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The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed
In Sicily, for instance, a statue of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, was ritually treated with perfumed oils. On the Greek ...
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Artemis: The Multifaceted Ancient Greek Goddess and Her Cults
Artemis is generally known as the ancient Greek goddess of hunting; however, she was a deity with various cults associated with her.
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Unknown Gods of Greek Mythology and Their Strange Powers
Greek mythology is full of unknown gods remaining in the shadows of the well-known Zeus, Ares, or the patroness of hunting, ...
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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 their masterpieces. According to new research, this also included the sense ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy ... - Gizmodo
Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were More Than Eye Candy—They Were Also Perfumed ... (106–43 BCE), who described a ritual treatment of a statue of Artemis in the city of Segesta.
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Crete: Sculptures of Greek gods Artemis and Apollo discovered in ...
The marble statue of Apollo Greek Ministry of Culture Both statues stand at around 54cm in height, with the base measuring around 35cm. The one of Artemis is made of copper, while Apollo is ...
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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 same, ... about the treatment of a statue of Artemis.
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study ...
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, ... about the treatment of a statue of Artemis.