What the cult of Aphrodite reveals about ancient attitudes towards love—and desire
A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...
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Ancient Greek Vase Depicting Mother Aphrodite Disciplining Her Unruly Child With a Sandal Awes Researchers
Ancient Greek Vase Depicting Mother Aphrodite Disciplining Her Unruly Child With a Sandal Awes Researchers The interesting ...
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Two Golden Tongues Symbolizing The ‘Flesh Of The Gods’ Discovered In Ancient Egyptian Mummies
The excavation of two Egyptian tombs dating to the Roman period, between 29 B.C.E. and 641 C.E., just unveiled a wealth of ...
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Aphrodite’s Throw: The Most Famous Gambling Game in Ancient Greece
Gambling, one of the most common vices in the world, has a long history that dates all the way back to Ancient Greece.
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Eros and Psyche: The Greatest Love Story in Greek Mythology
The beautiful myth of Psyche and Eros, a moving love story, has inspired countless artists all over the world throughout the centuries.
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Lost Aphrodite
as Lord Zeus has complained that she is missing from Olympus Aphrodite, if you don't know yet, is the goddess of love according to the ancient Greeks. And the other Olympians think that with so much ...
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When gods go to war: what was the Titanomachy of Greek mythology?
Before Zeus could rule as the king of the ancient Greek gods, he had to defeat his father and the Titans in a decade-long war ...