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The following 7 clues are all different ways of saying 7 different things. Decipher the clues and find out what the answers have in common.
1. The voluminous demi-octahedron near the necropolis of ancient Memphis.
2. The protruding cultivation close to the River Euphrates.
3. The simulacrum of the gerent of the divine beings over the citizens of the ancient nation in the Mediterranean.
4. The shrine to the deity of hunting and wild nature in Asia Minor.
5. The sepulcher constructed for King Maussollos in the city of Bodrum.
6. The bronze to the hottest god at the entrance of the harbor of the Mediterranean island of Rhodes.
7. The luminosity-domicile on the ancient island of Pharos.
1. The voluminous demi-octahedron near the necropolis of ancient Memphis.
2. The protruding cultivation close to the River Euphrates.
3. The simulacrum of the gerent of the divine beings over the citizens of the ancient nation in the Mediterranean.
4. The shrine to the deity of hunting and wild nature in Asia Minor.
5. The sepulcher constructed for King Maussollos in the city of Bodrum.
6. The bronze to the hottest god at the entrance of the harbor of the Mediterranean island of Rhodes.
7. The luminosity-domicile on the ancient island of Pharos.
Hint
1. Demi-octahedron=Pyramid2. Cultivation=Garden
3. Simulacrum=Statue
4. Shrine=Temple
5. Sepulcher=Mausoleum
6. Bronze=Statue
7. Luminosity-Domicile=Lighthouse
Answer
The answers to the clues are:1. The Great Pyramid of Giza
2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
4. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
5. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (built for King Maussollos)
6. The Colossus of Rhodes (to Helios, the Sun god)
7. The Lighthouse of Alexandria
These 7 Wonders make up the list of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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