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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 ...
Greek Reporter8d
The Most Famous Statues of Aphrodite, Goddess of Beauty
Across history, the goddess Aphrodite has remained a prominent figure of beauty and love, and many statues have been built in ...
The Public's Radio19h
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 Mechanics19d
Archaeologists Found a Majestic Ancient Statue of Hermes Buried Under a Fountain
are derived from Aphrodite’s name, which itself comes from the Greek word for foam: “aphros.” Both heads reflect similar stylistic qualities to the Hermes statue, and to other pieces of the ...
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Ancient Greek Vase Depicting Mother Aphrodite Disciplining Her Unruly Child With a Sandal Awes Researchers
The interesting discovery at the Taranto Archaeological Museum in Italy brought to light an ancient Greek vase from 360 B.C., which depicts the goddess Aphrodite disciplining her son Eros with a ...
Daily Express22d
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 ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs21d
Roman-era Hermes statue with ram companion found in ancient Aspendos fountain
The marble statue depicts Hermes, known in Greek mythology as the messenger ... archaeologists uncovered heads believed to belong to Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, and Eros, the ...
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Spectacular statues reveal art tradition of ancient Rome’s lost sculpture capital
Next to the Aphrodite statue ... Archaeologists continue to unveil well-preserved Greek mosaics and marble statues in the region. During the Roman era, it was well-known for its architectural ...
Anadolu Ajansi23d
Statue of Hermes, messenger of Zeus discovered in Turkish coastal resort city of Antalya
the messenger of Zeus—the pantheon's chief deity or a sky and weather god in Greek mythology—as well as fragments of statues of Aphrodite, Eros, Artemis, and Nemesis during excavation at the ...