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Medusa is making a little comeback. Recent archaeological discoveries in Türkiye and Austria reveal unexpected images of Medusa, from a smiling ceiling carving to a finely cut gemstone cameo. These finds highlight her ancient role as a protective figure and her enduring presence in religious, civic, and personal life.
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes: honoring our pets on Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day, hundreds of votives confirm a temple of Demeter, a fearsome hypercarnivore named for Sobek, and Star’s Tarot for the week.
A new study reveals the Kastas Tomb in Amphipolis was aligned with the winter solstice, linking it to ancient solar rituals and the cult of Cybele—suggesting it served as a cosmic tribute to Hephaestion, Alexander the Great’s closest companion.
An extraordinary statue of Hermes has been unearthed in Türkiye.
A bronze head of the Roman emperor Septimus Severus, illegally trafficked from a shrine where he had been worshiped as a deity in antiquity, will be repatriated from Denmark to Turkey.