Ancient Greece Perfumes…!

Perfume was one of the desired since ancient times, and many of the techniques are still to some extent today. If you look at the attitude of the old fragrance, it is surprising to find out how it really the expectations of this in modern times. To better understand the nature of their own in ancient Greece, the historians to the written sources, the excavations of mosaics and other representations of paintings and objects such as bottles of perfume. Of these articles, much can be determined on the role, importance and the production of it in ancient Greece.

The art of fragrance began on the island of Crete and other Greek colonies. It was on the Agora, or market and stables. The ancient Greeks soon began to experiment with them and their own techniques for the production have been boil herbs and petals. These methods isolated and herbal fragrances have been strengthened by the injection of fragrances in extracts oils. The process was a simple version of modern technologies, but a large number of them, as it is today.

The ingredients are mainly from the Iris and marjoram flowers, roses, lilies, violets and. Herbs and spices such as sage and cumin were also used. Frankincense and myrrh as decadent and are reserved fragrance ingredients for the gods to 4 Century, when there was a change in taste, the ideology and availability. Alluding to the other ancient civilization, which ancient Greeks imported tree species Eastern Europe to create more than exotic scents. But in contrast to other cultures, they held their mainly for their own needs, not for export.

The fragrance is a central element of life in ancient Greek. It was so popular that politicians Solon temporarily prohibited the use of so to prevent an economic crisis. It was at the centre of hospitality, the wealth, status, daily life and the same philosophy. It was considered erotic, mystical and spiritual. This question is with the beauty that is inextricably linked with the divinity. The origins of perfumes and perfume items are nested with the Greek mythology. In the tradition humoresque, the gods of the Olympic Games in perfumery taught the people. The color and fragrance of the rose in the events around Venus and Cupid is so remarkable.

Perfume was worn by men and women and is a key element of cult worship, as it was when the gods and in a position to win for them. They bore the scent of the victims during the ceremonies, and were seen as a good omen for the wedding and the birth. The babies were anointed with it for good health. It was also at the centre of the death. Perfumed drink victims were on the front of the funeral procession. The bodies were burned, wrapped in shrouds fragrant were thought to help secure a happy after death. Other bodies were buried with the containers of them to return to the gods as victims.

Perfume was also part of purity, and for the preparation of the rituals of Baden between men and women. It was generally that the philosopher Socrates, and May not openly rejected that claim; their use has been a free man from a slave. The athletes used to scent the exercise for medical purposes in the form of ointments and oils unguent. It is a beginning for the recognition of therapy and healing properties that can not remember without the attitude towards aromatherapy and aromacology in the modern era. Home also an abundance of scent as a guest `s feet were washed and anointed a seat. Some wines were also fragrant to works by Appicius, in the hope that the medicinal properties.

With the importance of scent on this point visible, it is not surprising that he stored in bottles in the form as animals, birds, sometimes only a few inches tall. Many can be found around the 6th Century before Christ, and we know that the plastics. In fact, the perfume bottles and ceramics are commonly yarn, which is a form reflects the kind of perfume to be included.

Lekuthos were used to the smell liquids are thin and elegant glass bottles. Aryballes were used to the oils and ointments. Alabastron scent bottles were very popular, especially among women, and there was electricity for the craftsmen of the brand of bottles highlight their know-how, making them even more noticeable. As you can see, there are many similarities with modern attitudes towards the scent.