Unibrows were regarded as a symbol of beauty in classical antiquity

It is a fact that unibrows were regarded as a symbol of beauty in classical antiquity. Beauty was immensely valued in ancient Greece, both for men and women, according to Anna Wichmann (writer of Greek Reporter). Attractive ancient Greeks, especially men, were commonly described as "kaloskagathos," an adjective that combines "kalos," which means beautiful or handsome, with "agathos," which means virtuous or good. Numerous works of art representing the human form, as well as intellectual treatises on the nature of beauty from antiquity, witness the fact that beauty was highly valued in ancient Greece. The ancient Greeks believed that physical beauty was directly related to internal beauty, which meant that good-looking people were also morally decent, whereas those judged "ugly" lacked character.

According to Richard Marrison (author of Historyten), a woman's unibrow was regarded as a symbol of intelligence and exquisite beauty during classical Antiquity. Many women who did not have naturally occurring unibrows used cosmetics to achieve them. The obsession with symmetry went even to the brows. Those with brows that connected in the center, known as a unibrow, were thought to be more symmetrical and hence more beautiful in ancient Greece. Those who did not already have a unibrow were known to fill in the area between their brows with kohl, or black shadow-like eyeliner. This was also used by women in ancient Greece to line their eyes and darken their eyelashes.