Aphrodite is far more than just a simple love deity. This is the conclusion of Professor Bettany Hughes, who visited one of the proposed birthplaces of the deity — the coast of Paphos, Cyprus — in the ...

Archaeologists have discovered two statue fragments of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, while excavating the ancient Roman city of Pompeiopolis in Kastamonu's Taskopru district of Türkiye.

JAMES GIBBARD / Tulsa World The 'Bartlett Head' of Aphrodite is on display as part of the 'Aphrodite and the Gods of Love' exhibit at the Philbrook Museum. JAMES GIBBARD / Tulsa World JAMES D. WATTS ...

Aphrodite, known to the world as the Greek goddess of love and beauty, seems to have found her home in the Torf Gallery of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. In an exhibit titled “Aphrodite and the Gods ...

For the ancient Greeks, Aphrodite was about so much more than love and beauty. In an overarching way, she was the goddess of consensus, as in any interaction between consenting people or groups of ...

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Paphos in Cyprus – declared a European Capital of Culture in 2017 and a European Capital of Smart Tourism in 2023 – attracts archaeology enthusiasts, wine lovers, nature fans and shipwreck enthusiasts ...