Mastodawn

Who Let The Dogs Out 🐾Apr 6

#humor #odyssey #ancient_greek

en: They meant "The Odyssey", but...
Who is this fucking "Tes Thdpssssps"?

es: Que significaba 'El Odissey', pero...
¿Quién es este maldito "Tes Thdpssssps"?

Aethelflaed Mar 20

#history #art #romans #ancient_greek

Apparently ancient Roman and Greek statues did not only look nice but smelled lovely too. Researchers have found that they were perfumed using rose oil, olive oil and beeswax. using evidence from ancient writers such as Pliny and Cicero a researcher found references to statues being made to smell beautiful. The statues were also painted.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-greek-and-roman-statues-were-not-only-beautiful-but-also-smelled-nice-too-180986280/

Barbara Verell Mar 19

Palace of Knossos
Pic 2 - bull horns, bulls were important for Minoan civilization.

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Barbara Verell Mar 18

For centuries, Knossos was regarded merely as a city of myth and legend until it was unearthed in 1900 CE by English archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans.

The excavated site, adorned with frescoes, shed light on the Minoan sport of bull jumping and made the ancient tale of Theseus and the Minotaur (a creature that was half-man and half-bull) seem less fantastical. During bull-jumping, male athletes engaged closely with the bull as they leaped over its horns. This practice likely inspired the ancient perception of the 'myth' of the Minotaur, as these athletes appeared to embody the traits of both men and bulls. And, the discovery of the palace's complex layout lent credibility to the legend of the labyrinth.

It was Evans who first referred to the ancient inhabitants of Crete as 'Minoan,' named after King Minos of Knossos. His excavation and reconstruction efforts, though controversial, laid the groundwork for all subsequent research of Minoan civilization.

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