎ๐๐
3,500 years ago in the Minoan frescoes of Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Santorini (Thera), flowering plants were painted in vivid detail before being buried by volcanic ash.
Scholars have debated the identity of some of these plants.
โ#Arte #Art #History #SeaDaffodil #Lily #flora #Akrotiri #PancratiumMaritimum #GreekFlora #Botany #Archaeology #ArtHistory #AncientGreece #NaturePhotography #Mediterranean #papyrus #Aegean #Ionian
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Enduring landscapes of the Mediterranean. ๐๐ฎ๐๐
3,500 years ago in the Minoan frescoes of Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Santorini (Thera), flowering plants were painted in vivid detail before being buried by volcanic ash.
Scholars have debated the identity of some of these plants.
โ#Arte #Art #History #SeaDaffodil #Lily #flora #Akrotiri #PancratiumMaritimum #GreekFlora #Botany #Archaeology #ArtHistory #AncientGreece #NaturePhotography #Mediterranean #papyrus #Aegean #Ionian
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Enduring landscapes of the Mediterranean. ๐๐ฎ๐๐
3,500 years ago in the Minoan frescoes of Akrotiri on the Aegean island of Santorini (Thera), flowering plants were painted in vivid detail before being buried by volcanic ash.
Scholars have debated the identity of some of these plants.
โ#Arte #Art #History #SeaDaffodil #Lily #flora #Akrotiri #PancratiumMaritimum #GreekFlora #Botany #Archaeology #ArtHistory #AncientGreece #NaturePhotography #Mediterranean #papyrus #Aegean #Ionian
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Our interview with GreekMythComix about โYou Are Odysseusโ is out now wherever you enjoy excellent podcasts.
We get into all the nitty-gritty Homeric topics, including the role of aidos and kudos when thinking about kleos (glory).
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Our interview with GreekMythComix about โYou Are Odysseusโ is out now wherever you enjoy excellent podcasts.
We get into all the nitty-gritty Homeric topics, including the role of aidos and kudos when thinking about kleos (glory).
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Our interview with GreekMythComix about โYou Are Odysseusโ is out now wherever you enjoy excellent podcasts.
We get into all the nitty-gritty Homeric topics, including the role of aidos and kudos when thinking about kleos (glory).
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Our interview with GreekMythComix about โYou Are Odysseusโ is out now wherever you enjoy excellent podcasts.
We get into all the nitty-gritty Homeric topics, including the role of aidos and kudos when thinking about kleos (glory).
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Our interview with GreekMythComix about โYou Are Odysseusโ is out now wherever you enjoy excellent podcasts.
We get into all the nitty-gritty Homeric topics, including the role of aidos and kudos when thinking about kleos (glory).
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๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง: "๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฎ" ๐๐ฃ๐ "๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐จ" ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ -
๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ-๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐:
Foundational
Ethics-Driven
Intricate๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ:
In what ways are the works of Classical Greece advancements or dilutions of Hesiod's narrative?
#bookreview #literature #books #book #reading #frictionalreading #hesiod #theogony #worksanddays #ancientliterature #ancientgreece #mythology #morality #philosophy
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๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง: "๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฎ" ๐๐ฃ๐ "๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐จ" ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ -
๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ-๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐:
Foundational
Ethics-Driven
Intricate๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ:
In what ways are the works of Classical Greece advancements or dilutions of Hesiod's narrative?
#bookreview #literature #books #book #reading #frictionalreading #hesiod #theogony #worksanddays #ancientliterature #ancientgreece #mythology #morality #philosophy
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๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง: "๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฎ" ๐๐ฃ๐ "๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐จ" ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ -
๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ-๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐:
Foundational
Ethics-Driven
Intricate๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ:
In what ways are the works of Classical Greece advancements or dilutions of Hesiod's narrative?
#bookreview #literature #books #book #reading #frictionalreading #hesiod #theogony #worksanddays #ancientliterature #ancientgreece #mythology #morality #philosophy
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๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง: "๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฎ" ๐๐ฃ๐ "๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐จ" ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ -
๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ-๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐:
Foundational
Ethics-Driven
Intricate๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ:
In what ways are the works of Classical Greece advancements or dilutions of Hesiod's narrative?
#bookreview #literature #books #book #reading #frictionalreading #hesiod #theogony #worksanddays #ancientliterature #ancientgreece #mythology #morality #philosophy
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๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง: "๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฎ" ๐๐ฃ๐ "๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐จ" ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ -
๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ-๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐:
Foundational
Ethics-Driven
Intricate๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ:
In what ways are the works of Classical Greece advancements or dilutions of Hesiod's narrative?
#bookreview #literature #books #book #reading #frictionalreading #hesiod #theogony #worksanddays #ancientliterature #ancientgreece #mythology #morality #philosophy
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@skua And you used one of my favorite terms -- #Eumenides! I wrote a play in college (titled "Vendetta") based on #Aeschylus' #Oresteia, with #Athena as a slick lawyer and #Apollo as a mayor on the take!
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The Lyceum: The Eleusinian Mysteries: Interactive Game. โThe Lyceum hosts the first interactive video game inspired by the Eleusinian Mysteries, which lets you walk in the shoes of a Greek citizen in one of the most important events of their lives.โ
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/19/the-eleusinian-mysteries-interactive-game-the-lyceum/ -
Another informative piece by Joshua J. Mark (one of my sources for "Women in the Ancient World"). Also, ever wonder where #Christianity got some of their ideas about the #afterlife? Pretty much, they took what they wanted (or what was popular), then banned the Rites.
The #EleusinianMysteries: The Rites of #Demeter
by Joshua J. Mark
published on 18 January 2012"The #RitesOfEleusis, or the Eleusinian Mysteries, were the secret rituals of the mystery school of #Eleusis and were observed regularly from c. 1600 BCE - 392 CE. Exactly what this mystic ritual was no one knows; but why the ancient Greeks participated in it can be understood by the testimonials of the initiated.
"The Eleusinian Mysteries, held each year at Eleusis, Greece, fourteen miles northwest of Athens, were so important to the Greeks that, until the arrival of the Romans, The Sacred Way (the road from Athens to Eleusis) was the only road, not a goat path, in all of central Greece. The mysteries celebrated the story of Demeter and #Persephone but, as the initiated were sworn to secrecy on pain of death as to the details of the ritual, we do not know what form these rituals took. We do know, though, that those who participated in the mysteries were forever changed for the better and that they no longer feared death.
"The rituals were based on a symbolic reading of the story of Demeter and Persephone and provided initiates with a vision of the afterlife so powerful that it changed the way they saw the world and their place in it. Participants were freed from a fear of death through the recognition that they were immortal souls temporarily in mortal bodies. In the same way that Persephone went down to the land of the dead and returned to that of the living each year, so would every human being die only to live again on another plane of existence or in another body."
https://www.worldhistory.org/article/32/the-eleusinian-mysteries-the-rites-of-demeter/
#ReligiousHistory #AncientGreece #AncientRome #Eschatology #ImmortalSoul #Hallucinogens
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DeepMindโs new AI tool helps resolve debate over ancient Athenian decrees - Enlarge / This fragmented inscription records a decree concerning the A... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1839561 #artificialintellignece #deepneuralnetworks #digitalhumanities #machinelearning #gaming&culture #ancientgreece #ancienttexts #science