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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...
WAMC2d
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Sculptures were usually painted ... There were also animal sacrifices that involved smell. "Within Greek myth there's this idea that the smell goes up to the gods on Mount Olympus ...
Popular Mechanics6d
Archaeologists Discovered a 1,700-Year-Old Statue of Hercules—Without His Head
The diminutive statue depicts a nude Hercules leaning to his right on his club, adorned with the trophies from his labors. According to Greek mythology, the Oracle of Delphi advised Hercules to ...
Greek Reporter2d
Ancient Greece
Our galaxy, the Milky Way, was the subject of various theories among the ancient Greeks, ranging from mythological explanations to early scientific speculation. It's a phenomenon that has fascinated ...