heleneddis:“…a series of stairs led into the room, and as the people ahead of me stepped down,
heleneddis:“…a series of stairs led into the room, and as the people ahead of me stepped down, I could see where the lower walls were stained dark red and two gold griffons lay, one on either side of the throne. The throne was empty. At the raised hearth in front of it a group of women had been sitting and talking, and two of them had been playing chess…”-Megan Whalen Turner, “The Thief”[Above: Frescos of Griffins facing the ceremonial throne at Knossos, Crete, 1450-1400 BCE] -- source link
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