Three terracotta figurines housed in a Samsun museum illuminate how Aphrodite's cult spread across the Black Sea through trade, colonization and religious exchange. Archaeologist Elif İlcan linked poses, hairstyles and craftsmanship to similar representations at Myrmekion, Chersonesos, Olbia, Histria and other sites, connecting local finds to a broader Hellenic tradition of goddess worship and sanctuaries.
