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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

The Ancient GREEKS Created Golden Passports to Paradise

What's the best way to ensure a spot in paradise? To some ancient GREEKS, the answer was burying themselves with golden tablets engraved with ritual texts. These served as passports by confirming the initiates' identity and purity and allowing them to move easily between the mortal and divine realms, ...


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