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hooked sword
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The myth (at least one version of it) says that Hermes provided Perseus with a sickle to behead Medusa. Sickles show up a lot in ancient myth, probably because of the lunar crescent shape. A similar object is the labrys, an axe with a double crescent head.
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hooked sword - by jackmcauliffe - 02-02-2015, 04:57 AM
hooked sword - by Martin Moser - 02-02-2015, 06:52 AM
hooked sword - by Gaius Varro - 02-03-2015, 02:34 AM
hooked sword - by jackmcauliffe - 02-03-2015, 03:31 AM
hooked sword - by jackmcauliffe - 02-03-2015, 03:34 AM
hooked sword - by Gaius Varro - 02-03-2015, 02:36 PM
hooked sword - by john m roberts - 02-04-2015, 01:03 AM

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