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Divers exploring ancient Greek shipwreck find statue fragments, retrieve pieces of wreckage
Divers have spent decades exploring Greece's ancient Antikythera wreck. The latest expedition found relics and retrieved ...
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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 ...
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Top Baby Names Inspired by Greek Mythology
Baby names inspired by Greek history and mythology are gaining popularity in the US. From Athena to Zeus, there is a name for your new baby.
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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 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, either.