#glykon

[cebra-gris]

Agathos Daimon depicted in the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, Alexandria, Egypt.

The Agathos Daimon is a benevolent, protective spirit, half domestic, half civic, embodying good fortune, protection, and the continuity of life, especially in the form of a serpent. Its cult serves as a bridge between Greek, Egyptian, and Hellenistic religions and magic.

It functioned as a personal guardian—something between a Socratic daimon and a household spirit—ensuring prosperity and clarity of life. Its figure bridges Greece and Egypt and continues to inspire today as a symbol of intuition, protection, and good fortune.

On the right, a representation of Glykon (which is another matter to explain) made by Alan Moore.

[aliciavance4228]

Okay, now let's forget Medusa for a minute and focus on the real underrated icon out there. This is the only statue of Glycon, has about 1800 years and was found in Tomis, nowdays Constanța.

[lookthetart]

actually every time I remember of Glycon the snake God of ancient Rome I think of this

[zalia]

Up today... a mishmash of smaller sets of screenshots I've taken. First Two: Mars Skybox from the top of the Enclave (climbing out through the relic room - you can apparently get to the back of the shooting range there, but I am not yet good enough at Titan sword flying to get there XD)

Next Five: Various shots from the EDZ.

Next Three: The Glykon! In news that will shock precisely no-one, the weird creepy haunted spaceship continues to be weird and creepy even when out of bounds. There's also a transparent floor at one point which gives you an amazing (or horrifying!) view of empty space beneath your feet! (I only did a quick look around this time, because I fell and got rezzed back inside).

Final Six: The EDZ again, this time inside the Echion Vae in the Sunken Isles, getting into the areas from the Unbroken mission from back in the Red War! Pretty cool to see it since I never got far in the campaign. Not many photo ops though because it... is not very distinct from any other Red Legion locations.

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Farnese Hercules Marble statue by Glykon, from the 2nd century AD, in the Uffizi museum in Florence, Italy.

[jhonnbalance]

The Farnese Hercules. Attributed to Glykon, c. 216 AD.

Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples.

[lumber]

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[sun-singer]

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