Hellenistic walls

Hellenistic walls

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Dedicatory repousse of a Thracian Horseman found in the acropolis of Maronia and now exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Komotini. The equestrian Thracian or Horseman hero has been worshiped over time, up to the Roman times, on the hills of Thrace up to the depths of modern Bulgaria. His name remained unknown. The scene of hunting refers to the mythical king of Thrace Rhesos, hunter in the forests of the region. The king with the famous horses was worshiped as a god after his death at Troy. After the colonization of the coast and the dissemination of Dodekatheon, Apollo - Helios, the god of light, Dionysus, the god of wine, Muses and later the Egyptian gods were worshiped in the area. With the advent of Christianity, on the tops of the mountains and hills of Thrace, Saint George was worshiped as an equestrian warrior, unlike other regions on the hills of Greece, where Prophet Elijah is often worshiped.

We should mention,, an eminent god of Thrace, who is healer and psychopompos. Look at this dedicatory repousse of a Thracian Horseman, found in the acropolis of Maronia, and now exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Komotini. The equestrian Thracian, or Horseman hero, has been worshiped over time, up to the Roman times on the hills of Thrace up to the depths of modern Bulgaria. His name remained unknown. The scene of hunting refers to the mythical king of Thrace Rhesos, hunter in the forests of the region. The king with the famous horses was worshiped as a god, after his death at Troy. After the colonization of the coast and the dissemination of Dodekatheon, Apollo-Helios, the god of light, Dionysus, the god of wine, Muses, and later the Egyptian gods, were worshiped in the area. With the advent of Christianity, on the tops of the mountains and hills of Thrace, Saint George was worshiped as an equestrian warrior, unlike other regions on the hills of Greece, where Prophet Elijah is often worshiped.

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