Let's think about it
Profound philosophical ponderings and light bitter orange blossom scents against a blue backdrop. Doesn’t get any more Athenian than this. Photo by @haris_torto / Instagram...
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Rapunzel pinups
Various artists
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The three graces
The three graces Three Charites The Graces, were three goddesses of grace, beauty, adornment, joy, mirth, festivity, dance and song. Usually the Graces were attending...
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Cutest Depiction of Circe Ever
Circe Of the three female sorceresses, Circe, Pasiphae and Medea, Circe was regarded as the most powerful of the three, and able to concoct powerful...
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The ancient origins of the legendary griffin
The griffin is a legendary creature with the head and wings of an eagle, and the body, tail, and hind legs of a lion.
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Bear with me
To the ancients, bears symbolized resurrection. They watched it roaming the forests during spring and summer and then seemingly lifeless during winter hibernation. The following...
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Genie
Gabrielle Pennacchioli
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Chest X-ray on the statue
Did you know we have an X-ray imaging lab at the British Museum? We’ve had a research laboratory for over a century, so there’s plenty...
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Muse Ourania
Muse Urania, Ουρανία “of Heaven” holding celestial globe and scroll. 2nd A.D. Roman copy of a 2nd B.C. Greek original found at Roman Emperor Hadrian’s...
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The Hidden Identity of the Woman Glorified as Athena: Her Link to the Pre-Flood World
Here is that woman in all her splendor, reconstructed in the imitation Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee, based on the original in her ancient temple atop...
