r/vexillology • u/YogurtclosetSad9472 • 17h ago

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u/RaphWinston55 United Nations 17h ago

It being ai aside

I think have both the Laurel wreath and meanders make it look a bit busy, I think having only one of these elements is fine, maybe your using both since they were kinda the symbols for Ancient Greece

I do think using the Vergina Sun ( a symbol mostly associated with Macedonia) can be a bit confusing since s it leaves out other Greek states. if it’s for the Hellenistic age then ya that would make sense I guess

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u/YogurtclosetSad9472 17h ago

If i render ,other than AI unsloppify it's faults, the meanders thinner would it look less busy?
Also the Vergina Sun is more assosiated with the Macedonian Hellenic tribe, that's why i explained it through Hellenism and more Macedonia centric fan fic.
The symbol had panhellenic religious meaning and very important fun fact about that is that Thessaloniki is built in a way that you can see Mount Olympus in a clear day from the seaside of the city, which was considered the home of the Gods.
Add to that the unification through a one Greek tribe only main symbol isn't that absurd according to the actual history as the Macedonians were the ones to unify almost all of the Hellenes for the 1st time, hence in a more succesfull state building scenario we can imagine their own prefences to be the cultural norm.