18+ AimeeMaroux , 2 months ago to antiquidons

It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday! 🌛

"Bright #Selene (the Moon), daughter of the lord Pallas, Megamedes' son, had just climbed her watch-post."
Homeric Hymn 4 to Hermes

🏛️ #Luna-Selene on a #Roman oil lamp, Production date circa 90-140 CE

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appassionato , 7 months ago to bookstodon

Prime Numbers: The Most Mysterious Figures in Math

A fascinating journey into the mind-bending world of prime numbers.

Mathematicians have been asking questions about prime numbers for more than twenty-five centuries, and every answer seems to generate a new rash of questions.

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AimeeMaroux , 10 months ago to mythology

It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday! 🌛

Mould-made oil lamp with a circular body and a pierced handle. On the discus is a draped bust of Luna with the horns of a crescent #moon rising on each side of her.

🏛️ Roman oil lamp made by C. Atilius Vestalis, dated 90-140 CE. Today in the British Museum.

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