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What is the most thorough description of Hades from Greek or Latin sources?
I was having a conversation with Joonas where we were pondering a three-headed Cerberus with three pairs of sunglasses. I joked that the sunglasses would protect him from the UV rays in Hades, which are stronger than the UV rays up here on earth.…
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Does iron have magical properties?
I've heard that the Romans considered iron to have protective properties, similar to the more modern tradition of "cold iron" against the Fair Folk, or nailing a horseshoe above the door.
Do any ancient sources describe iron's apotropaic powers, or…
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