In particular, the twelve greatest gods and goddesses in the Roman state religion – called the di consentes – paralleled the gods of Greek mythology. Although they kept Latin names and images ...

“It was supposed to resemble a real god or goddess ... treated with perfumed oils. On the Greek island of Delos, inscriptions ...

Several of these texts mentioned anointing statues of Greek and Roman deities—including ... “For example, a cult statue of a god or goddess with such decoration placed in a temple, would ...

many of the statues were preserved with some colors intact, such as a statue of the Greek goddess Artemis. However, according to information published on the "Gods in Color" website, "Unsuitable ...

Kristel Bechara uses dynamic colour and monochromatic backgrounds to convey the resilience of the feminine spirit in powerful ...

Science has previously shown that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were frequently painted in warm colours. A recent ...

It was supposed to resemble a real god or goddess," the author of the study ... of pigments from long-faded paint on ancient Greek and Roman statues, showing that works long assumed to be white ...

Every city in Greece had a 'patron' god or goddess. People believed patron gods protected them from harm. A Greek coin showing Pegasus and the goddess, Athena. The Greeks thought the gods lived ...