2,100-year-old burial of Aphrodite ‘priestess’ discovered in Russia


Oct 28, 2022

Russian archaeologists have unearthed an intricately detailed silver medallion of the Greek goddess Aphrodite in the 2,100-year-old grave of a young woman, possibly a priestess, on the northeastern coast of the Black Sea.

The medallion also shows 10 — not the known 12 — signs of the zodiac, and gives unique insight into religious practices at that time and place.

Some researchers have proposed that the woman in the grave was a priestess of Aphrodite, the ancient Greek goddess of beauty and love, but there’s no way to be sure — although there are indications that her rings, silver earrings and other grave goods were also dedicated to the goddess.

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