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How Do Space Programs Get Their Names? And More Questions From Our Readers
How do space programs get their names? Elizabeth Coen | Monterey, California NASA and others have long sought symbolic names ...
Greek Reporter2d
Abaris the Hyperborean: The Legendary Ancient Healer Who Could Fly
Abaris the Hyperborean, a mystical priest of Apollo, was famed for his supernatural powers, prophetic gifts and healing ...
IFLScience on MSN2d
Ancient Greek And Roman Statues Were Meant To Be Sniffed – And They Smelled Divine
Greco-Roman sculptors created artworks with more than just visual beauty in mind, and strove to indulge all of the senses in ...
Greek Reporter3d
The Mysterious Ancient Greek Sage Who Slept for 57 Years
The life of ancient Greek sage, philosopher and prophet Epimenides of Crete straddles history and myth, but some of his works ...
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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 ...
Dawn14d
Ancient sculptures were scented, study shows
COPENHAGEN: Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often ... spoke of a ritual treatment of a statue of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, the forest and ...
The Indian Express21d
Knowledge Nugget: How is Ancient India’s contribution to Science important for UPSC?
In this article, on the occasion of National Science Day, we will look at the significant contribution of ancient India in the field of science that continues to inspire youth in the country. 📍The ...
Popular Mechanics21d
Archaeologists Found a Majestic Ancient Statue of Hermes Buried Under a Fountain
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 ...
Greek City Times22d
The Sensory Experience of Ancient Greek and Roman Statues
In a groundbreaking study led by archaeologist Cecilie Brøns and published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, a fascinating aspect of ancient art has come to light: the use of perfumes and aromatic ...
La Brújula Verde24d
A Study Reveals That Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Painted and Adorned with Textiles and Jewelry but Also Perfumed
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 ...