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Greek ships were decorated with eyes (as well as nameplates, figureheads etc.) to display the wealth of those who had paid for their construction and also to frighten enemies.
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What would Greeks put on their eyes of the dead when they were buried?
gold drachmas
What color eyes do Greeks have?
Greek dieties eye colors can vary, for example Poseidon's eyes are as blue as the sea and Athena's eyes are gray and filled with wisdom.
Macedonians never Greek But are Greeks really Greek or are they Africans?
Macedonians are greek. and Greeks are not africans. I am Greek and I have very light skin, very light brown hair and blue eyes. I am not an african.
Why did Greeks put a coin under the tongues of the dead?
Actually, they would put a coin in or on a dead person's mouth, to allow them to pay the ferryman Charon to take them across the river Styx to Hades.
How did Greeks goddess Athena look?
Athletic figure, curly strawberry blonde hair, silver eyes for wisdom, and is supposed to be the 2 most attractive goddess right after aphrodite
What happend to the ancient greeks people when they died?
they placed coins in there eyes
What sort of make up did the ancient egyptians wear?
The ancient Egyptians women colored their lips red, painted their nails with yellow or orange paint and outlined their eyes with green paint that my answer
Who invented the flower carnation?
Carnations have been around since ancient times. The ancient Greeks said that the goddess Diana who found a shepherd boy who refused her advances. She tore out his eyes and they became carnations.
How do you get paint out of your eyes?
Flush your eyes with water, but do not rub them. If the water doesn'tcompletely get all the paint out it will come out in a few minutes it will wear away. Unless you have a lot of paint in your eyes the water should wash the paint out, and it won't bother your eyes at all.
How do you get paint out of your eye safely?
Flush your eyes with water, but do not rub them. If the water doesn'tcompletely get all the paint out it will come out in a few minutes it will wear away. Unless you have a lot of paint in your eyes the water should wash the paint out, and it won't bother your eyes at all.
What happens if you put face paint on your eyelid?
Gees you get paint on your eyes
How do you see paint?
You open your eyes
What will happen if you put paint on your American girl dolls eyes will it damage the doll?
what happens if you paint your american girl dolls eyes
Where in Greece are biting and gouging out eyes are permitted?
many Greeks are psychotic, many also like ancient Greek are pedophiles, and of course there are also many Golden Dawn Nazis. Eye gourging is a Greek game, many Greeks are blind, either one eyed!
The eyes that sunk a thousand ships?
probably belonged to Helen of Troy, though Superman could feasibly sink that many ships with laser beams from his eyes.
What do you do with face paint if no one will do it with you?
close your eyes and paint eyes on the lids like Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean then make a creepy video with your real eyes closed and post it for the world to see.
Why do ancient roman busts have blank eyes?
They either had jewels and gems in the eyes or they painted the eyes white with a colored pupil. By now the jewels and gems may have been stolen or fallen out and the paint would have faded away. Romans were very colorful and liked painting with bright vivid colors.
