“It was supposed to resemble a real god or goddess.” Drawing on ancient texts ... was ritually treated with perfumed oils. On ...

Artemis is generally known as the ancient Greek goddess of hunting; however, she was a deity with various cults associated ...

Text from ancient Greek and Roman writers describes how statues of deities—including Artemis, the Greek goddess of wild animals—were anointed with perfumes.

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.

The city was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 79 A.D., and as a result, many of the statues were preserved with some colors intact, such as a statue of the Greek goddess Artemis.