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Roman-era statues of Aphrodite and Dionysus unearthed in Turkey

According to Greek mythology, the deities Aphrodite and Dionysus had a grand love affair. So, perhaps it’s fitting that archaeologists found the ancient statuary heads of the goddess of love and the drunk reveler near each other during a dig in the ancient city of Aizanoi, in western Turkey.

The discovery of the deities’ heads helps top off a previous find; on an earlier dig, archaeologists found the statues’ headless bodies, Gokhan Coskun, an archaeologist at Kütahya Dumlupınar University in Turkey and the excavation coordinator, told Anadolu Agency, a Turkish state-run news organization.

“These are important findings for us, as they show that the polytheistic culture of ancient Greece existed for a long time without losing its importance in the Roman era,” Coskun said. “The findings suggest that there may have been a sculpture workshop in the region.” Read more.

A gathering of deities: Apollo (riding a griffin), Artemis, Leto (seated), and Hermes. Attic red-figure bell-krater in the manner of the Dinos Painter; ca. 420-410 BCE. Found at Agrigento, Sicily; now in the Altes Museum, Berlin. Photo credit: ArchaiOptix/Wikimedia Commons.

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I used to read a lot on my free time. I have lots of books which I don’t have time to read. now I spend all my time going through pathology textbooks. my goal in life lately is to have time. to have time to take long walks and to read books that I love the most. maybe in 10 years.