FfFfFfFF 58,113 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Excavations in western Turkey have revealed a marble statue depicting Hygieia, the Greco-Roman goddess of health and cleanliness. As Muharrem Cin reports for the state-run Anadolu Agency (AA), experts unearthed the sculpture during digs in the ancient city of Aizanoi, located in the Çavdarhisar district of the country’s Kütahya province. Aizanoi also houses one of the most well-preserved temples in Anatolia devoted to Zeus, the thunderbolt-carrying Greek Olympian. This second century B.C.E. structure features several doric columns and a central space known as an agora. The effigy depicts a woman wearing elegant, draped clothing, but her head is missing. “Unfortunately, it hasn’t survived to the present day, but in its current form, we can see that this statue is about the size of a human,” Coşkun tells AA. Source - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-unearth-headless-statue-grecian-health-goddess-western-turkey-180978555/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 78,905 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 Her timing is impeccable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbage day 11,816 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 How would you pronounce her name? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doily Skull 260 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 53 minutes ago, Cookie Woman said: How would you pronounce her name? High-JIN-nee-yah ~staying stupid through my holy days~ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilMonst3r 5,681 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 What those archeologists must have hd the time of their lives unearthing the statue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dojo 19,823 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 is she holding a snake? beautiful and extremely simbolic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Oak 7,761 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 20 minutes ago, Doily Skull said: High-JIN-nee-yah It's not about hygiene Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,023 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 The snake seems to be missing head too? (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,113 Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 3 hours ago, Cookie Woman said: How would you pronounce her name? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,113 Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 3 hours ago, NoahSuns said: It's not about hygiene Interestingly, the words are related! The Ancient Greek word hygieinē (connected to Hygieia) found its way into Latin, which evolved into French, and the term was then adopted by English and many other Languages as a neologism. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionic 50,111 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 How crazy!! That statue is amazingly preserved!! I wonder how many modern buildings are built upon the buried secrets of past civilizations Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Oak 7,761 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 1 hour ago, FfFfFfFF said: 36 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said: Interestingly, the words are related! The Ancient Greek word hygieinē (connected to Hygieia) found its way into Latin, which evolved into French, and the term was then adopted by English and many other Languages as a neologism. I know, I'm Greek but I don't get why is there an N Hygieia ( Υγεία) means Health and there really is no N Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citrom 652 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, NoahSuns said: I know, I'm Greek but I don't get why is there an N Hygieia ( Υγεία) means Health and there really is no N Interesting, in Hungarian it’s higiénia, we pronounce the n (and every letter). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Oak 7,761 Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Citrom said: Interesting, in Hungarian it’s higiénia, we pronounce the n (and every letter). Well then maybe they adopted your pronunciation to avoid a long eeeeeeeeeeeeeh sound Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,113 Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 5 hours ago, dojo said: is she holding a snake? beautiful and extremely simbolic Yes! The snake is, to this day, one of the most important symbols of medicine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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