TIL that the ancient Greeks placed a coin in or on the mouth of a dead person before burial. It is a myth that they placed a pair of them on the eyes. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by joeljpa t3_11e2w4w on February 28, 2023 at 10:35 AM in todayilearned 12 comments 99
Firespark7 t1_jadz7q7 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:21 PM Reply to comment by Dragmire800 in TIL that the ancient Greeks placed a coin in or on the mouth of a dead person before burial. It is a myth that they placed a pair of them on the eyes. by joeljpa Wdym? Why? Permalink Parent 1
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