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PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Earthenware vessel depicting an owl as a hoplite with a shield and spear, Greece, 5th century BCE

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Earthenware vessel depicting an owl as a hoplite with a shield and spear, Greece, 5th century BCE

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    Who dares to challenge Sparta? Who? Who?

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      Ah but the owl is the symbol of Athens

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      Quality joke

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    https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/artifact?name=Louvre+CA+2192&object=Vase

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    I’ve found my new coffee mug! Owl with the Trogdor arm and consummate speckling. 😁

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    Owl people are real. This is confirmation. We once shared the world with bird people.

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    See, in ancient times they had to paint their memes on pottery.

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    That’s its wing, not a shield.

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      The shield is partly visible on the right side, wrapping around the vessel and out of sight

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