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Archaeologists Stumble Upon Marble Statue of Greek God in Ancient Sewer
Archaeologists in Bulgaria have unearthed a marble statue that may depict Hermes, the Greek messenger god ... the team carefully uncovered the rest of its body. “We found it by accident ...
Greek Reporter13d
The Sleeping Woman of Chalepas: A Masterpiece of Greek Funerary Sculpture
In the First Cemetery of Athens lies the sculpture of The Sleeping Woman, portraying Sofia Afentaki and created by Giannoulis ...
Fox News10mon
Poseidon vs. Chaac: Mexico 'cancels' statue of Greek god after complaint from Maya Indigenous groups
"Poseidon is a Greek god who is alien to our ... Defenders of the statue — which strikingly shows Poseidon's body rising mightily from a relatively calm, open stretch of water near the beach ...
PBS8mon
Art Bites 104: Ancient Greek Sculputure
Greek statues: from stiff Archaic ... leaving one shoulder more relaxed and the body showing more movement. This is a beautiful statue from the Classical times depicting either Zeus or Poseidon.
NBC News10mon
Mexico ‘cancels’ statue of Greek god Poseidon after dispute with local deity
“Poseidon is a Greek god who is alien to our ... Defenders of the statue — which strikingly shows Poseidon’s body rising mightily from a relatively, calm, open stretch of water near the ...
NPR2mon
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than ... about the treatment of a statue of Artemis. People "anointed her with precious unguents ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4mon
A Man Found a Mysterious Statue in a Trash Bag on the Street. It Turned Out to Be a 2,000-Year-Old Greek Artifact
According to a statement from the Greek police, they determined that the statue dates back to Greece ... and the female body, ...
U.S. News & World Report10mon
The Gods Must Be Angry: Mexico 'Cancels' Statue of Greek God Poseidon After Dispute With Local Deity
“Poseidon is a Greek god who is alien to our ... Defenders of the statue — which strikingly shows Poseidon's body rising mightily from a relatively, calm, open stretch of water near the ...
Daily Journal10mon
The gods must be angry: Mexico ‘cancels’ statue of Greek god Poseidon after dispute with local deity
“Poseidon is a Greek god who is alien to our ... Defenders of the statue — which strikingly shows Poseidon’s body rising mightily from a relatively, calm, open stretch of water near the ...