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The Ancient Greek Roots of the Christian Cross and Its Holiness
The ancient Greek roots of the cross symbol, its significance in cosmology, religion, and philosophy, long before ...
Greek Reporter6d
The Ancient Roman Emperors Who Loved Greece
Several ancient Roman emperors loved Greece. As the Roman Empire consolidated, Greek culture, literature, politics, and art ...
Public Radio Tulsa13d
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 ...
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Archaeologists Unearth Astounding Marble Statue of Greek Olympian Diety, Hermes, Under an Unlikely Place in Turkey
Ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Aspendos in Turkey ... a ram stands gazing upward at Hermes, as the Greek god’s legs are positioned in such a way that the son of Zeus appears to ...
Jefferson Public Radio13d
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
An ancient Greek statue of Hermes is displayed in the archeological museum in Olympia, Greece, in 2012. The motivation for scenting and adorning statues was primarily religious. "It was primarily ...
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Egyptian Gods and Goddesses: A Fascinating Look at Ancient Egyptian Mythology
Ancient Egypt is famous for its pyramids ... Anubis was also associated with the Greek god Hermes. The goddess Bastet was often associated with a cat. In her earliest forms, Bastet was often ...
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The Most Famous Snakes, From the Bible to Harry Potter
In Ancient Greek mythology, the hydra’s snake heads continually regenerated ... Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine, carried a serpent-entwined staff, as did Hermes, the messenger god. Actually, ...