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[[File:DTAG - Tetrobol of Halikarnassos.png|thumb|250px|Head of Ketos, from the obverse of a tetrobol of Halikarnassos / 500-495 BCE (Archaic Greece)]]
This banner is inspired by the coins from {{Wiki|Halicarnassus|Halikarnassos}}. [[Bandit]]s and [[Piracy|pirates]] have been associated with a [[ketos]]—a sea monster associated with [[Poseidon]]—which is often depicted on their coins from 500-495 BCE.

Bandits and piracy were a harsh realities (sic) in antiquity—so much so, that it wasn't unheard of to be killed or [[Slavery|enslaved]] by them.

A ketos looks like a serpent fish with a dragon head. When he needed to send punishment, Poseidon would unleash a ketos. He sent one to [[Troy]] to punish King {{Wiki|Laomedon}}, and sent another attack [[Ethiopia]] to punish King {{Wiki|Cepheus (father of Andromeda)|Cepheus}} and Queen {{Wiki|Cassiopeia (mother of Andromeda)|Cassiopeia}}. However, the latter ketos was killed by [[Perseus]] when he rescued [[Andromeda]].
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[[File:DTAG - Stater of Lyttos.png|thumb|250px|Head of boar right, from the reverse of a stater of Lyttos / 320-270 BCE (Hellenistic Greece)]]
The region of [[Megaris]] is the link between central Greece and the [[Peloponnese]], located on the [[Isthmus of Poseidon|Isthmus of Korinth]].

The area was well-suited for agriculture and animal husbandry.

The name of the city derived from "megarizein", the appellation of a ritual in honor of [[Demeter]] and [[Persephone|Kore]] where [[Pig|piglets]] and other offerings were thrown into ground cavities (megara).

Pigs and [[Wild boar|boars]] were often depicted on coins, and one coin of {{Wiki|Lyctus|Lyttos}} in [[Krete]] was chosen as the model for the banner.

Pigs served as both food and sacrifices, but on some occasions they were used in war. When [[Megara]] was besieged by the [[Makedonia]]n King {{Wiki|Antigonus II Gonatas|Antigonos Gonatas}}, the Megarians sent burning pigs to defeat his [[elephant]]s.
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Discovery Sites: Megaris - Revision history