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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Magic Sphere of Helios. Aika (Atlas Obscura User)

The celestial symbols covering this odd orb bewitch the imagination. And according to some, that's exactly the point, as it's thought the ancient Greeks may have used the sphere in magic rituals. The large marble sphere was found in 1866 at the Theater of Dionysus, which stands at the foot of the famed ...


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