It is a vase of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, who is going to strike her mischievous son Eros—in Roman mythology, known as Cupid—with the back of her sandal—a disciplinary ...

Both deities are associated with sexual, carnal love, but Aphrodite is also known as ... and nature (also known as Diana in ...

In Egypt, Isis was a goddess of fertility; she was also a mother and a symbol of death and rebirth. She therefore combined the duties of several Roman goddesses, including Cybele, Aphrodite and ...

Aphrodite: The daughter of Zeus by yet ... The devotion of the average Greek or Roman centered on gods of lesser rank, gods who had once been mortal and who, therefore, understood the sufferings ...

Ancient Athens celebrated the Spring Equinox as one of the most important feasts, a celebration of resurrection following ...

A sculpture of Aphrodite is displayed during an exhibition ... (Cult images refer to objects that are worshipped for ...

A marble statue of Hermes from the Roman Imperial Period was found ... archaeologists uncovered heads believed to belong to Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, and Eros, the god of love.

Once an important cultural and commercial center during the Roman Empire ... also uncovered heads believed to belong to Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, and Eros, the god of love.