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The word “symbol” is derived from a Greek word meaning “to throw together.” It points to the fact that human beings have developed a way of transforming simple sensory material into a medium to represent something else. The medium becomes essentially human culture, which evolves over time....
Gorgoneion – A special amulet that depicts a monstrous gorgon head. With the death of the gorgon Medusa and the use of her head as a powerful weapon, the gorgon head gained a reputation of being an amulet with the ability to protect. Athena often wore a gorgoneion.Athena...
Of course, in Greek mythology, snake imagery is associated with the monstrous as well, but none so well as the gorgon Medusa who, despite how is often hideously depicted, is actually a sign of feminine wisdom. The Virgin Mary: The Virgin Mary is sometimes depicted with her foot ...
On the other side of Serapis Pluto is Minerva with her usual Symbols; the Helmet, the Aegis and Spear, the Shield with Medusa's Head. It is difficult to assign the Reason why these three Deities are pictured together, the most obvious, is, that some Person, who had a particular ...
The Gorgon wore a belt of serpents that intertwined as a clasp, confronting each other. There were three of them: Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale. Only Medusa was mortal, and the other two are immortal. The Labyrinth – In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth (Greek labyrinthos) was an elaborate ...
More than 3000 years that valuable information was lost. The few pots with drawings explaining the gym is located abroad (Germany, England, Italy, France, USA etc.). No such vessel is in Greece! At that time, however, was an open secret of the ancient ...
In Greek mythology, Cetus was the sea monster that was sent by Poseidon to devour Andromeda, daughter of King Cepheus of Ethiopia. In some accounts, the Greek hero Perseus used the Medusa’s head to turn Cetus to stone; in others, Perseus killed Cetus with his sword....