the Greek goddess of wild animals, in Sicily. Statues of rulers, such as Egypt’s Berenice II, were also perfumed, Brøns finds. The statues were anointed in different ways. In some instances ...

“Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus,” by John William Waterhouse, 1891. Circe was among one of the most famous femme fatales in Greek mythology. Credit: Public Domain There are many strong and ...

This changed around the fifth century BC, when the greatest Greek sculptors gave her a recognizable identity. Many of these statues dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite have become timeless icons, ...