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Thread: This is the 7th c. AD depiction of the moment when the Deva (goddess) Durga riding on a lion slays Asura (demon) Mahisha whose name means buffalo... https://smarthistory.org/durga-mahisha-mamallapuram/ In
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Thread: This is "ognjište" a central hearth found in traditional Balkan Slavic houses...The word comes from "oganj" (fire) and so "ognjište" literally means fireplace... Ognjište was a sacred place, the
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Thread: This is the abandoned Nakovana village located near the tip of the Pelješac Peninsula in Southern Dalmatia, Croatia... The name Nakovana is related to the Slavic word "nakovanj", meaning
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Thread: There is a peculiar plot found in many Eurasian fairytales: Brothers (mostly three) have to complete a task (like kill a dragon), which will get them a princess and
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Thread: You know the story about this amazing place that was Neolithic Europe, where Matriarchal societies lived peacefully together growing grains, making art... Then Patriarchal steppe warriors came from Asia
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Thread: This is Croesus, the last Lydian king. In 546 BC, he misunderstood the prophecy from Delphi, which said that "If Croesus attacked the Persians, he would destroy a great
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Thread: Today I saw this drawing with this description: "Bulla depicting an intimate family scene of Queen Uqnitum & King Tupkish of the Hurrian kingdom of Urkesh (late 3rd millennium
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