ἡ ποικιλῳδὸς Σφὶγξ τὸ πρὸς ποσὶν σκοπεῖν μεθέντας ἡμᾶς τἀφανῆ προσήγετο

[sovay]

rushthatspeaks, I found a sixth-century intaglio ring decorated with a siren, a sphinx, and a hippocamp. I don't know where the hippocamp came from, but otherwise—for obvious reasons—I thought of you.

(Ladies and gentlemen, for all your classical needs: the Etruscans.)

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[ethelmay.livejournal.com]

My husband and I went to the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle today, and I found out there is such a thing as a Cambodian mermaid, derived from Hindu mythology. You have probably heard of Sovan Macha, but I had not.