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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: bijou on February 10, 2009, 03:11:37 PM
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The Greek god of thunder and lightning had Earthly beginnings, and scientists think they finally know where.
Ancient Greeks first worshipped the omnipotent Zeus at a remote altar on Mount Lykaion, a team of Greek and American archaeologists now think.
During a recent dig at the site, the researchers found ceremonial goods commonly used in cult activity and dated at over three millennia old, making them the earliest known "appearance" of Zeus in Greece.
The discovery challenges the idea that Zeus worship began on the Greek island of Crete, which at least one classical historian names as the god's mythic birthplace.
The latest finds on Mount Lykaion, in the mainland province of Arcadia, are as old as the idea of Zeus himself, said the project's senior research scientist David Romano, of the University of Pennsylvania.
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link (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,490244,00.html)
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"the researchers found ceremonial goods commonly used in cult activity"
Cheetos, pot and Nike shoes were found?
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"the researchers found ceremonial goods commonly used in cult activity"
Cheetos, pot and Nike shoes were found?
Together with this ...
(http://www.troundup.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/obama-shirt-5.jpg)
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I must hide this from my wife. I have her convinced Zeus' birthplace is the bulge in my underwear.
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Cool post bijou! This is my area of archaeological study, so I find it insanely fascinating :)
That blends right into the bulge in my underwear. Fossilzed interest.