The most intriguing aspect of reading the Bible in search of aromatics is how the spices and sweet unguents are used to denote both sanctity...

"A natural fragrance pervades the whole coast of Saba {i.e. South Yemen} because almost everything that excels in scent grows there unc...

"It is during The Eleusinian Mysteries [ ceremonies of Athenian origin which celebrated the fertility and grain goddess Demeter and ...

Perfumes serve many admirable purposes, but their reputation for catching (and holding) a love interest's attention has forever been the...