Authorities say the statue dates back to the Hellenistic period and are investigating how it ended up among garbage. It was worse for wear — no head and no arms.

An ancient marble statue ... the goddess of war, often wears a helmet and carries a spear and a shield, while Hera is often seen holding a pomegranate in a nod to her role as fertility goddess ...

Once this sentence had been translated from English into French, from French into Greek and then from ... in the Aztec language, 'filth goddess'. She was a figure of fertility, vegetation, and ...

Hermes wore many hats: protector of livestock, God of fertility, guardian of travelers, thieves and merchants. He was also a psychopomp, a figure who leads souls in their journey to the underworld.