#thasos

[gemsofgreece]

A view of spring and poppies

Thasos island, Greece by heythassos on Instagram. 

[aliciavance4228]

POV

Agenor:

Telephassa:

Cadmus:

Phoenix:

Cilix:

Syros:

Europa:

Thasos:

Membliarus:

Bonus: Cadmus' men (whom I decided to call Abdastartus, twins Bomilcar and Hamilcar, Hasdrubal and Pumayyaton):

[alsadeekalsadouk]

From Lower Danube region An Imitation Tetradrachm of Thasos. Late 2nd-1st century BC. Weight 16.60 g, Stylized head of youthful Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath. Rev. Imitative legend Stylized Herakles standing facing, head to left, resting his right hand on grounded club and carrying lion skin over his left arm; in inner left field, Λ above +; in right field, small figure standing facing above T.

And above were imitation of Thrace, Dionysos Tetradrachm, 150-120 BC, Thasos, With clear Head of Dionysus and clear Naked Hercules, with scripts : HRAKLEOUS - SΩTHROS -ΘASIΩN - ΔΙ (monogram). To be more clear for comparison Imitation coins, like Thasos, appeared during the Greek period due to economic and political factors. These coins were often produced by neighboring regions or tribes to facilitate trade with Greek cities, taking advantage of the trusted weight and design of well-known coinage. Additionally, they were sometimes used to bypass economic restrictions, maintain local autonomy, or support military and mercantile activities. Thasian imitations, for example, were widely minted in regions like Thrace and the Danube area to integrate into Greek trade networks.

Note: imitation doesn’t mean fake its mean to use others coins styles in issuing local coins by tribes or to be circulated in a certain area .

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#Greek_mythology

[dyke-parade]

buff ancient greek god's convicted murderer statue sentenced to underwater exile; "oops wait nvm" says town

please enjoy via wikipedia & original discord screenshots the saga of the funniest, most cartoony-ass goof of a story from ancient greece that i've ever had the delight of encountering. sources: theogenes and theagenes of thasos

but wait...there's more! further research always pays off, kids!

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Thasos, Greece

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