Minoa was so densely populated in it's prime, that those looking at it later - after it fell to ruins - thought that the city must have been a maze.
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I just came back from visiting Greece (especially Crete and Santorini), and it was so interesting seeing how deeply the volcanic eruption permeated the culture. For example, Santorini apparently had red lilies before the eruption, and now they only have white lilies, but we have evidence from paintings in Akrotiri that the lilies used to come in red as well.
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Pompeians before 79 ad: that mountain’s very nice and peaceful, it’s like our own Mt Olympus Pompeians after 79 ad:… yeah, no. That must be where the Titans were caged
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And the roman god Vulcan.. that's where we get "volcano" from.
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In Japan, a giant carp swishes its tail back and forth, causing earthquakes.
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Sumatran; Giant Serpent buried alive deep beneath the earth, when it wiggles, it causes destruction.
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Yeah I think i get it. I also think that the mythology is also affected by the type's of people telling the story. Their's going to be variations.
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Which one was created by a bunch of insecure men? 🤔
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History Abridged with Jack Rackam
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