Sex in the Service of Aphrodite Did Prostitution Really Exist in the Temples of Antiquity? "Holy harlots" in Jerusalem, temple sex in the service of Aphrodite? Many ancient authors describe sacred ...

A mix of ancient ... entire Acropolis rock, crowned by the famous Parthenon temple (built for the goddess of wisdom, Athena Parthenos), was sacred not to Athena but to her sister Aphrodite.

Based on the ancient Greek words ákros for “high point” and pólis for “city,” acropolis ... temples known as acropoleis can ...

Marble head discovered at the ancient ... temple has been excavated by archaeologists, who recovered huge statues and were able to reconstruct the architecture at the site. The acropolis at ...

ATHENS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The British Museum has lent for the first time in 250 years an ancient Greek ... here in this temple of beauty and harmony, the museum of Acropolis," Stampolidis said.

Languages: English, Spanish A mysterious example of ancient Greek graffiti may reveal the existence of a lost temple at the iconic Acropolis of Athens, a pair of researchers have proposed in a study.