THE COLONIES DON'T JUST LIMITED THEMSELVES TO COPYNG THE WORKS OF THE MOTHERLAND A stone pedestal with steps, coloured terracotta roof decorations with lion-shaped dripstones, an extraordinary gorgon and a moving depiction of Aphrodite. Then there are seven bull heads, an altar with groves in the stones to collect sacrifice liquids and hundreds of ex votos, with votive offerings with images of Eros riding a dolphin in the way of Poseidon, the god who gave his name to the city, standing out. Tiziana D'Angelo, the Director of the Paestum archaeological site, told that the dig was set to "change the recorded history of ancient Poseidonia". Eros, dolphins feature in new discoveries at Paestum's 'little temple' | ANSA
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