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Whenever I see a depiction of a legendarily beautiful person such as Helen of Troy, Adonis or Xi Shi, they don't look especially distinct from anyone else in art of the same period/style. Is this intentional or is their beauty lost in translation from then to now?

by /u/LorenzoApophis in /r/AskHistorians

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