Ancient Greek Ritual Instruction for Winning at Dice

This is a rather unusual ritual instruction preserved in one of the most extensive ancient Greek magic scrolls, dated to the 3rd century.

https://www.antikemagie.com/ancient-greek-ritual-instruction-for-winning-at-dice/

#archaeology #ancientmagic #gambling #dice #Egypt #magicalpapyri #wisskomm #openscience

For #VGMWednesday I'm thinking about the cool, smooth, electronic tone of the menu music from Mirror's Edge.

I absolutely loved this game, the look, the feel, the sounds. I remember playing it before I had a graphics card, and then when I upgraded and saw the PhysX flags and tarps everywhere I thought, "That's it, video games will never look better than this."

https://youtu.be/rIaMxEjDHDw

#MirrorsEdge #DICE

Mirror's Edge [Music] - Menu Theme

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