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Ancient Rhodes had 3 main cities in the 11th century BC: Lindos, Ialyssos and Kameiros. The island was said to be born of the union of Helios the sun god and the nymph Rhode, and the cities were named for their three sons. In 408 BC the three cities united to form one territory and a new capital was built: the city of Rhodes. The platoni deer is the symbol of Rhodes. In ancient times the snake was the symbol of the city because they ran rampant on the island. Several stories claim that deer were brought to the island to kill the snakes. The eradication was successful, and today there are deer all over the island, but very few snakes. In honor of their service, deer became the symbol of the city. NOTE: another source I found says that the deer were brought to the island by crusaders to keep snake away from their camps. They didn't hunt or kill snakes, but the odor secreted by their antlers kept the snakes away. Never join a group while it is moving! Motorcycle Safety Site Hmm.... the I) is correst but the II) is not! Deers came later in the island! Most probably St. John knights brought them from asia! right now they are the only Platoni deers living in an island! The sympbol of the city of rhodes was not a deer! Every city in the ancient times had a symbol so all her products could be recognized! Coins, pottery, even the official weights had this symbol to show that they are official goverment weights! To help a little, Athens as a symbol had... the owl! coins started to be coins when ancients started to punch their symbol on the metal pieces they used to trade, to show that it was checked about the purity and the weight of it and they were responsible for that! the first coin had the stamp symbol of a merchant! Later, the goverment of each city wanted to make things official and to show that they were responsible about the weight and the purity of the metal piece! so, the coin was born! doesn't this sound familiar??? How did geocoins started??? Of course, there were many other things and designs on coins! they didn't show all the time the symbol! rhodes in the 99% if not always, had the sumbol os main design or as a small stamp part of the design, depending when the coin was minted! Ancient coins usually had a god or a smaller god (a nymph for example), or ancient heroes, ancient mythological kings... in one side and on the other the symbol or whatever else! They always had the name or part of the name of the citizents they minted the coin! what I mean... in Rhodes, most of the times you will only see the PO (RO), but it doesn't mean Rhodes but Rhodion (Rhodians!) Later in hellinistic period they started puting the head of their king! Ancient Greek coins were the first that even had (not all!l), the name of the designer of the die of the coin! Some coins are real pieces of art!!! Some coins also had the name of the judge of the ruler at that time and by that it is easy to know when it was minted! Rhodes most of the times, had on one side had the head of nymph Rhodes (in copper coins), or the head of Hellios! Some cities used to have a kind of a joke as a symbol of their city.... and most of the times the joke had to do with the name of the city! For example.... Milos island had as symbol an apple (milo in greek)! So check again! When someone finds the correct answer, I will post a strange story about the Coins of Rhodes, and a photo to see one! Nope! Not a coin of my collection! I do not have ancient coins! RIDE SAFELY!!! Sorry, didn't read the question properly! The rose, also chosen as a symbol since the city had taken its name from the flower, (rodon), also appears on virtually all Rhodian coinage. Drugs/stimulants are no substitute for rest when you need it! Motorcycle Safety Site You are in the finals!!!! Yes! Rhodians had as a symbol the Rose (RODO)! It was a kind of a joke as I mentioned before! Coins of Rhodes are between the most beautiful coins of Ancient times! Just see a small example of a didrachm (2 drachma coin) of 250 BC! The "RODION" is above the rose and it doesn't show well! Now...there is a strange story about these coins! during medieval times, they thought that the head of Helios, just because it had rays, was actually the head of Jesus Christ! On the other side where the rose is, they thought that it was the Rose of Sharon, or as better known to the scitests ""HIBISCUS SYRIACUS". They also believed that these coins were actually the 30 pieces of silver Judas took to betray Jesus!! so, for some people, the coins of rhodes were cursed!!!! Later in modern times everything was "fixed", when acrheologist found that the 30 pieces of siver were probably shekel silver coins from the city of Tyros in Phoenicia, that were in use a lot, at that the time of Jesus! these shekel coins had God Melkart on one side and an eagle on the other! So... one question left from stage 3!!! Come on!! Diagoras Daughter (one of them) is famous for something she did!!! Ride safely!!! If I found the right Daughter she sure caused a fashion statement!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Took all the Mystery away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Watch Your Mirrors and Pay Attention

Go to the coins page, click on add a log Entry, then Grab it from somewhere else That will put it in your inventory.

