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 ...

"Aphrodite was seen as being a part of most of the major aspects of life," Paul said. "Of course she was the goddess of love, but she was also considered the protector of seafarers and soldiers, and ...

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.

The stars model the “empowering and romantic” seasonal drop alongside Lovie Simone, Michael Cooper Jr. and Emma Arletta ...

A group of archaeologists has discovered a life-sized marble head of Aphrodite while uncovering an ancient pool-side mosaic in southern Turkey. Buried under soil for hundreds of years, the goddess of ...