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Archaeologists Stunned to Find Statue Heads of the ‘Goddess of Beauty’ and the ‘Deity of Wine’ in Turkey
Archaeologists Stunned to Find Statue Heads of the ‘Goddess of Beauty’ and the ‘Deity of Wine’ in Turkey Religious faith ...
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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 ...
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Never-before-seen series of ancient paintings dug up in Pompeii provide clues on rituals tied to Greek god
Part of the mural depicts female followers of Dionysus — who is also the ancient Greek god of fertility ... the double flute as another puts on a wine sacrifice. At the center, there is a ...
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Fresco of Greek God Unveilled at Pompeii Archaeological Site
It was unveiled at Pompeii recently and depicts the life of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, theatre, and celebrations. Archaeologists found it in the Reggio IX area of the ancient Roman city.
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See the Stunning Frescoes of a Mysterious Dionysian Cult Discovered in Ancient Pompeii
Created more than a century before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., the wall paintings provide rare insights into secret rituals conducted in the Roman city ...
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Very rare paintings depicting the god of wine unearthed in Pompeii 2,000 years after city was buried by ash and lava
the god of wine, painted on three sides of a large banquet room. Known as a "megalography" from the Greek for "large painting," the frieze depicts a procession, with Dionysus joined by the ...
The Sun29d
‘Exceptional’ Pompeii frescos of Greek booze god & mystery rituals from Jesus’s time unearthed from ancient volcanic ash
"EXCEPTIONAL" frescos of the Greek god of wine that reveal mystery cult rituals ... the almost life-size artworks show the procession of Dionysus followed by his female followers.
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
a social gathering where they participate in rituals related to Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and theater. There were also animal sacrifices that involved smell. "Within Greek myth there's this ...