One of the fundamental beliefs of the Ancient Greeks was that their beloved gods were immortal, but were they? How did they die?

“It was supposed to resemble a real god or goddess.” Drawing on ancient texts ... was ritually treated with perfumed oils. On ...

According to ancient Greek mythology, there are five ages known as The Ages of Man, during which time humanity reaches its ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

including Etruscan and Greek, merged together. As a result, Roman gods were a blend of deities, with close similarities to the gods worshipped by the ancient Greeks. In particular, the twelve ...

Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory senses.

Smell like a god: Ancient sculptures were scented ... Previous research has found traces of pigments from long-faded paint on ancient Greek and Roman statues, showing that works long assumed ...

Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures were not just experienced visually ... (Cult images refer to objects that are worshipped for representing gods.) Brøns is fond of a quote she attributes to the Roman ...

Science has previously shown that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were frequently painted in warm colours. A recent study from Denmark has now discovered that some of these sculptures were ...

In ancient Greece ... for the Greek City Times. In some instances, the scents were also applied in ways that helped preserve the statues. While reading ancient Greco-Roman texts, Brøns noticed ...

Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures were not just experienced ... (Cult images refer to objects that are worshipped for representing gods.) Brøns is fond of a quote she attributes to the Roman ...