Cypriot officials announced the recent excavation of a long-forgotten sanctuary to Apollo, offering insights into ancient ...

This ancient myth of Daphne, in which the nymph escape the lustful attention of the god Apollo, has inspired countless retellings in art.

The statues of Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting, wilderness and fertility, are particularly notable in the museum’s extensive collection. In addition to the Artemis statues, the museum features ...

Why does Artemis of Ephesus look so different from the Greek huntress we know? Her statue’s unusual imagery has puzzled scholars for centuries. In this video, we explore the history, symbolism ...

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a huge sculpture ... which was dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis. King Croesus of Lydia built the temple, which was famous for its beauty and grandeur ...

Several of these texts mentioned anointing statues of Greek and Roman deities—including one depicting Artemis, the Greek goddess of wild animals, in Sicily. Statues of rulers, such as Egypt’s ...

Roman writer Cicero referenced the treatment of a statue of the Greek goddess Artemis in Sicily, while the poet Callimachus’ description of the statue of Queen Berenice II of Egypt. The study ...

In Sicily, for instance, a statue of Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, was ritually treated with perfumed oils. On the Greek island of Delos, inscriptions reveal that statues of Artemis and Hera ...

In Greek mythology, Hermes was known as the fleet ... Researchers believe they belong to statues of Artemis—goddess of hunting, wildlife, and nature (also known as Diana in Roman mythology ...

Hermes’ statue is holding a purse in his right hand and with ... The 2024 excavations also led to the discovery of torso fragments that are believed to belong to Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting ...

said that oracles once belonged to Nyx and that a statue of her even existed at the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Overall, Greek writers viewed Nyx, the ...