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The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed
“It was supposed to resemble a real god or goddess ... treated with perfumed oils. On the Greek island of Delos, inscriptions ...
Greek Reporter10d
The Mysterious Substance That Flowed Through the Veins of the Greek Gods
You'd be wrong to think the ancient Greek gods bled red like you and me, as ichor was the substance that defined their ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
An ancient Greek statue of Hermes is displayed in the archeological ... they participate in rituals related to Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and theater. There were also animal sacrifices ...
Smithsonian Magazine4y
True Colors
The original statue came from the Temple of Aphaia on the Greek island of Aegina. Stiftung Archäologie, Munich To find out what the Greek gods looked like, it would seem reasonable to start in ...
Neos Kosmos14d
Bringing Hercules to life through sand
Two talented Greek Australians have brought the iconic hero of Hercules to life in a new art form, creating a sand sculpture ...
BBC4y
Who were the ancient Greek gods and heroes?
People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and ... Inside stood a giant statue of Athena, the patron goddess of the city. When people needed help from ...
PBS4mon
The God Jupiter depicted in sculpture
Over the centuries, the movement of large numbers of people meant that gods from a variety of cultures, including Etruscan and Greek, merged together. As a result, Roman gods were a blend of ...