The birth of Aphrodite, the ancient goddess of sexual love, was a gruesome affair. Aphrodite’s story, sung by ancient Greek poets and set down in some of the earliest prose from the Greek world ...

“We think of Aphrodite as the goddess of love and beauty and sexuality, but when we see her with this shield, it's a reminder ... that also in some instances she was considered a goddess of ...

Prof. Hughes continued: “We think of Aphrodite as a sort of sweet goddess of romantic love. But actually, she’s the goddess of desire — and desire is a much more powerful, potent feeling.

To describe the ancient Greek deity Aphrodite simply as "the goddess of love" is ... well, just too simple. Skip to main content Skip to main content Register for more free ...

Manhattan’s Metropolitan Museum of Art had a magnificent new treasure from ancient Rome to show its visitors this week: a smooth-limbed, white marble statue of Aphrodite, shown startled at her ...

One of the wildest designs (even becoming a joke within the Record of Ragnarok universe) is for the Goddess of Love, Aphrodite, and while you would think such a character could not be brought to ...

Born from abuse and suffering, this sublime force is being described to us not just as the goddess of mortal love, but as the deity of both the cycle of life and life itself. Aphrodite is far more ...

With stunning ancient artwork, Aphrodite and the Gods of Love explores the goddess' role as the protectress and her origins and relationships with men and gods, exposing a more manipulative and ...