Abaris the Hyperborean, a mystical priest of Apollo, was famed for his supernatural powers, prophetic gifts and healing ...

Greco-Roman sculptors created artworks with more than just visual beauty in mind, and strove to indulge all of the senses in ...

The life of ancient Greek sage, philosopher and prophet Epimenides of Crete straddles history and myth, but some of his works ...

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

Not only were ancient sculptures multi-colored, they were also scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.

The fascination with ancient Greek goddesses stems from their captivating tales of ... Consider Athena, renowned for her intelligence, or Artemis, admired for her strength and independence. These ...

Other excavations of the site also uncovered pieces from statues of Aphrodite, Eros, Artemis, and Nemesis ... ruins of a fountain in Aspendos—an ancient Greco-Roman city now located in modern ...

A recent study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology has revealed a little-explored aspect of ancient art: the use of perfumes ... Cicero mentions the custom of anointing the statue of ...

Aspendos, originally a Greek city known for its remarkable ancient theater, stands as a testament to centuries ... as well as fragments believed to be of Artemis and Nemesis, were also found. Hermes’ ...

the messenger of Zeus in ancient Greek mythology. Statue fragments of other deities including Eros, Aphrodite, Artemis and Nemesis have also been discovered at the site. According to a statement ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Revellers dressed in animal skins and heavy bronze bells, prepare to take part in carnival celebrations in ...