NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists near Bulgaria’s southeastern border with Greece uncovered a nearly 7-foot statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes during a dig this week.

Archaeologists in southwestern Bulgaria have spent the early part of July excavating a 6-foot-8 marble statue of Hermes, a god of Greek mythology, that they found in an ancient Roman sewer.

World News Statue of Greek god uncovered by archaeologists during excavation of ancient Roman sewer in Bulgaria By Brie Stimson, Fox News Published July 7, 2024, 1:45 a.m. ET ...

The marble statue was found in pieces and stands on a pedestal. It has since been reassembled to a near-complete version of the monument, standing at an impressive 1.65 meters.

However, it seems that the ancient Greek god Zeus had a much bigger noggin. The king of the gods’ head stood 22 inches tall. At least, a recently discovered marble bust of Zeus did.

This statue head was found in the ancient city of Philippi in northeastern Greece. Experts believe the statue is of the Greco-Roman god Apollo. Hellenic Ministry of Culture The ruins of the ...

That made the discovery of a 6.8-foot statue in the sewer that much more surprising—and seemingly indicated that the local residents worked to preserve their old culture in secret.