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The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumedthe goddess of the hunt, was ritually treated with perfumed oils. On the Greek island of Delos, inscriptions reveal that statues of Artemis and Hera were maintained with rose-scented perfumes.
Roman writer Cicero referenced the treatment of a statue of the Greek goddess Artemis in ... and oils used on statues of gods such as Artemis and Hera. According to the researcher who published ...
have unearthed an incredible marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus in ancient Greek mythology. Statue fragments of other deities including Eros, Aphrodite, Artemis and Nemesis have also ...
Greek City Times reports that groundbreaking ... compositions of fragrances and oils used to embellish the statues of Artemis, Hera, and other deities. According to the study, this discovery ...
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