Congrats to the other winners E-mail Sent Thank You Opalsns for the cointest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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22 and counting That is if I Can count. lol Darn I wasn't paying attention Watch your Mirrors 21

28 Shopping Days Left!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If I can Count!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wear your Helmet and Be Proud of IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! woops 27 Days Left I Think

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Its Been said that it is OK to talk to ones self. It is even acceptable to ask ones self a question and answer said question.BUT it is SUSPECT when Ones self replies HUH! Pay Attention The Life You save May be Your Own!!!!!!!!!

Only 36 more shoping days left!!!! Rolling stops Kill

If I Had a clue I would Know It all But alass I am Clueless Paid attention and avoided an accident Watch those mirrors

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes;Pay attention and wear Your Helmet.and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

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Come look at Todie's Wild Ride There are coins being given away all the time!! Definitely Worth the Effort to get People to Pay Attention!!!!! Two Cointests going on right now First one learn About Rhodes Greece The second one just be the right post with a safety slogan and win!!!!

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Hope everyone is safe and sound there Rod. Hoping everything is alright. Wear Your Helmet Watch your Mirrors Watch the Weather and PAY ATTENTION

Speaking of April 1st I thought it would be funny to fill a glass with water turn it upside down in the cabnet and watch the wife take it out. Worked great. But you all know that paybacks are Well I went to put my boots on wondering why she wasn't mad about the water You guessed it Boots full of KETCHUP YUCK Needless to say No more Practical Jokes On April Fools day anyway

I recieved a Great looking coin today from LoriDarlin Reminding anyone who sees it to "Do Unto Others as You would Have Them Do Unto You" Matt.7:12 Thank You Very Much LoriDarlin snowball 58

Thanks Gatoutlis For the cointest, and the entry into the final But as I posted before by Spring work is in full force and Harvest is just a few weeks away So my attention will be elsewhere for a while! Watch Your Mirrors and Pay Attention!!!!!!!

August 31, 2004 by Napster0027 (24 found) We placed a cache in August-31-2004 on top of a high mountain with a fantastic view over half of the island. Now being back in Germany, we were very suprised, that our cache already seemed to be published by someone else some weeks later - " PROFITIS ILIAS, Archangelos, Rhodes " !! Never mind - if you are looking for a really fantastic view, you have to search this cache when you visit Rhodes (see our additional photos)!!! If you find a small glas container (hidden at N 36° 11.912 E 028° 06.828), you didn't find " PROFITIS ILIAS, Archangelos, Rhodes ", but our one. You have to keep on looking - it must be nearby! We wish you a pleasant hike und good weather !! answer To Question 2 Wear Your Helmet A Log from one of my Todie's Wild Ride Traveling coins Says and I Quote " Live to Ride But Ride to Live"

Loose rock combined with a hill. A jeep would have been fine for what we were doing. MIGHT even work for pulling him up the hill, but we've got a line on a Land Cruiser to help up, hopefully it'll work. If nothing else we can winch it up with the hand winch (tethered to the landcruiser), hopefully that will give us enough purchase on the terrain. I'll try to get some pics of it before we pull it out though. And if you like I'll post the fully story here, now that I'm awake. Of course we need and want to hear the full Story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nikos My Friend sad to report to you I will not beable to particapate as my spring work is in full swing but I will look in from time to time to check on the progress. I may learn something about Rhodes Island!!!!!! Wear Your Seat Belt and Watch those Mirrors

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