{"id":3778,"date":"2024-04-07T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hypespanic.com\/?p=3778"},"modified":"2024-04-24T17:21:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T00:21:52","slug":"1800-year-old-head-of-apollo-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hypespanic.com\/1800-year-old-head-of-apollo-found\/","title":{"rendered":"1,800-Year-Old Head Of Apollo Found In Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"
It\u2019s official, the head of Apollo found by students and faculty from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece has been identified by researchers. Discovered in the remains of a marble statue in Philippi, an ancient Greek city, it was missing its nose and body, but has been officially confirmed as part of the marble statue of Apollo, one of the most important Greek gods and the son of Zeus and Leto.<\/p>\n
Anastasios Tantsis, an archaeologist at the university, told All That\u2019s Interesting<\/i>\u2019s Kaleena Fraga that, \u201cThe moment of the discovery was thrilling.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe students were really enthusiastic,\u201d said Tantsis when the 1800-year-old head of Apollo found in Greece was confirmed. \u201cWe believe that even though these are moments of special importance for us too, sharing them with our students adds to the thrill.\u201d<\/p>\n