How To Look Like A Greek God

About this episode

The episode discusses the significance of curly hair in ancient Greek and Roman culture with expert Janet Stephens.

Aphrodite: curly hair. Zeus: curly hair. The statue of David: curly hair. Ancient Greeks and Romans knew what we know on this show: curly hair is worth obsessing over. We talk to Janet Stephens, the world’s foremost expert on ancient Greek and Roman hairstyles and why curly hair was prized. Subscribe to our Substack for photos of these styles and how to recreate them. Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes stories: WeAreSpiraling.com Follow Priya on Instagram and TikTok MAYURA waitl...

People in this episode

Host: Priya Anand

Guest: Janet Stephens

Topics covered

• curly hair
• ancient hairstyles
• Greek culture
• Roman culture
• beauty standards

Keywords

• curly hair
• Aphrodite
• Zeus
• hairstyles
• ancient Greeks
• beauty
• fashion

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: statue of David

Places: Greece, Rome

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