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| 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. | | 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. |
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| 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. | | 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. |
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| 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]]. | | 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)]] | | [[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)]] |
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| The area was well-suited for agriculture and animal husbandry. | | The area was well-suited for agriculture and animal husbandry. |
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| 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). | | The name of the city derived from "megarizein", the appellation of a ritual in honor of [[Demeter]] and [[Persephone|Kore]] where [[pig]]lets and other offerings were thrown into ground cavities (megara). |
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| 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 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. |
