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Eos is the personification and goddess of the dawn in Greek mythology. She is the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia and the sister of Helios (Sun) and Selene (Moon). Dressed in a saffron-coloured mantle, Eos rides on her chariot in...

The remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilization north of Mexico are preserved at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. Within the 2,200-acre tract, located a few miles west of Collinsville, Illinois, lie the archaeological...

Aurora Taking Leave of Tithonus, oil on canvas by Francesco Solimena, 1704. J. Paul Getty Museum, California.

Cephalus and Aurora, oil on canvas by Nicolas Poussin, 1627. National Gallery, London.

Cephalus and Aurora by John Flaxman, 1789-90. Lady Lever Art Gallery, Cheshire.

The Native Americans of Pre-Colonial North America built thousands of mounds across the continent which served various purposes and sometimes reached heights over 100 feet. Many of the mound sites were thriving urban centers – such as Cahokia...

Timothy R. Pauketat is an American archaeologist, director of the Illinois State Archaeological Survey, the Illinois State Archaeologist, and professor of anthropology and medieval studies at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana...

A photo presenting an episode of an Armenian Genocide which was a destruction of the Armenian people and culture in the Ottoman Empire. The photo presents group of armenians gathered in a city prior to deportation. From Ravished Armenia...

Model of Cahokia Mounds, Illinois, which flourished between c. 650 - c. 1350 CE.

A photo of Cahokia Mounds, Illinois, USA.