Symbols & Findings - History & Meaning
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Dionysus-Bacchus Mask - Short History
Actors were wearing such masks while interpreting their roles during the 5th c. BC. The masks were worn for many reasons, such as: visibility in the big theaters, acoustic assistance, possibility...Read More
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Dolphins Symbol - History & Meaning
Dolphins, these most popular and intelligent mammals, have played an important role in human cultures from ancient times. It is maybe in the Minoan civilization that the first representations of...Read More
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Evil Eye - History & Meaning
The evil eye - also known as mal occhio, matiasma, ojo de venado - is a folk belief that expresses the fear that the malevolent or just the unconsciously envious gaze of certain persons may bring...Read More
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Greek Sphinx - Short History
Sphinx, a mythological creature, has been used by ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans among other civilizations. In Greek representations, Sphinx has a female head, eagle’s wings, the body of a...Read More
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Griffins - History & Meaning
Griffins, also known as griffons, or gryphons, are mythological creatures with lion's body and eagle's head and wings. As a combination of two powerful animals -the lion being the king of jungle...Read More
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Hamsa Hand - Fatima Hand - History & Meaning
The Hamsa (meaning in Arabic “five” or the “five fingers of the hand”) hand is an ancient protection sign symbolizing the protective hand of God, first encountered in ancient Mesopotamian artifacts.Read More
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Helmets in Ancient Greece - A Short History
There are many designs of ancient Greek helmets depicted in surviving ancient pieces. One of the most ancient ones is the Mycenaean helmet. Helmets evolved with time from simpler forms, made ofRead More
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Linear A Bronze Age Script - Short History
Linear A and linear B are two Bronze age scripts discovered by Arthur Evans in Minoan Knossos, in the island of Crete. It is believed thatRead More
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Lion Symbol - History & Meaning
Lion was a favorite subject and symbol from ancient times and in many cultures, as surviving pieces of statues, sculptures, coins and jewels indicate. The lion, a symbol of strength, bravery, dignity,Read More
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Meander-Greek Key - History & Meaning
The meander motif took its name from the river Meander, a river with many twists, mentioned by Homer in Iliad. The motif is also known as Greek key or Greek fret. Meander was the most important symbolRead More
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Medusa - Short History
Medusa in Greek mythology is one of the three gorgon sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Evryali. From all three sisters, only Medusa was mortal. Medusa was also known as Gorgo – meaning “wild glance”.Read More
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Minoan Double Axe-Labrys - History & Meaning
The word "labrys", a word of Minoan origin, is used for a double headed axe, known as well as "pelekys" or "sagaris". Representations of double axes are found in Africa, in Old Europe,Read More
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