Construction workers in Greece have discovered an amazing work during construction work. It is a mosaic dating back 2400 years, depicting two satyrs, male figures with animal characteristics, engaged in a dance.
This work was found in Eretria, an ancient city on the island of Euboea. Researchers date the building that housed the mosaic to the mid-4th century BC, based on similarities to the nearby "House of Mosaics." The two figures represented are satyrs, mythological creatures associated with the god Dionysus, symbol of fertility and pleasure.
The mosaic, which is in "excellent condition", is 3.3 feet (1.13 meters) wide and was made using different colored pebbles laid in a pattern to depict two male satyrs with tails, horns and ears. sharp The younger of the two plays a double flute while the older bearded man dances to the music.
The colorful pattern "gives realism and vitality to the show's figures," the statement said.
