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There is an ongoing effort by the Trump administration to erase the existence of transgender people, with help from others.

An ancient Greek snake altar made to appease the gods of the underworld was just unearthed in southern Turkey. Though the ancient city in which it was found is believed to be the birthplace of Santa ...

alongside fragments linked to Artemis (goddess of hunting) and Nemesis (symbol of justice). Aspendos (or Aspendus) was an ancient Greco-Roman city in the Antalya province. It was situated on the ...

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"Despite there being many varieties, the axolotl from the area is a symbol of identity ... or Coyolxauhqui — its lunar goddess — but it did appear in ancient Mesoamerican documents.