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Gold funerary mask found in archaic Macedonia cemetery revives Hercules and Doric myths | TornosNews.gr

A golden funerary mask was among the finds in an Archaic-era cemetery in Achlada, west of Florina in northern Greece, the Ministry of Culture said

By TornosNews.gr

“A golden funerary mask was among the finds in an Archaic-era cemetery in Achlada, west of Florina in northern Greece, the Ministry of Culture said this week, according to ANA.”

“The mask reflects and partially confirms the literary version, through genealogical myths, of the origin of the kings (Temenides, Bacchians) of Macedonia from the northeastern Peloponnese, Argos, and Corinth respectively, with Hercules as a patron hero. It also highlights along with numerous other finds from Macedonia, the cultural affinity with the Doric tribes.”

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