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The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed
Texts from Cicero, Callimachus, and other ancient writers describe how statues were anointed with fragrant oils and ointments ...
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Inside The Myth Of Arachne, The Talented Weaver Who Is Turned Into A Spider By The Goddess Athena
According to Greek myth, the origin of spiders can be traced back to a talented weaver named Arachne, whose tapestries were ...
Greek and Roman nymphs weren’t just sexy nature spirits. They had other important jobs too
Nymphs offer us more than just stories of sexy nature spirits. They can reveal how ancient people thought about their world ...
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Artifacts Depicting Ancient Greek Deities Discovered in Finziade, Sicily
Archaeologists have discovered multiple artifacts depicting ancient Greek deities in the ancient city of Finziade in Sicily.
This 'ash-winged dawn goddess' is North America's newest pterosaur
Paleontologists have uncovered in Arizona a Triassic treasure trove of fossils dating back 209 million years ago.
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'Ash-winged dawn goddess' is oldest pterosaur ever discovered in North America — and it was small enough to sit 'on your shoulder'
A cache of Triassic fossils in Arizona has revealed Eotephradactylus mcintireae, or "ash-winged dawn goddess," the oldest ...
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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 ...
7 must-visit ancient sites everyone should see
From the pyramids of Egypt to the jungle-choked ruins of Angkor Wat, from the magical desert capital of the Nabateans in ...