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The Smell of Gods: Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Once Not Only Painted But Also Perfumed
Texts from Cicero, Callimachus, and other ancient writers describe how statues were anointed with fragrant oils and ointments ...
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Artemis and Her Sacred Animals: The Goddess’s Mythological Pets
Artemis didn’t just have an affinity for animals—she was the huntress who held dominion when it came to wildlife, including ...
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'Space City: Art in the Age of Artemis' Takes Off at Asia Society Texas
Space City: Art in the Age of Artemis open to the public Thursday, October 17, 2024, through Sunday, March 16, 2025. Since John F. Kennedy’s 1962 speech at Rice University galvanizing Americans behind ...
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Opening Reception for 'Space City: Art in the Age of Artemis'
Join Asia Society Texas to celebrate the opening of our new exhibition Space City: Art in the Age of Artemis. Through the works of over 30 contemporary artists, the show explores the mysteries and ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman Statues Were Not Only Beautiful, but Also Smelled Nice, Too
Several of these texts mentioned anointing statues of Greek and Roman deities—including one depicting Artemis, the Greek goddess of wild animals, in Sicily. Statues of rulers, such as Egypt’s ...
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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. Recently, the “Heritage for the Future” project uncovered a king’s mosaic house in ...