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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 ...
Boise State Public Radio2d
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...
Popular Mechanics20d
Archaeologists Found a Majestic Ancient Statue of Hermes Buried Under a Fountain
In Greek mythology, Hermes was known as the fleet ... Researchers believe they belong to statues of Artemis—goddess of hunting, wildlife, and nature (also known as Diana in Roman mythology ...
La Brújula Verde23d
A Study Reveals That Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Painted and Adorned with Textiles and Jewelry but Also Perfumed
A recent study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology has revealed a little-explored aspect of ancient art: the use of perfumes and aromatic substances in Greco-Roman sculptures. This research ...
Greek City Times23d
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, ...
Greek Reporter23d
Greek Statues Were Not Only Painted and Dressed But Also Perfumed, Study Reveals
Roman orator Cicero described how the statue of Artemis in Segesta was anointed with perfumes ... particularly those depicting gods, were treated as sacred figures. Greek historian Pausanias described ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs23d
Roman-era Hermes statue with ram companion found in ancient Aspendos fountain
The marble statue depicts Hermes, known in Greek mythology as the messenger ... Body fragments thought to belong to Artemis, the goddess of hunting, wild nature, and animals, and Nemesis, the ...
Daily Express23d
Archaeologists unearth 1,700-year-old statue of Greek god's messenger
the messenger of Zeus in ancient Greek mythology. Statue fragments of other deities including Eros, Aphrodite, Artemis and Nemesis have also been discovered at the site. According to a statement ...
Daily Sabah24d
Hermes statue unearthed in Türkiye unveils Roman imperial past
Headpieces of Aphrodite and Eros, as well as statue fragments of Artemis and Nemesis ... and the messenger of the king of the gods, Zeus. In Greek mythology, Hermes is recognized as the god of roads, ...
Greek Reporter24d
Stunning Marble Statue of Hermes Unearthed From Ancient Ruins on Turkish Coast
Hermes’ statue is ... the goddess of beauty and love, and Eros, the god of love were also unearthed, depicting the region’s unique artistic style and the aesthetic understanding of the period.
Anadolu Ajansi24d
Statue of Hermes, messenger of Zeus discovered in Turkish coastal resort city of Antalya
The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced on Monday the discovery of a marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus—the pantheon's chief deity or a sky and weather god in Greek ...
The Sun29d
‘Exceptional’ Pompeii frescos of Greek booze god & mystery rituals from Jesus’s time unearthed from ancient volcanic ash
"EXCEPTIONAL" frescos of the Greek god of wine that reveal mystery cult rituals have been unearthed from ancient volcanic ash in Pompeii. Covering three sides of a magnificent banquet hall ...