Ancient Greeks and Romans perfumed their statues, study says
The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of ...
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Ancient Greek And Roman Statues Were Meant To Be Sniffed – And They Smelled Divine
Greco-Roman sculptors created artworks with more than just visual beauty in mind, and strove to indulge all of the senses in ...
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The Deadliest Femme Fatales in Ancient Greek Mythology
“Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus,” by John William Waterhouse, 1891. Circe was among one of the most famous femme fatales in Greek mythology. Credit: Public Domain There are many strong and ...
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A Study Reveals That Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Painted and Adorned with Textiles and Jewelry but Also Perfumed
Credit: Romaine / Wikimedia Commons The research is based on a series of classical texts describing how statues of gods and illustrious figures were perfumed. For example, the Roman orator Cicero ...
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Ancient Greek Hermes Statue Unearthed During Aspendos Excavations
Among them is a statue of Hermes, a Greek god from the Roman Imperial Period. Accompanying this discovery, sculptures of Aphrodite and Eros, as well as fragments believed to be of Artemis and Nemesis, ...
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Archaeologists unearth 1,700-year-old statue of Greek god's messenger
have unearthed an incredible marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus in ancient Greek mythology. Statue fragments of other deities including Eros, Aphrodite, Artemis and Nemesis have also ...
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14 Mind Boggling Wallpapers for Android and iPhone – YMWC 36
Looking for a new dynamic background for your smartphone’s home screen or lock screen? You landed in the right place. We’re back with our monthly wallpaper collection, this month’s pack features a fix ...